Trump told a crowd that "he wants to know who provided information to a whistle-blower... saying that whoever did so was 'close to a spy' and that 'in the old days,' spies were dealt with differently. The remark stunned people in the audience..."https://t.co/AFdnk3vmGb— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 26, 2019
Someone explain the extortion and intimidating a witness laws to this guy https://t.co/aFD3nN6SBk— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) September 26, 2019
Threatening actual and potential witnesses, of course, constitutes obstruction of justice. https://t.co/cgOPxOXOCl— George Conway (@gtconway3d) September 26, 2019
And this is *why* it's impeachable. This is the President suggesting that someone - a government employee who was just described by his own DNI as following the law and acting appropriately - should be harmed, just for ratting out improper conduct. https://t.co/vBibreyomE— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 26, 2019
Trump just threatened the whistleblower -- and actually all patriots -- with the prospect of the death penalty for putting country over despotism. This coward must be impeached and removed.— John Weaver (@jwgop) September 26, 2019
Trump's authoritarian behavior—which includes attacking the press, scapegoating minorities, hiring cronies & family members, lying constantly, subverting rule of law, ethics violations & corruption, calling to jail rivals—now also includes a suggestion to execute a whistleblower.— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) September 26, 2019
Just a totally normal day with the president of the united states thinking about deploying death squads against government whistleblowers— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) September 26, 2019
Say, are any newspapers working on editorials calling on him to resign or nah?
BONUS: On the afternoon that an unhinged and vindictive Trump calls for the whistleblower's execution, the effing New York Times publishes key information (no link) that comes close to identifying the whistleblower. These people (e.g., Michael Schmidt, et al) are fucked up and without conscience.
The New York Times jeopardized the life of a brave whistleblower all for a few web clicks.— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) September 26, 2019
Subscribing to the New York Times is no longer something a person of conscience can do in good faith.
