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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 06:57 PM Oct 2019

Trump Wants to 'Interview' Whistle-Blower

Source: New York Times

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday kept his focus on an anonymous whistle-blower, asking why he was not “entitled to interview” the person, a day after he said the White House was trying to find out the person’s identity, despite institutional directives and confidentiality protections.

In addition to interviewing the “so-called ‘Whistleblower,’” Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter on Tuesday, he would also like to interview “the person who gave all of the false information to him.” On Sunday, Mr. Trump tweeted, “Like every American, I deserve to meet my accuser.”

Mr. Trump’s focus on the whistle-blower is one of several ways the White House has addressed the complaint — which alleged that Mr. Trump was using his office for personal gain — and the phone call at the center of it between Mr. Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. Mr. Trump has repeatedly defended his conversation with Mr. Zelensky as “perfect.”

Mr. Trump is particularly focused on the source of the information the whistle-blower disclosed and the fact that much of the whistle-blower’s most serious allegations were not witnessed firsthand .

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-wants-to-interview-whistle-blower/ar-AAI7yUZ?li=BBnb7Kz



Hey shit for brains, the right you speak of is the right to face your accuser in a court of law. Why can't Giuliani explain that to you or are you too dense to listen?
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Trump Wants to 'Interview' Whistle-Blower (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2019 OP
He'll get his chance, the american people are his accusers. 5X Oct 2019 #1
Every criminal gets to interview his accuser in private during the investigation. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 2019 #15
What exactly does he not understand about the term "witness tampering"?? NT Bleacher Creature Oct 2019 #2
Interesting word... Newest Reality Oct 2019 #3
This sucker has more than some serious shit going on in his head. Wellstone ruled Oct 2019 #4
I don't think there is any rule against a Pres sitting in on his impeachment trial is there? Thomas Hurt Oct 2019 #5
Excellent idea! First let's tell dump that he will not be allowed to testify at his impeachment. erronis Oct 2019 #7
trump always makes me think of Forrest Gump Perseus Oct 2019 #6
The same way the Saudis "interviewed" Jamal Khashoggi IronLionZion Oct 2019 #8
Now he sounds like Putin FakeNoose Oct 2019 #9
Giuliani is too obsessed and senile to remember anything about his law school education. George II Oct 2019 #10
Tough Shit Donny BlueIdaho Oct 2019 #11
But he's a dick who thinks he's dictator rickyhall Oct 2019 #12
What a dumb DownriverDem Oct 2019 #13
His lizard brain and dictator mouth are too laughable. ancianita Oct 2019 #14
In a court of law. That's where you get to face them. Give it time Donny. You will. TeamPooka Oct 2019 #16
I hope this guy or gal is under extremely tight security, because some big money wants him/her dead. C Moon Oct 2019 #17
I'm sure that justgamma Oct 2019 #18
You don't get that. It's impeachment, not court. BTW, Linda Tripp wasn't a 1st Hand witness. bitterross Oct 2019 #19
Does the name Mueller ring a bell? Lulu KC Oct 2019 #20
"Entitled to interview" Aussie105 Oct 2019 #21
Trump's idea of talking to a witness: dalton99a Oct 2019 #22
The orange nitwit thinks he's been elected king Lock him up. Oct 2019 #23
I feel I have been Onioned again. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2019 #24
"Trump Wants to 'Interview' Whistle-Blower" I'll bet he does! Good luck with that! Nitram Oct 2019 #25
You mean just like Mueller interviewed you? liberalla Oct 2019 #26
You mean the way the Saudis "interviewed" Kashoggi? yellowcanine Oct 2019 #27
15. Every criminal gets to interview his accuser in private during the investigation.
Reply to 5X (Reply #1)
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 08:26 PM
Oct 2019

The Law According to Trump.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
3. Interesting word...
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 07:02 PM
Oct 2019

Entitled?

No, you are not entitled to anything special in this case. You are supposed to be a servant of the people and adhere to the oath of office you took. That means you are subject to the laws of the nation AND you are supposed to strive always to uphold them, not break them. Check the Constitution. You are desecrating it all the time.

What a pompous bag of hubris. He really takes the cake.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
4. This sucker has more than some serious shit going on in his head.
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 07:06 PM
Oct 2019

He has really slip since yesterday. Beyond Section 8 stuff.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
5. I don't think there is any rule against a Pres sitting in on his impeachment trial is there?
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 07:06 PM
Oct 2019

I imagine he can testify too?

LOL, this is like the accused bank robber demanding to interview the witnesses at the bank while the detectives are investigating.

erronis

(14,941 posts)
7. Excellent idea! First let's tell dump that he will not be allowed to testify at his impeachment.
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 07:36 PM
Oct 2019

May take some repeating since some of his "saner" reps may try to convince him otherwise.

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
6. trump always makes me think of Forrest Gump
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 07:17 PM
Oct 2019

"Stupid is as stupid does."...boy, is that guy stupid.

It always makes me wonder how a stupid person like trump can get so many people to ruin their lives and reputation in order to please him...what do they see in him? Even his personal aspect is repugnant, and I am not saying it now, I have always thought so about him, what is it that makes people loose everything they have worked for all their lives knowing that they will either be thrown under the bus at any time, or get caught and their reputation will go to the toilet?

FakeNoose

(32,328 posts)
9. Now he sounds like Putin
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 07:38 PM
Oct 2019

Remember when Putin said he wanted to "interview" Michael McFaul and Bill Browder? Pootie wanted Chump to send McFaul and Browder to Moscow. So yeah, there's no way either of them would ever have returned.

DownriverDem

(6,205 posts)
13. What a dumb
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 08:05 PM
Oct 2019

a**! Who in their right mind would meet with trump? He said that the whistleblower is a spy and should be treated as such. Here's another situation where we all know he meant that the whistleblower should be killed. Please protect the whistleblower.

justgamma

(3,660 posts)
18. I'm sure that
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 09:22 PM
Oct 2019

there are a lot of people that want to "interview" Benedict Donald under oath. I'd pay to hear that.

 

bitterross

(4,066 posts)
19. You don't get that. It's impeachment, not court. BTW, Linda Tripp wasn't a 1st Hand witness.
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 09:34 PM
Oct 2019

First of all, asswipe, impeachment is not a US court of law. It's really more like a grand jury. There are things you don't get. You don't get to face the accuser there. You also don't get attorney-client privilege or executive privilege. Those things sort of defeat the whole purpose if everyone can just say, "Nah, I don't think I'll testify."

Second, if the accuser had to be a be a first-hand witness then a lot of crimes would go investigated and unpunished. Most notably here, Linda Tripp from the Clinton era was not a first-hand witness to anything. Didn't matter to the Republicans that she was 100% hearsay.

Your accuser is not 100% hearsay. They have first-hand knowledge.

Aussie105

(5,211 posts)
21. "Entitled to interview"
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 10:41 PM
Oct 2019

Astonishing that Trump even considered this.

Doesn't know, doesn't care about due process in this instance. Same as ever, really.

I bet his toilet paper has miniature copies of the Constitution printed on every sheet.
(Google it, it exists.)

https://binged.it/2p78Bah
link:https://binged.it/2p78Bah

Lock him up.

(6,873 posts)
23. The orange nitwit thinks he's been elected king
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 02:29 AM
Oct 2019

for life and that means every subject must comply to his every mad whim!

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