White House attempts to distance itself from the traitorous fecal stench of Don Jr's stunt

[Miles Archer]

Yashar Ali 🐘
@yashar
The White House says the president nor any senior administration official was aware in advance that the president’s eldest son was going to tweet out the name of the alleged whistleblower.

I’ve also asked if they approve of his decision to do so.
10:27 AM · Nov 6, 2019·Twitter for iPhone

Link to tweet

[nature-lover]

1. How did he get the name of the whistleblower? Did he need a security clearance?

[Miles Archer]

4. This:

President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., shared the name of an alleged whistleblower with millions of his followers on Twitter.

Trump Jr. sent the tweet on Wednesday despite concerns for the whistleblower’s safety.

In his tweet, the president’s son linked to a Breitbart.com article which speculated that the person who blew the whistle on the president’s dealing with Ukraine had also “worked closely” with anti-Trump forces during the 2016 campaign.

Raw Story has chosen not to reprint the name of the alleged whistleblower at this time.

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/11/donald-trump-jr-recklessly-tweets-out-name-of-alleged-whistleblower/

[Arkansas Granny]

7. I saw a twitter thread that said he got it at Breitbart, but it's apparently not confirmed.

I hope the person named will come to no harm. If something does happen, I hope criminal charges are filed against junior.

[Midnight Writer]

2. My question is where did Jr. get the name? Hopefully a lawsuit will track down his source.

[doc03]

3. Hannity? nt

[Miles Archer]

6. See above. n/t

[rsdsharp]

12. Limbaugh also broadcast the name of the supposed whistle blower last week.

[Sanity Claws]

15. But that only raises the question of how Breitbart got it

Someone with access to classified information must have passed it on.
If that person passed it to Breitbart, why wouldn't he pass it to Trump or to Jr.

[stopdiggin]

37. murkier than that

name (or names) has been circulating in some circles for several weeks. Apparently without attribution, or any real confirmation .. thus leading to uncertainty that name (or names) really was the WB. So if Breitbart or someone else published a name, it's entirely possible that it was an unconfirmed "sources say" attempt at exposure (and not from official or classified sources at all).

What is without doubt is that Rs are playing a dirty game here .. they KNOW it .. and that's why a lot of prominent Republicans are NOT wading into these waters.

[book_worm]

5. Isn't this against the law? Why isn't he being charged?

[Miles Archer]

10. I don't know if he can be charged for citing Breitbart...

...and if you see the story I shared above in the comments, I don't know if THEIR "sources" were correct. They might have actually "outed" the whistleblower, or someone else, which makes it even worse.

[onenote]

19. No, it's not against the law.

It is utterly reckless and wildly inappropriate, but its not illegal. https://www.npr.org/2019/11/06/776481504/can-trump-legally-out-the-whistleblower-experts-say-it-would-not-violate-any-law

[OliverQ]

22. Yes, it is illegal. Whistleblower protection laws

make it a crime to out the identity of the WB without their consent.

[jberryhill]

29. Which would be a much more persuasive statement if accompanied by quoting the actual statute

For reference, the law in question is 5 USC 2302

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/2302

It says nothing of the sort.

[CousinIT]

8. Asshole Jr. should be FORCED to DELETE. THAT. TWEET.

Immediately. If they have to stand there with a club to make him do it.

[yellowcanine]

9. Well that settles it then. Little Donny did it all on his own.

[Miles Archer]

13. Yep...he didn't tell his dad about the Trump Tower Russian Adoptions Meeting, either.

I am so sick of this shit. This is the kind of stuff I hate waking up to. How many times can I say "There IS no bottom" before this swine family hits the bottom?

[Botany]

11. This is a crime.

Lock him up.

[Miles Archer]

14. It is, but as I said above, is it a "shared" crime with Breitbart?

It was a stupid and unconscionable move on his part, but if it was Breitbart who actually did the "outing" and he sent it in a tweet, he's pointing to their accusation, not making one of his own. Doesn't make it right, doesn't mean he should walk away from this unscathed, but I'm guessing that would be his "defense."

[Botany]

16. If you rob a bank with a partner you still get charged with bank robbery.

Link to tweet

[stopdiggin]

38. doesn't apply

respect your opinion, but that doesn't fly given the particulars here.

[Botany]

42. I watch reruns of Law and Order ipso facto

I am always right.

[stopdiggin]

43. yes you are

that was great! -- -

[onenote]

20. Unfortunately, it is not a crime.

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/06/776481504/can-trump-legally-out-the-whistleblower-experts-say-it-would-not-violate-any-law

[jberryhill]

31. 5 U.S.C. 2302

Correct. It's weird how people just believe and repeat stuff they've heard somewhere.

