The whistle-blower who revealed that President Trump sought foreign help for his re-election and that the White House sought to cover it up is a C.I.A. officer who was detailed to work at the White House at one point, according to three people familiar with his identity.The name is by now surely known to Trump, and probably has been for a while. While reading the complaint, my first thought was "How can W stay hidden?" A lot of the stuff in that complaint lays out a trail leading directly to W. These things are usually pretty easy to track.
The man has since returned to the C.I.A., the people said. Little else is known about him. His complaint made public Thursday suggested he was an analyst by training and made clear he was steeped in details of American foreign policy toward Europe, demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of Ukrainian politics and at least some knowledge of the law.
W surely knows by now that his career is over -- unless Trump is removed from office, in which case his career prospects will no doubt improve. Whistleblowers are protected from retaliation by law, but Trump is a thug who doesn't care about laws. Of course, once W's true name becomes public knowledge, the right-wing hate campaign against him ("He's working for SOROS! And HILLARY! And he eats CHEESE PIZZA!") will be incessant. Seriously, I predict that the right will find some way to connect him to Jeff Epstein. Watch it happen.
At any rate, the Trumpian play now is to accuse W of getting his info second-hand. He thus will pressure all first-hand sources into saying only what Trump wants said. (Or else.) Conflicting stories will add fuel to the hate campaign against W.
This trick will probably work -- at least with enough people.
A final point: The rightwingers are accusing the Bidens of being involved in some sort of Chinese scam that netted them "billions." Jesus key-RIST. If that family had that kind of money, then why does Joe Biden obviously have dentures, not implants?
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I'm so glad you're commenting in real time. This is what you do best IMO.
Are you sure Biden wears dentures? I don't think he does. I met him way back in 2008, and he had an excellent set of teeth, and they were real as far as I know. I don't believe they have been changed at all. A lot of people were complimenting him on how good his teeth were.
New claims against Joe Biden over Ukraine. This will provide some ammunition for critics.
@Fred. The link you provide points to a piece by John Solomon, notorious fabricator and infamous right winger disguised as a journalist.
Tom
The John Solomon story I just linked to was not meant to be a recommendation. Merely that the Right would run with it. Paul Fahri at the Washington Post responds here.
@Fred
Thanks for the followup. (It was late and "typing" on a tablet isn't fun. Otherwise, I would have said something along the lines of how your link provides evidence of what our kind host has been predicting.)
Your second link to the Post provides a detailed overview of Solomon's work. Here are some passages for those who do not subscribe:
How a conservative columnist helped push a flawed Ukraine narrative
By Paul Fahri
September 26, 2019 at 6:15 PM EDT
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In a complaint filed by an anonymous whistleblower, Solomon’s stories were cited as part of a narrative about the alleged effort by Trump and his allies to pressure Ukraine’s government into digging up dirt on Trump’s Democratic rivals, including Clinton and Joe Biden, to enhance his prospects for reelection next year.
What’s clear is that Solomon — a former Washington Post investigative reporter who later became editor of the conservative Washington Times — has played an important role in advancing a flawed, Trump-friendly tale of corruption in Ukraine, particularly involving Biden and his son Hunter. The younger Biden was a director of a Ukrainian energy company at the time his father, the vice president, was beseeching Ukrainian officials to crack down on corruption.
Solomon’s stories, in turn, have been echoed and amplified by Trump, his son Donald Jr. and Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, who has been at the heart of Trump’s effort to extract damaging information from Ukrainian officials about the Bidens.
Trump and his son, for example, highlighted Solomon’s Lutsenko story to accuse Yovanovitch, an appointee of President Barack Obama, of disloyalty and political betrayal.
After Solomon appeared on Sean Hannity’s Fox News program in March to promote Lutsenko’s allegations, President Trump tweeted a reference to Solomon’s Hill story. A few days later, Trump Jr. tweeted a link to a story published by the conservative Daily Wire that reprised Solomon’s claims about Yovanovitch. ....
The State Department called Lutsenko’s allegations against Yovanovitch “an outright fabrication.” And Lutsenko eventually backed off, retracting his claim in April that the ambassador had given him a do-not-prosecute list. He further said in May that there was no evidence of wrongdoing by Joe Biden or his son. ....
The attention from Hannity — a fierce supporter of the president — has led other conservative outlets to aggregate Solomon’s work, boosting his influence. ....
Tom
ps Joseph, asking forgiveness for the lengthy paste of important material.
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