ACP45 Loc: Rhode Island

This my friends is how you create a "manufactured incident", or as Tucker Carlson alludes to as "Kavanaugh 2.0".

In short, a registered Democrat on the CIA payroll went to Adam Schiff's committee, who referred him to a Democratic operative attorney, who helped him file a whistleblower complaint on a form which was altered to allow second-hand information. Then you get a second whistleblower to come forward who turns out to be the source for the first whistleblower. Amazing stuff!

I personally think the American public understands what is going on here.


https://youtu.be/eJ_mDrtEjmQ?t=228

zombinis3 Loc: Southwest

First hand knowledge not require for reporting the possibilty , but the complaint will not be acted on until more infomation is available. The ICIG understood that certain language could be read and misunderstood. The wording would have been taken literally so no report would be made.
The section changed never meant that the whistleblower couldn't file the complaint.
https://www.factcheck.org/2019/10/video-false-whistleblower-rule-claim/

If the feedback loop is being used or not it is for individual to accept or not. The reasoning for the change is sound.

eagleye13 Loc: Fl

Oh what a tangled web the Demons weave.

ACP45 Loc: Rhode Island

Zombinis - I will not dispute your point that first hand knowledge is not required to file a whistleblower report. But you are focusing on the tree and missing the forest.

"In short, a registered Democrat on the CIA payroll went to Adam Schiff's committee, who referred him to a Democratic operative attorney, who helped him file a whistleblower complaint."

Yesterday we learned "that the whistleblower has "a professional relationship with one of the 2020 candidates" - as revealed by Inspector General Michael Atkinson during a closed-door interview with the House last Friday."

Then we hear that former State Department official Peter Van Buren told Tucker Carlson on Monday that the second 'whistleblower' is simply the the source for the original 'second-hand' complaint. Did the media investigate the validity of the second complaint before running with the story?

If that is true, it sure seems evident to me that that this is a manufactured incident, and was created out of political bias and animus. We have read the actual transcript of the call which shows no quid pro quo between the withholding of aid, and the request to investigate the matter of corruption involving the Bidens.

This is a favorite tactic of the MSM. They blast the story intensely for a couple of days on the front page, and then run a correction or retraction on page 35 in small print days later after the intended damage is done.

eagleye13 Loc: Fl

"This is a favorite tactic of the MSM. They blast the story intensely for a couple of days on the front page, and then run a correction or retraction on page 35 in small print days later after the intended damage is done."

Yep an MO of the liberal media.

zombinis3 Loc: Southwest

Never claimed that there was an quid pro quo but reading the transcript, I need a favor and Biden name was mentioned. Was sufficient for the report to be brought up, even if the people involved has the close ties to the accused party the process was followed. It may have been caused by the bias but the process is if something comes up and it needs to be looked into it should be. Since the fall as far as the MSM not checking first it always has been profit first.