U.S. Intel Official Formally Blew the Whistle on a Troubling 'Promise' Trump Made to Foreign Leader

[Soph0571]

Trump’s interaction with the foreign leader included a “promise” that was regarded as so troubling that it prompted an official in the U.S. intelligence community to file a formal whistleblower complaint with the inspector general for the intelligence community, said the officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

The Post goes on to note that Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson has deemed the whistleblower’s complaint to be a matter of “urgent” concern. That designation typically prompts Congressional oversight. But Joseph Maguire, the acting director of national intelligence, has refused to disclose the particulars of the alleged incident — moving some to question whether he is overstepping his bounds by shielding the president in this way.

[link:https://www.mediaite.com/trump/shock-report-u-s-intel-official-formally-blew-the-whistle-on-a-troubling-promise-trump-made-to-foreign-leader/|]

A traitor in the WH... This is more than a tad worrying...

[brewens]

1. I hope that if it remains undisclosed, the person responsible for the complaint does his duty

and comes forward.

[moondust]

12. Like Snowden?

Because when the whistleblower channels don't work then leaking is the alternative and it may not be pretty.

Of course Snowy worked for a remote contractor so he didn't have much skin in the game. I assume the current whistleblower is a federal employee who would presumably know better than to leak tons of unrelated, unredacted classified intelligence that could compromise sources and methods and possibly get some people killed.

[Buckeyeblue]

2. What could the promise be?

A promise to provide information of some sort?

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Could be to lift sanctions on Russia, go to war for Saudi Arabia

Since this says "head of state", Russia would be the more likely of the two - Crown Prince Mohammed Bone Saw not actually being the head of state of SA, and he's who'd you'd expect Trump to promise shit to. Or a promise not to resist Russian interference in the 2020 election.

[NurseJackie]

11. I think it has something to do with Fethullah Gulen...

... could be a promise to extradite, could be a promise to execute or "disappear" him.

That's my theory anyway... other theories may be different.

[BSdetect]

4. Clearly we are in deep shit with a toxic fool in the WH

[ck4829]

5. K&R

[sharedvalues]

6. Of course DNI is overstepping his bounds

The IG has final say on whether the complaint is “urgent”

Link to tweet

[SayItLoud]

7. Foreign Country; Foreign Leader ?

Israel and Bibi Net....... not a question in my mind.

[Soph0571]

8. Or Putin and Russia?

One of the two for sure

[LudwigPastorius]

9. A promise to Putin that the U.S. will pull out of NATO?

Or, a promise to Kim Jong-un that the U.S. will pull its military from South Korea?

As a betting man, I'd take one of those as a proposition.

[tanyev]

10. Who's your Vladdy, Donald?