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The Patriot Post Digest 10-01-2019
From The Federalist Patriot
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The Patriot Post® · Mid-Day Digest
Oct. 1, 2019
https://patriotpost.us/digests/65825-mid-day-digest-2019-10-01
THE FOUNDATION
“Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind. With such persons, gullibility, which they call faith, takes the helm from the hand of reason and the mind becomes a wreck.” —Thomas Jefferson (1822)
https://patriotpost.us/fqd/65824-founders-quote-daily-2019-10-01
IN TODAY’S EDITION
Key questions about the whistleblower remain unanswered.1
A fair warning about Democrats’ incredibly divisive strategy.2
Daily Features: More Analysis3, Columnists4, Headlines5, Opinion in Brief6, Short Cuts7, Memes8, and Cartoons9.
IN BRIEF
About the Altered Whistleblower Reporting Form10
Last week, a writer with The Federalist published a potential bombshell story11 alleging that “the intelligence community secretly” changed a whistleblower complaint form to eliminate “a requirement that whistleblowers provide direct, first-hand knowledge of wrongdoings.” The story ignited a firestorm of accusations after President Donald Trump demanded to know “WHO CHANGED THE LONG STANDING WHISTLEBLOWER RULES JUST BEFORE SUBMITTAL OF THE FAKE WHISTLEBLOWER REPORT? DRAIN THE SWAMP!”
On Monday, top House Republicans sent a letter12 to Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG) Michael Atkinson seeking answers: “Based on the language on [the May 24, 2018] form, it appears that the requirement for first-hand information has been an ICIG policy regardless of how a whistleblower makes an urgent concern report. Curiously the urgent disclosure form that now appears on the Office of the Director of National Intelligence website has recently changed and no longer contains this explicit first-hand information requirement. … The timing of the removal of the first-hand information requirement raises questions about potential connections to this whistleblower’s complaint. This timing, along with numerous apparent leaks of classified information about the contents of this complaint, also raise questions about potential criminality in the handling of these matters.”
There has been pushback over the Federalist’s claim of an altered document, including a statement from the office of the ICIG13 noting that the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act (ICWPA) does not specify that a whistleblower must have direct knowledge to make a complaint. Furthermore, the statement says, “The whistleblower stated on the form that he or she possessed both first-hand and other information.” No specific date was given for when the original form was altered.
The questions are these: When was the form altered and why? Could it have been altered to either A) fast-track the complaint to Congress, or B) provide greater anonymity protection to the whistleblower, or both? But the biggest question is this: Who is this “whistleblower”? This is especially relevant because the whistleblower’s complaint of a quid pro quo has been refuted by the transcript of the phone call14 in question. This should have ended the issue, but now the Democrats are only doubling down even harder on impeachment.
Meanwhile, as more information comes to light, it appears clear that Trump and other administration officials were, and remain, intent on investigating the origins of the Democrats’ first Russia-collusion15 political charade. Both Trump’s calls to the Ukrainian president and his communication with Australia’s president bear this out. He’s not seeking dirt on his 2020 campaign rivals; he’s looking into who is responsible for obstructing his presidency from Day 1.
Finally, what do Democrats actually have here? The best they’ve got — and this is stretching it to the extreme — is a violation of campaign-finance laws. In other words, they have nothing to justify their impeachment demands. However, the Democrats aren’t worried about facts or even laws. It’s all about projection of the narrative that Trump is corrupt and unfit for office, and Democrats aim to keep that narrative front and center through the 2020 election campaign. And they can depend on their Leftmedia propagandists16 to do just that — as is apparent in the recent media-driven shift in public sentiments about impeachment17.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/65820-about-the-altered-whistleblower-reporting-form
Impeachment Coup and Civil War?18
Donald Trump shared a warning from Pastor Robert Jeffress19 about a “Civil War-like fracture” given that Democrats are, again, undertaking what has all the markings of a coup d'état to remove him from office. The point was to assert that using deep-state operatives to overthrow a presidency is tantamount to insurrection.
Jeffress said, “Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats can’t put down the impeachment match. They know they couldn’t beat [Trump] in 2016 against Hillary Clinton, and they’re increasingly aware of the fact that they won’t win against him in 2020, and impeachment is the only tool they have to get rid of Donald Trump. And the Democrats don’t care if they burn down and destroy this nation in the process.”
In fact, he continued, “I don’t pretend to speak for all Evangelicals, but this week I have been traveling the country and I’ve literally spoken to thousands and thousands of evangelical Christians. I have never seen them more angry over any issue than this attempt to illegitimately remove this president from office — overturn the 2016 election and negate the votes of millions of evangelicals in the process. And they know that the only impeachable offense President Trump has committed was beating Hillary Clinton in 2016. That’s the unpardonable sin for which the Democrats will never forgive him.” Jeffress predicted, “If the Democrats are successful in removing the president from office, I’m afraid it will cause a Civil War-like fracture in this nation from which this country will never heal.”
Democrats have only two things to offer in 2020: socialist redistribution of wealth20 by way of an endless list of “free” stuff in return for votes, and impeachment21 to appeal for votes from those suffering severe Trump Derangement Syndrome22. And, on top of that, they are openly proposing to confiscate guns23. Unfortunately, these combined threats to Liberty24 make the reference to “civil war” relevant.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/65818-impeachment-coup-and-civil-war
ON OUR WEBSITE TODAY
Featured Analysis: Chinese Communism at 7025 — Beijing projects a lot of power to celebrate, but there’s underlying weakness.
The Real Whistleblower26 — Donald Trump is the one truly blowing the whistle on DC politics as usual.
Lack of Accountability for Abuses Sowed Present Discord27 — Republicans bear some blame for responding too weakly to previous Demo efforts.
Beto, Kent State, and Why We Have a Second Amendment28 — O'Rourke inadvertently illustrates that gun rights exist to protect against government tyranny.
American Spirit: Veteran Competes in IRONMAN to Honor 12 Fallen Soldiers29 — “I do it partially because of who they were and what they did for us and our country.”
Video: Why I Don’t Want and Don’t Deserve Reparations30 — The Reparations Movement — a government payout to descendants of slaves — is back.
Video: Impeachment Not Meant to Settle Political Disputes31 — A history of impeachment and the House launching an investigation thanks to the whistleblower. |
