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This pc talks about some details of the Whistleblower complaint-the complainant's allegations. Very interesting stuff. #TrumpImpeachment #UkraineTranscript #WednesdayWidsom
nytimes.com/2019/09/25/us/…
2-"The intelligence officer who filed a whistle-blower complaint about President Trump’s interactions with the leader of Ukraine raised alarms not only about what the two men said in a phone call, but also about how the White House handled records of the conversation, according
3-"to two people briefed on the complaint. The whistle-blower, moreover, identified multiple White House officials as witnesses to potential presidential misconduct who could corroborate the complaint, the people said — adding that the inspector general for the intelligence
4-"community, Michael Atkinson, interviewed witnesses...the officer heard about the call secondhand from unidentified White House officials who expressed concern that Mr. Trump had “abused his authority or acted unlawfully in connection with foreign diplomacy,” the memo said.
5-"Still, Mr. Atkinson concluded after an investigation that the information in the complaint was credible. In their first public comments, lawyers for the whistle-blower said client hopes to remain anonymous but wants to continue to cooperate with lawmakers conducting oversight.
6-"..But the two people [Times sources] said the whistle-blower complaint went beyond Mr. Trump’s comments to Mr. Zelensky. It also dealt in part with the unusual manner in which White House officials handled internal records describing the call.
7-"The atypical proceeding heightened internal concerns about the content of the call, the two people said. [The complaint] contained far more information that reinforced their mounting concerns, Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee told reporters after reading it.
8-"They could disclose very little because the complaint remained classified, but several of the lawmakers said it discussed other witnesses...After hearing about the July call, the intelligence officer agreed that Mr. Trump might be “seeking to pressure that leader to take an
9-"action to help the president’s 2020 re-election campaign,” Mr. Engel wrote, and decided to tell Congress about it, using a process that protects intelligence whistle-blowers from reprisal...The first involved a possible violation of criminal law. Mr. Trump’s comments to
10-"Mr. Zelensky “could be viewed as soliciting a foreign campaign contribution in violation of the campaign-finance laws,” Mr. Atkinson wrote, according to the Justice Department memo...The second concern Mr. Atkinson identified, according to the Justice Department memo, was
11-" that Mr. Trump’s potential misconduct might expose him “to serious national security and counterintelligence risks.”..Both the reconstructed transcript and the Justice Department memo may be incomplete. The transcript contained a footnote that said it was not “verbatim,” NYT
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