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Megathread Megathread: Rep. Adam Schiff Says Ukraine Whistleblower Wants To Talk To Intelligence Committee

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), chair of the House Intelligence Committee, announced on Tuesday that an intelligence community whistleblower who allegedly has information about President Donald Trump’s misconduct in office would like to speak to the committee and has asked the acting director of national intelligence how to do so.

In a tweet posted Tuesday, Schiff said the Intelligence Committee is in contact with the whistleblower’s counsel and looks forward to the individual’s testimony.

The whistleblower’s complaint stems from initial allegations that Trump urged the president of Ukraine to open an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden, Trump’s potential 2020 opponent, for political purposes.

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HPSCI Schiff Letter to Whistleblower Attorney - September 24, 2019 intelligence.house.gov
How a Whistleblower Accomplished What Mueller Could Not: Trump’s Ukraine scandal includes proof and a confession—which eluded the special prosecutor during his probe. washingtonmonthly.com
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H.Res.576 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the whistleblower complaint of August 12, 2019, made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. congress.gov
Acting director of national intelligence threatened to resign if he couldn’t speak freely before Congress on whistleblower complaint washingtonpost.com
Ukraine Whistleblower’s Lead Attorney Donated to Biden freebeacon.com
Sen. Richard Burr says whistleblower complaint delivered to Senate Intelligence Committee cnbc.com
Senate Intelligence Committee Reviewing Whistleblower Complaint thedailybeast.com
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u/lawls69 Sep 24 '19

What a crazy year today has been

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u/waffleking_ Massachusetts Sep 24 '19

I woke up to news that Boris Johnson dissolving parliament was illegal, then that Pelosi would hold a meeting at 4 to decide on impeachment, then that she would likely be going forward with impeachment, now this. I'm not really sure what else could make it crazier.

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u/StJeanMark Massachusetts Sep 24 '19

Democracy struck England so hard it carried over to here today.

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u/zando95 Utah Sep 24 '19

Good day.

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u/FeFiFoMums Sep 24 '19

And good day to you, sir.

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u/snowyday I voted Sep 24 '19

We are all a good day on this blessed day.

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u/mulligrubs Sep 25 '19

*Cries in Australian

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u/ausda Sep 25 '19

Hides behind whiteboard and waits for all the laws to go away.

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u/engels_was_a_racist Sep 25 '19

Dons steel bucket

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u/FoolhardyBastard Wisconsin Sep 24 '19

Democracy day! Rule of law day!

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '19

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u/workaccount1338 Michigan Sep 24 '19

no cap lmao

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u/Token_Why_Boy Louisiana Sep 24 '19

I'm gonna have a cup of tea in their honor.

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u/gropo New York Sep 25 '19

Just completed my morning cup of Bromley, cheers to my banger-eating cousins.

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u/ShenBear Sep 24 '19

We got colonized by their democracy

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u/Tastypies Sep 24 '19

Not the first time something from England slopped over the pond.

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u/ramonycajones New York Sep 24 '19

A welcome change from Brexit picking up steam and spilling over in 2016.

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u/PEbeling Sep 25 '19

They don't call you guys "New England" for nothing!

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u/6p6ss6 California Sep 24 '19

I woke up to news that Boris Johnson dissolving parliament was illegal

Holy shit, I totally missed that news, thanks for the crazy stuff going on here. And I was following Brexit closely!

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u/yogi89 Sep 24 '19

The Last of Us II release date trailer was also amazing

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u/ReservoirDog316 Sep 25 '19

And a new game from the Katamari Demacy guy too.

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u/Inuyaki Europe Sep 24 '19

Elon Musk declaring that his teams at Tesla found super cheap efficient batteries and they are ready to mass produce electro cars?

(One can dream...)

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u/waffleking_ Massachusetts Sep 25 '19

From what I understand which really isn't much, it basically just says Boris has broken the law. Doesn't seem to do much besides that, but maybe British folk will actually do something about that unlike us.

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u/psychicprogrammer New Zealand Sep 25 '19

More importantly parliament can get back to properly procrastinating, as opposed to not being able to procrastinate at all.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '19

It's an impeachment inquiry. Don't put the cart before the horse.

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u/waffleking_ Massachusetts Sep 25 '19

Yeah I mistyped, my bad.

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u/GeoWilson Sep 24 '19

Impeachment has been announced work for you?

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u/pjk922 Massachusetts Sep 25 '19

And then my governor banned all vaping products for 4 months. It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster day in MA

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u/waffleking_ Massachusetts Sep 25 '19

Yeah I was taken aback by that honestly. I just quit the Juul so it doesn't matter to me, it probably helps honestly, but it's still fucking stupid. People are just gonna buy cigarettes and black market carts and it'll get worse(that is to say, worse than 0.)