[ctdonath2]

My insta-take: Schiff just had the rug yanked out from under his impeachment investigation. Hard.

[Sacajaweau]

So the entire premise of the impeachment gets thrown out.

Sorry....the Republicans should call one witness....the whistleblower. And I'm betting that he/she/it has already testified.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Very interesting. Was this written September 24, 2019? That’s the only date that seems to be the document date.

The conclusion by the Assistant AG in DOJ was that “The alleged misconduct is not an “urgent concern” within the meaning of the statute because it does not concern “the funding, administration, or operation of an intelligence activity...does not include allegations of wrongdoing arising outside of any intelligence activity or outside the intelligence community itself.”

BUT...

”Our conclusion that the “urgent concern” requirement is inapplicable does not mean that the DNI or the ICIG must leave such allegations unaddressed. To the contrary...requires reporting to the Attorney General of “[a]ny information, allegation, matter, or complaint witnessed, discovered, or received in a department or agency . . . relating to violations of Federal criminal law involving Government officers and employees...should the DNI or the ICIG receive a credible complaint of alleged criminal conduct that does not involve an “urgent concern,” the appropriate action is to refer the matter to the Department of Justice, rather than to report to the intelligence committees...the ICIG’s letter and the attached complaint have been referred to the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice for appropriate review.

So the whistle blower complaint was ILLEGALLY referred to the Congressional committee by the whistleblower himself and the DOJ was assigned to look into the complaint.

[Gahanna Bob]

I didn’t read the whole piece but this isn’t new. It was known back in September.

[yoe]

What does the "intelligence-community employee" think our POTUS does when talking to other foreign leaders? The AID we give to other nations etc. must protect the American taxpayer who inadvertently makes it possible for our government to give the aid...and the President must make sure there is no corruption involved from the receiving country....President Trump was just asking what our FBI, CIA and other US security entities already knew.

The FBI, CIA etc. already know what Mr. Hunter Biden did for...no, What China did for Hunter Biden....it is not unusual for politician's children to be on the receiving end of quid pro quo $$$$$$$...however it is criminal.

[ptsal]

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