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thenelm1

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14. Gee, that'll make a difference.

Reply to dewsgirl (Original post)

Fri Dec 27, 2019, 10:13 PM

Dec 2019

It's a classic case of closing the barn doors after all the animals have escaped. What the heck is this supposed to accomplish? This idea that the original whistleblower complaint, if false, somehow negates every bit of the subsequent testimony that followed is just nuts! Trump's nuts, but that everything that followed the complaint becomes invalid is just whack-a-doodle nonsense.

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Trump attempts to out CIA Whistleblower [View all] dewsgirl Dec 2019 OP

The name has been being posted here since at least October, it is hardly a secret. braddy Dec 2019 #1

Its the fact that he finally did it. Honestly, I am on DU dewsgirl Dec 2019 #2

Do a search of DU for Eric's name, why are we all supposed to act like public news that is almost braddy Dec 2019 #3

It's honoring the Whistleblower's wishes to stay anonymous. dewsgirl Dec 2019 #4

This guy was being mentioned as a leaker here in July of 2017, pretending that the world braddy Dec 2019 #6

You realize his life is at risk, don't you? He has 24 hour protection dewsgirl Dec 2019 #8

Didn't know his name. I assume from your post that's it. tavernier Dec 2019 #16

His name has been out there in many sources. braddy Dec 2019 #19

And I did search, not once does his name appear dewsgirl Dec 2019 #17

Who said it had to be in a title, but it did show up didn't it. braddy Dec 2019 #18

I'm out of the loop. cwydro Dec 2019 #5

That's just it, the news is 'almost' everywhere, the only people pretending to be in the dark are braddy Dec 2019 #7

Way too many prepositions in your post for me to make any sense of it lol. cwydro Dec 2019 #9

The name has been out there for awhile now, but most dewsgirl Dec 2019 #11

Meanwhile, Adam Schiff jots in his professional journal Mr. Ected Dec 2019 #10

Indeed, he just keeps adding to the list. dewsgirl Dec 2019 #12

Everybody knows the whistle blower is Mike Pense. What's the big secret? pangaia Dec 2019 #13

Gee, that'll make a difference. thenelm1 Dec 2019 #14

It's like saying the 911 caller should be arrested.🙄 dewsgirl Dec 2019 #15