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(23,430 posts) Sun Sep 29, 2019, 12:57 PM Sep 2019

Whistleblower reaches agreement to testify, will appear 'very soon,' Rep. Adam Schiff says [View all]

Source: USA Today

The whistleblower who filed an anonymous complaint about President Donald Trump asking Ukraine to investigate a political rival has reached an agreement to testify before Congress, Rep. Adam Schiff announced Sunday.

Talking with ABC News' "This Week," Schiff, the Democrat who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, said the anonymous whistleblower would testify "very soon" and the only thing standing in the way currently was getting security clearances for the attorneys representing the whistleblower so they could attend the testimony.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/29/trump-ukraine-whistleblower-testify-congress/3811971002/

This comes amid reports yesterday that Kurt Volker, who just resigned from the State Department and appears to have detailed knowledge of what Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump were really up to in Ukraine, is eager to give cooperative testimony to the House this week. - Palmer Report

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Whistleblower reaches agreement to testify, will appear 'very soon,' Rep. Adam Schiff says [View all] ffr Sep 2019 OP

The Republicans won't protect the whistleblower's identity ritapria Sep 2019 #1

I know. That's problematic. I see lots of harm coming to this patriot and his family. ffr Sep 2019 #2

Doesn't matter. Baitball Blogger Sep 2019 #3

smart. he wont be protected anyway. mopinko Sep 2019 #4

AG Barr most likely got his name the day the complaint arrived DoJ. nt NCjack Sep 2019 #6

No, they won't. I've heard too many of them state that Trump "deserves" to confront his accuser. Arkansas Granny Sep 2019 #5

True. Iliyah Sep 2019 #10

Devin Nunes will tell trump immediately EveHammond13 Sep 2019 #11

Which means duforsure Sep 2019 #7

He absolutely will incite violence against this person and their family ffr Sep 2019 #8

Bull. Haven't you learned pukes are all fake tough talk. pwb Sep 2019 #9

I wouldn't dispute that, but that's not my proposition ffr Sep 2019 #13

The House of Cards is collapsing!✌️ CTLib Sep 2019 #12

it's only Sunday and Meacham's words are proving prophetic aren't they? onetexan Sep 2019 #22

This is the focus and should be with a laser. However, there are still so many others to interview, Evolve Dammit Sep 2019 #14

all these witnesses and the dem investigators are being, will be, threatened all day on the radio certainot Sep 2019 #15

Don't focus on the whistleblower JAD Sep 2019 #16

That would expose others that the WB has taken it upon themselve's to shield. ffr Sep 2019 #17

Is this "secret" testimony? Behind closed doors? What's the point? JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2019 #18

American Hero Brings Down American Traitor Bayard Sep 2019 #19

Schiff says they are working on protections for the WB ffr Sep 2019 #20

They need hire whoever does the security for DeminPennswoods Sep 2019 #21

Right now a literal troll army is swarming every Facebook post Schiff makes. It's evil, scary. ancianita Sep 2019 #23

They say Snopes kwolf68 Sep 2019 #24

Well, they can't say it's fake news because they themselves have used it. ancianita Sep 2019 #25

And they are right.... reACTIONary Sep 2019 #26

Last night on CNN, Gergen recommended that the DeminPennswoods Sep 2019 #27

This person is a hero duforsure Sep 2019 #28

Could Volker be Deep Throat? coeur_de_lion Sep 2019 #29