Acting director of national intelligence threatened to resign if he couldn't speak freely before Con

[Gothmog]

Source: Washington Post

The acting Director of National Intelligence threatened to resign over concerns that the White House might attempt to force him to stonewall Congress when he testifies Thursday about an explosive whistleblower complaint about the president, according to current and former U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

The revelation reflects the extraordinary tensions between the White House and the nation’s highest-ranking intelligence official over a matter that has triggered impeachment proceedings against President Trump.

The officials said that Joseph Maguire, who was thrust into the top intelligence post last month, warned the White House that he was not willing to withhold information from Congress, where he is scheduled to testify in open and closed hearings on Thursday.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/acting-director-of-national-intelligence-threatened-to-resign-if-he-couldnt-speak-freely-before-congress/2019/09/25/b1deb71e-dfbf-11e9-be96-6adb81821e90_story.html

[Leghorn21]

1. Baby cannon, at your service!!

Link to tweet

[Gothmog]

3. I really love the baby cannon

Thank you

[dewsgirl]

5. It's been so long, I had almost forgotten. I love baby cannon.

[asiliveandbreathe]

7. Baby cannon...BOOM....

[alwaysinasnit]

2. Dissention among the ranks! Gotta love it.

[riversedge]

4. So hand over the WhistleblowerComplaint to the Intell committee NOW

[tishaLA]

11. NBC just reported it'll be released by 4 PM ET

[elleng]

6. As he should!

Be the first (sadly,) and show you have spine.

[lagomorph777]

8. This is gaining so much more traction than Trump's earlier treason.

It's about equal in real importance, but easier for pundits and pols to understand. So I hope this is the big one.

[bucolic_frolic]

15. Strike while the iron is hot!

Sometimes seems to me the whole thing has been planned out for many many years. When the Mueller Report gained no traction, it seemed like they had it all covered, but it only allowed more criminals and loyalists, and more plots, and investigations, to be exposed. Mueller Report spawned what - eleven - ancillary investigations? The Feds in particular are great for letting things run awhile so as to cast a wider net. This is a trawling demonstration now.

[joost5]

30. Add another count of obstruction to the impeachment list. n/t

[duforsure]

9. By the White House pressuring him into lying

Are showing their guilt, and intent to cover up. More crimes, and more threats from trump coming. He doesn't want to end up in prison, especially for trump. Others would be smart to do the same, or face going to prison.

[Marthe48]

10. A good time to point out

that there will be no teeth in any threats trump makes. He can call names, but it'll be like your crazy old aunt shouting at the tv.

If he were the Wicked Witch of the East, he'd be under the house.
If he were Monty Python's Black Knight, he'd have no arms and no legs (sorry if I spoiled that for a new generation of fans)

If he were on The Apprentice, his ass would be going out the door.

There is also no gold at the end of the rainbow. He can't promise the moon and stars to anyone.

So to all of the cowardly losers who aided and abetted him at the expense of our nation, jump ship. Turn on him and betray him as the empty suit he is. Hang him out to dry.

[Dem2theMax]

12. You didn't give anything away.

It's just a flesh wound.

[Marthe48]

19. lol

My grand kids are starting to watch Monty Python. They watched The Holy Grail with their Mom last year and loved it. I'm looking forward to sharing other M.P. with them as they get older

[Dem2theMax]

21. Oh, the joys they will receive at watching new, to them,

Monty Python films.

[Marthe48]

23. I have some dvd's of the shows too

and yay! You Tube

[redstatebluegirl]

26. I love Monty Python! I have the dvds.

[Marthe48]

28. I remember watching the original shows

The humor was stunning! The Twit Race (I think of that every time I see trump's adult sons) How to Hide (?) The Piano Teeth.

I have a nephew who had every line of The Holy Grail memorized before he could drive a car.

[Ligyron]

31. I remember when the movie first showed up it was on HBO over and over.

Mid 70's I think it was? Somehow, we never got tired of it. I don't think there was a Showtime and certainly not any TMC. etc.

I can identify with your nephew as I was on a college paint crew and we'd do the skits line for line while we worked. One guy even brought in coconuts one day for the trotting horse sound effects.

Father, "Someday Son, all this will be yours"! This, as he points out at the countryside framed by the window. Son, "What the curtains?"

We'd been watching The Flying Circus on PBS for a few years before that came out.

Funny show and fun times.

[Marthe48]

32. yes good times

[H2O Man]

13. Recommended.

[duforsure]

14. Trump will threaten him

Using Barr

[Gothmog]

16. JUST IN: Acting DNI Maguire will release the whistleblower complaint to Congress at 4 p.m. ET.

Link to tweet

[orangecrush]

17. Yeah, a redacted version.

More obstruction.

Impeach!

[Fiendish Thingy]

18. And then Congress can interrogate the DNI to confirm the report is accurate

The Dam has truly busted, and I am incredulous at the way things are unfolding with the spontaneous confessions by Trump and Rudy, incriminating transcript/readout, leaked talking points, and now, release of the WB complaint with no obstruction?

I'm pinching myself...I must be dreaming...

[mcar]

20. Wow!

[Gothmog]

22. DNI Denies Threatening To Resign Over Concern WH Would Have Him Stonewall Congress

This may be some attempt to CYA

Link to tweet

[Bev54]

24. He has denied he ever threatened to quit

He has since said this story is untrue, who the hell knows?

[BigmanPigman]

25. MSNBC just reported that the DNI denies saying this.

[IcyPeas]

33. don't tell me the WaPo was incorrect

man, they gotta get their sh*t together and stop making mistakes..... same with NYT.

[BigmanPigman]

34. I heard if from Ali Velshi

on MSNBC but haven't heard about it since. Maybe too much news today.

[samnsara]

27. now he denies saying that..

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

35. K&R

[kwolf68]

36. AND THIS

Is why Nazis hate our form of government. Because many of those who work in government, either party, put country first. Trump, like a fascist, really only wants to be surrounded with yes-men and sycophants. Thankfully, they have not purged all the good people from our government yet.

[Cha]

37. Thanks Goth and Good on

acting DNI, Joseph Maguire.