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kpete

(72,898 posts) Wed Sep 18, 2019, 10:00 PM Sep 2019

By law, Maguire is required to transmit such complaints to Congress within seven days. But in this case, he refrained from doing so after turning for legal guidance to officials at the Justice Department. -source:
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-whistleblower-complaint-is-about-trump

Let that sink in… the DOJ is advising a government official to break the law.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/9/18/1886421/-WaPo-Mysterious-whistleblower-complaint-involved-Trump-and-foreign-leader?utm_campaign=trending#comment_74982188

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The whole cabal needs to be in jail PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #1

Indeed ck4829 Sep 2019 #22

No jail atreides1 Sep 2019 #27

Cruel and unusual punishments? PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #29

they know no one is going to do anything about them Skittles Sep 2019 #2

Sadly, only dependent on the people doing nothing ck4829 Sep 2019 #24

Thanks for posting this. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2019 #6

Thanks n/t malaise Sep 2019 #13

Good to know ck4829 Sep 2019 #23

Not Sure What That Means DallasNE Sep 2019 #9

Who leaked this debacle? A patriot? emmaverybo Sep 2019 #5

The Inspector General wrote to Schiff Kentonio Sep 2019 #11

Thank you for info. emmaverybo Sep 2019 #12

Yes, it was not a leak. The IG for Intelligence responded to this Hortensis Sep 2019 #15

I thought the IG was meeting with the House this morning? Nt Ninga Sep 2019 #26

Possibly ck4829 Sep 2019 #21

Yep ck4829 Sep 2019 #25

that's how they coup eShirl Sep 2019 #14

It's no longer legitimate ck4829 Sep 2019 #19

bars for Barr! Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #10

+1 ck4829 Sep 2019 #20

Unbelievable! kentuck Sep 2019 #16

Heh, more like the Department of Just Us ck4829 Sep 2019 #18

Great question! ck4829 Sep 2019 #17

This does not bode well for 2020 - catastrophe ahead folks. BSdetect Sep 2019 #28