Federalist:
On Monday, the intelligence community inspector general (ICIG) admitted that it did alter its forms and policies governing whistleblower complaints, and that it did so in response to the anti-Trump complaint filed on Aug. 12, 2019. The Federalist first reported the sudden changes last Friday. While many in the media falsely claimed the ICIG’s stunning admission debunked The Federalist’s report, the admission from the ICIG completely affirmed the reporting on the secretive change to whistleblower rules following the filing of an anti-Trump complaint in August.
The ICIG also disclosed for the first time that the anti-Trump complainant filed his complaint using the previously authorized form, the guidance for which explicitly stated the ICIG’s previous requirement for firsthand evidence for credible complaints. The Federalist reported last week that it was not known which form, if any, the complainant used, as the complaint that was declassified and released to the public last week was written as a letter to the two chairmen of the congressional intelligence committees.
Under the law governing whistleblower complaints for members of the intelligence community, the inspector general has near-total authority to determine whether a complaint is credible or not. The law is silent on what type of evidence is required and leaves that decision entirely to the discretion of the inspector general. As a result, the internal policies set by the ICIG’s office are the regulatory rules governing the examination of whistleblower complaints. Because of this wide discretion granted under the law, the ICIG’s internal changes to its own policies and guidance regarding firsthand evidence — which the ICIG admitted to in its press release on Monday — directly impacted its treatment of the anti-Trump complaint filed in August.
In its press release, the ICIG also explicitly admitted it changed its policies because of the anti-Trump complaint, raising significant questions about whether the watchdog cooked its own books to justify its treatment of the anti-Trump complaint: read more
So Adam Schiff hears from the spy before a complaint is actually filed, then a complaint is filed, then the form has to be changed because the spy does not have first-hand knowledge. Trump is right, this is a coup.
Ain’t that special. The rat bastards are all Medusa headed, with always one of their pets ready to strike.
“…raising significant questions about whether the watchdog cooked its own books to justify its treatment of the anti-Trump complaint…”
YA THINK????
I don’t have a pitchfork but that’s o.k. because my potato/spading fork will do more damage.
I don’t know whether to laugh or be afraid. What is purported to be the creme de la creme of law enforcement agencies (FBI) and our high tech IC, these bungling fools, in numerous attempts to take down Trump, left fingerprints all over the place.
Even worse, most of the clues have been cracked by Joe Citizen on blogs and social media platforms.
Headline should read “Untouchable ICIG Rubs Salt In Nation’s Wounds”
It seems clear the swamp is larger, and filled with a larger population of nasty creatures that need to be drained out than we thought possible. And we already thought it was really bad. It’s worse. Recognition of the need for Trump to succeed grows & becomes more obvious everyday.
Sounds like a call for much more drastic actions. This is BAD BS.
POTUS needs to call their hand and tell them “Schiff or get off the pot and impeach me already. We are not giving you documents or letting anyone testify because we have a country to run and don’t have time for this foolishness.
What is going on should only be referred to as a coup attempt.
It is not an impeachment proceeding. It is attempting to overthrow the election by any means other than military.
And just like I guessed a few nights ago that Schiff and the Dems had foreknowledge and were acting like they had everything ready to go prior to any release of the spy’s fake whistleblower complaint, the same goes for how Dems and the enemedia are coordinating their messaging through Journolist and back channels.
Full steam ahead. Run these fucks over.
They are not waiting until the General Election. They want to convince Trump to not run because you’re in for 6 more years of this if you do.
The “WhistleGossiper” leaked the Trump-Ukraine allegations to Adam Schiff before reporting it to the IC Inspector General.
In doing so, they broke multiple federal laws & are not – NOT! – subject to whistleblower protections (!). Instead, they’re now facing Federal prison.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/10/02/breaking-anti-trump-whistleblower-colluded-with-house-democrats-before-filing-complaint/
This IG cocksucker needs firing yesterday.
This shit goes on and on until someone stops it. Hint (it won’t be any of the GOP senators).
–That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
If people don’t start going to jail, there is no reason to stop doing this.