The new ICIG complaint alleged that the donations through the GoFundMe page indeed constitute a “gift” for a federal employee, and that they were made due to the whistleblower’s official "status, authority or duties." It further alleged that the whistleblower and his legal team appeared to be exploiting their access to classified information.
Maybe it’s all surface level and I’m 4-D chessing myself, but is it confirmed that the whistleblower is a current government employee? I thought all we know is that the person has (or had) a high security clearance. Kind of crafty imo if this is a strategy to confirm whether the WB is a current federal employee.
Not wavering even a little bit. You all only like her on occasion because you can’t even imagine the Democrats giving an actually good Speaker the opportunity to do the job.
Do a lot of people who are these poor normal Trump loving racists own iPhones? Do they frequently tune into Apple News? Come on man. And I guess I have to bomb you with headlines again to prove you wrong.
CNN:
Pelosi: What Trump did almost makes Nixon look small
Breaking: Russia likely heard ambassador’s cell phone call with Trump
Analysis: Bill Taylor is Trump’s nightmare
Opinion: Voting for Trump cost me my friends
Washington Post:
Pelosi calls Trump’s actions ‘bribery’ as Democrats sharpen impeachment case
Analysis: Why ‘bribery’ is Democrats’ new impeachment focus
Analysis: What you learned about the hearing depended on the channel you watched
Republicans’ conspiracy theories slam into sworn testimony in collision of divergent worlds
How Rep. Adam Schiff avoided a circus
Republicans tried to make him a ‘star witness.’ Instead Bill Taylor became a meme.
There are others, but here are the top 5 read on WaPo:
Live Updates: A second State Department official overheard Trump’s call with E.U. envoy discussing Ukraine and ‘investigations’
Two dead, at least 3 injured at Los Angeles-area high school; suspect in custody
Perspective: One of the defenses of Trump is – literally – a TV-cartoon joke
The Bill Taylor meme story
The '60s tore my family apart. Acid made it worse.
New York Times:
Invoking the Constitution, Pelosi Points to Possible Bribery Charge
Trump’s Choice: National Security or Political Obsession
Analysis: Compelling Testimony, but No Minds Changed So Far
Opinion: Republicans’ Best Defense Is a Bad Offense
Opinion: This Is Not a Game The first public hearing in the impeachment proceedings was sad, yet necessary.
Opinion: The Evidence of Wrongdoing by Trump Is Overwhelming
Opinion: Republicans Want to Turn the Impeachment Hearings Into ‘Judge Judy’
Yahoo:
Not so great, nothing really hitting hard, just a little area below main news dedicated to impeachment and several headlines that are similar to the ones above.
MSN:
Impeachment hearing is number 2 trender (it links to an NYT article)
Just three other stories related to impeachment right now in the arrow click through stories
We should get a pretty good idea of what TV ratings looked like at least on cable for yesterday’s hearing in a couple of hours. My hope is north of 15 million combined.
Oh and check out my little montage video of Devin Nunes’ opening statement yesterday just to remind yourself what we’re up against. They are not sending their best.
I dunno, maybe I’m cynical, but I don’t put a lot of my hope in society on iPhone users’ Apple News consumption habits. iPhone owner is basically a class of people, regardless of how wrong that feeling might be.
