Acting DNI Joseph Maguire called the whistleblower complaint and its intricacies “unprecedented,” adding that his own actions “might be” unprecedented as well.
Self-impeachment in real time.
It was unprecedented that I would have actual proof of presidential misconduct in my hands and I just didn’t know what to do. So I asked the president. Totally reasonable.
That is probably true, since it is very rare that presidents have used another nation to help them win an election (looking at you Reagan and Nixon). The DNI had a clear law in front of him however, and it did not say anything about checking with the DoJ before informing Congress. The whistleblower report makes it clear that many in the White House were scrambling to cover up the Ukraine business, not just the phone call but all the other actions going on, and Maguire became part of that cover up when he took action to keep the report from Congress. Maybe he had good intentions on doing so, maybe he was unsure what to do since he was so new in the job, but he still forgot that his duty is to the nation, not Trump, and he failed to fulfill it.
I hope the desperate spinning by Republicans in the hearings doesn’t fool Americans into thinking that this was a nothing burger, it’s a huge deal what happened, and how it was undertaken over several months required a lot of effort besides Trump and Giuliani to keep it quiet.
I wish someone would ask the question if the president commits a crime does all evidence falls under executive privilege?
I believe the answer is no.
Pretty poor spin too. I have not heard a single Republican comment or question that had enough traction to be paid attention to.
I am also surprised at how badly Maquire is dealing with this. His optics are not good. For the position, the experience and the age, he sounds like a second hand lackey.
So that we all understand, there is no privilege in the commission of a crime. If the President and the DNI are talking about participating in a criminal act, executive privilege doesn’t apply. The President can’t order anyone to engage in a crime. Giving that order isn’t privileged.
Response from AG William Barr: Yes. It’s actually a crime to inquire about presidential crimes if the president is republican.
Depends on if the President has an R or a D after his name.
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Acting DNI Joseph Maguire called the whistleblower complaint and its intricacies “unprecedented,” adding that his own actions “might be” unprecedented as well.
I hope that the whistleblower complaint results in Chiselin’ Trump’s becoming un-presidented.
If Maguire has any brains, he’ll stop implicating himself in obstruction and tell the truth.
Not near a TV or can stream now, but is this playing live on Faux TV or are they waiting to edit it (or as Faux editors call it, “polishing the turd.”)
I have to agree with Maguire. The acting Director of National Intelligence covering up for a threat to national security is indeed “unprecedented.”
Somewhere, Sam Ervin is settling in with a big ol’ bowl of popcorn.
Yes, it is airing live. Selective editing and turd polishing begins later in the day.
The only thing unprecedented about this is Maguire’s abject unsuitability for serving this role in government.
This is what really bother’s me about the Republican mantra that “Government is the problem”. Here’s exactly what happens when the amateurs are doing the job. They are clueless.
Off topic, but the Agriculture Department to KC is effectively firing a bunch of professionals, which is going to fuck up the ag economy for a good long time.