Don Jr. is a miserable piece of shit, but citing a Breitbart article is not a crime for anyone.

[jberryhill]

30. Under what section of the US code is it a crime?

Are you simply saying it is a crime because you believe it to be one, or do you have an actual statute in mind?

[ReformedGOPer]

32. And who will bring charges? Barr?

[struggle4progress]

17. "Eeek! Hunter Biden! Hunter Biden!"

[Roland99]

18. Bull. F'n. Shit.

How did breitbart and the kremlin get this info first?

This was a coordinated effort

[MurrayDelph]

21. How soon before Trump starts saying

"Donald Trump, Junior? Now that's a coincidental name. Never heard of the guy. Never met him!"?

[struggle4progress]

23. Former Trump aide works for Nunes, reportedly leaked whistleblower's name

IGOR DERYSH
OCTOBER 29, 2019 11:15PM (UTC)

... Derek Harvey, a former adviser to President Trump who now works for Nunes on the House Intelligence Committee, handed notes to House Republicans identifying the whistleblower’s name ahead of closed-door depositions in the Trump impeachment inquiry in hopes of getting the name in the record of the proceedings, which Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff vowed to release, sources told The Daily Beast.

The allegation follows a Saturday Washington Post report that Republican lawmakers and aides have “repeatedly” used the whistleblower’s purported name during the secret depositions ...

https://www.salon.com/2019/10/29/former-trump-aide-who-now-works-for-devin-nunes-reportedly-leaked-ukraine-whistleblowers-name/

[struggle4progress]

24. White House 'trying to find out' whistleblower's identity

BY MORGAN CHALFANT - 09/30/19 03:09 PM EDT

President Trump said Monday that the White House is “trying to find out” the identity of the intelligence community whistleblower who filed a complaint about the president’s interactions with Ukraine.

“We’re trying to find out about a whistleblower,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if he knows the person’s identity, alleging that they reported “things that are incorrect.”

The president’s remarks came one day after he demanded to meet the whistleblower and cast doubt on the individual’s complaint on Twitter ...

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/463687-trump-white-house-trying-to-find-out-whistleblowers-identity

[smirkymonkey]

25. "Daddy, will you love me now?"

God, he's such a pathetic little piece of shit!

We need to get a little turd smilie added to the collection.

[Miles Archer]

34. Exact-a-mundo.

And the answer is "no." He'll tolerate him as long as he is useful, just like every other human in his path.

[struggle4progress]

26. Trump urges media to report whistleblower's name

BY RACHEL FRAZIN - 11/03/19 02:11 PM EST

President Trump on Sunday said the media should name the whistleblower behind a complaint about his dealings with Ukraine and that such reporting would be "doing the public a service" ...

"They know who it is. You know who it is. You just don't want to report it. CNN knows who it is, but you don't want to report it. And you know, you would be doing the public a service if you did," he added.

The whistleblower's identity is not public. Trump did not give evidence for his claim that CNN or newspapers know the person's identity ...

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/468759-trump-urges-media-to-report-whistleblowers-name

[struggle4progress]

27. Former White House ethics chief criticizes threat to name whistleblower

BY JAMES WALKER ON 11/6/19 AT 4:41 AM EST

... Walter Shaub, an ex-director of the Office for Government Ethics, said in a tweet that the Kentucky senator would be committing "one of the most shameful breaches a legislator could commit" if he did choose to out the whistleblower, and called the proposal "shocking."

He also said that the suggestion alone was a "dangerous form of intimidation" that would have "lasting repercussions."

The former ethics director's condemnation of Paul came after The Hill reported that the senator told reporters he "probably will" disclose the identity of the Ukraine whistleblower, whose complaint about the July phone call between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy sparked the ongoing impeachment inquiry ...

https://www.newsweek.com/white-house-ethics-boss-slams-rand-paul-whistleblower-threat-1470018

[sacto95834]

28. I call BS....

Jr can't go to the restroom without his father's permission.

[dlk]

33. Purposely jeopardizing the whistleblower's safety and life should get jr banned from Twitter

This is a clear violation of the statute. Lock him up!

[underpants]

35. Jr. has a book coming out. This keeps his name in people's minds

Yes a book supposedly written by Jr. Sounds enthralling.

[riversedge]

36. Jr is @POTUS Senior Advisor. Not too sharp!

[dawg day]

39. I wonder when that idjit will realize-- his father is never going to love him--

is always going to shove him away.

[Vinca]

40. Since this appears to be legal, I wonder if the whistleblower would have any recourse

via a civil suit. He/she and family are now at great risk from the gun-toting crazies who think Trump is a deity. Junior needs to pony up some loot to atone for this stunt.

[IcyPeas]

41. donny jr and kimberly guilfoyle will be on The View tomorrow