The White House is preparing to release to Congress by the end of the week both the whistleblower complaint and the Inspector General report that are at the center of House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, according to a senior administration official, reversing its position after withholding the documents from lawmakers.
The move shows the level of seriousness with which the administration is now approaching the House‘s new impeachment proceedings, even as President Donald Trump publicly tries to minimize the inquiry as a “witch hunt” or “presidential harassment,” or a move that will help him win his 2020 reelection campaign.
“You will see it was a very friendly and totally appropriate call. No pressure and, unlike Joe Biden and his son, NO quid pro quo! This is nothing more than a continuation of the Greatest and most Destructive Witch Hunt of all time,” Trump tweeted on Tuesday between meetings with foreign leaders at the United Nations.
But liberal lawyers and Democratic lawmakers say that only the whistleblower complaint can fully lay out the allegations against the president. Acting director of national intelligence Joseph Maguire so far has declined to turn over the complaint to congressional intelligence committees as required by law.
Not a very hospitable look for a hotel manager, might want a person to check out early.
It's about damn time someone is holding TraitorTrump accountable
Nope, the Dems took the bait and now they get exposed
Or maybe it will show another boy who cried wolf story?
Is it the original complaint or a redacted, Bill Barr, version of the document?
Why would the White House have the whistleblower complaint, what kind of banana republic shit is that. And what do you mean preparing, you mean falsification.
You're getting ahead of the situation. It hasn't been released yet. We don't know if it will be unredacted. We don't know if it will be simply turned over or come with a Barr grandstand. I want the whistleblower to testify.
Hopefully the whistleblower will testify to make sure it's complete.
And already discounting it as partisan and deep state. I know people who actually believe all this
You mean the administration is actually going to do what the law says its should?!?!?!?!🤯🤯🤯 Yeah right. They'll pull some last minute BS, like absolute immunity crap. 🤨🤨 plutopolitics dem2020 ForThePeople PresidentPAB
NOT GOOD ENUFF...2 LITTLE & WAY 2 LATE!
Don't believe it unless and until it is confirmed that the full and unredacted complaint is in the hands of Congress. The Trump regime is still playing games, claiming the law doesn't apply and they can decide what gets turned over.
If you believe it has not been tampered with
You can tell it's serious because instead of just being stonewalled as usual we instead get to see falsified evidence.
The move to stop breaking the law? Yeah that doesn't work. You can't unbreak it.
Or... now follow me here, he did nothing wrong, the transcripts will show it, he's going to shove this BS right down the 'resist' asshole's throat. I got popcorn...
How long does it take to send a email to RepAdamSchiff ?
Can someone explain the mystery of the Trump hair-combing process?
Wait why does the White House have it? So they can pencil-whip it first?
Or it could be that the democrats overplayed this hand so much, that it’s too hard for Trump to pass up an opportunity to make them look foolish again!
This is Russia2 on steroid. Can't wait to see it slapping into the face of SpeakerPelosi. treasonousjoebiden spyingonpotus
These people always have some scam going so I expect to see some surprises in the coming days.
Bullshit , it’s going to blow up in the Democrats face because they don’t speak the truth
No, it really doesnt
More likely it shows the democrats desperation
Its showing how willing President Trump is to humiliate the democrats again.
You’re really bad at this news thing. JournalismIsDead
Another BarrJob.
So the whistleblower complaint is about the actions of the President, but the White House will decide what version or redaction of the report will be released. That’s a pretty serious conflict, wouldn’t you say?
And just like that climate change is gone from the news.
With trump and barr having access to this information it will be altered and cannot be trusted. We all know that trump lies about everything and barr covers up all of their crimes.
Why is it taking about 2-3 days? Stall, stall, stall.
You reap what you sow..
The WH should not have it in the first place. Just proves tRump has his unlawful fingers in all government pie.
By the end of the week? That means that Barr only has four days to rewrite both documents.
RELEASE THEM NOW
Sure
They'll alter it!
NYT just reported the whistleblower document would not be turned over to Congress, only portions that do not transgress executive privilege. We're back where we started. Dictatorship uber alles.
That’ll give them time to doctor whatever they intend to release. 🤮🤮🙏
DISGUSTING
More tRumpLies. Watch what happens when they realize that SpeakerPelosi isn't just threatening impeachment. The feigned cooperation will become gloves-off ObstructionOfJustice. Again.
Why preparing? What is there to prepare? Oh wait, Bill Barr has to come up with a summary report for the Country to hear before 'releasing' the whistleblower complaint.
2 LITTLE 2 LATE
Why so long and it should have gone direct to Congress who held it back
What’s taking so long?
Who cares? The Whistleblower is going to testify before the SIC. Nobody cares what Trump & Barr throw together.
realDonaldTrump Think you can release it without using your beloved Sharpie?
“The WH” should not be releasing the complaint. The complaint is against the WH . The law states the agency SHALL” provide it to Congress. So, yeah, the WH will tamper with it.
Punkd again
Tad bit late, buddy.
Lol now the dems are saying the complaint will be faked and edited
'Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.' I may be a major cynic, but the WH isn't doing this because they are throwing in the towel. They are planning something.
Trust me, when I tell you, those documents will be tampered with!
Not because it wants to, but because it has to.
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