This is why Trump had every right to fire Atkinson.

[OKTexas]

The thing is, he did not mishandle the whistle blower case.

You sure about that?

Here is what he did that shows he tried hard to advance a bogus whistleblower claim, he changed the rules AFTER he got the report, to keep it viable since the rules makes clear the Whistleblower has to be an actual witness, but Atkinson waived that pesky rule to allow second/third hand claims be allowed for a contrived/useless whistleblower claim.

ICIG Michael Atkinson Attempts Four-Page Justification for Changing “Urgent Concern” Whistle-blower Guidelines…

Posted on September 30, 2019 by sundance

Excerpt:

Methinks Mr. Atkinson doth protest too much. Prior to the current “whistle-blower complaint” the Intelligence Community Inspector General did not accept Urgent Concern whistle-blower claims without first hand knowledge. However, the ICIG revised the protocol in August 2019 to accept a CIA complaint against President Donald Trump.

Today the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Michael Atkinson, presented a four-page justification explaining why the IC changed the Urgent Concern rules to allow the CIA to target President Trump with anonymous complaints based on hearsay:

bolding mine

His 4 page bullshit in the LINK

=====

Read the rest of the link to see WHY they changed the rules, it involved Schiff, Burr and the turd Atkinson.

I remember this clearly from last year, he changed the rule to promote a hearsay whistleblower claim.

======

More about this turd Atkinson:

Dirty Business – ICIG Atkinson Receives Ethics Complaint Against CIA ‘Whistleblower’, Goes to Schiff Basement for Talks…

ICIG Michael Atkinson is the link that connects Spygate to the Schiff Impeachment Effort

Chad Pergram noted that Intelligence Community Inspector General (IGIC) Michael Atkinson was spotted today going into HPSCI Chairman Schiffs’ basement bunker for discussions with the impeachment inquisitors.

WHAT EXACTLY is BULL SHIT ABOUT IT? I read the 4 page report, there was no bullshit in it??

Can you point out what was bullshit to you? Or are you just parroting fake news from right wing bloggers that you call news?

Atkinson, simply followed THE LAW that stated he SHALL turn over all designated urgent whistle blower complaints to congress within 10 days, and that pissed trump off.... and that is why he fired the man he hired..... and trump does not hire Democrats, so you KNOW Atkinson is a Republican.

Perhaps you can quote the law that gave Atkinson the authority to accept a complaint concerning a presidential diplomatic phone call. But I doubt it, since it doesn't exist. Read the limitations in the ICIG law. He's restricted to matters falling with the authority and responsibility of the DNI.

.

 

[Sunsettommy]

The thing is, he did not mishandle the whistle blower case.

You sure about that?

Here is what he did that shows he tried hard to advance a bogus whistleblower claim, he changed the rules AFTER he got the report, to keep it viable since the rules makes clear the Whistleblower has to be an actual witness, but Atkinson waived that pesky rule to allow second/third hand claims be allowed for a contrived/useless whistleblower claim.

ICIG Michael Atkinson Attempts Four-Page Justification for Changing “Urgent Concern” Whistle-blower Guidelines…

Posted on September 30, 2019 by sundance

Excerpt:

Methinks Mr. Atkinson doth protest too much. Prior to the current “whistle-blower complaint” the Intelligence Community Inspector General did not accept Urgent Concern whistle-blower claims without first hand knowledge. However, the ICIG revised the protocol in August 2019 to accept a CIA complaint against President Donald Trump.

Today the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Michael Atkinson, presented a four-page justification explaining why the IC changed the Urgent Concern rules to allow the CIA to target President Trump with anonymous complaints based on hearsay:

bolding mine

His 4 page bullshit in the LINK

=====

Read the rest of the link to see WHY they changed the rules, it involved Schiff, Burr and the turd Atkinson.

I remember this clearly from last year, he changed the rule to promote a hearsay whistleblower claim.

======

More about this turd Atkinson:

Dirty Business – ICIG Atkinson Receives Ethics Complaint Against CIA ‘Whistleblower’, Goes to Schiff Basement for Talks…

ICIG Michael Atkinson is the link that connects Spygate to the Schiff Impeachment Effort

Chad Pergram noted that Intelligence Community Inspector General (IGIC) Michael Atkinson was spotted today going into HPSCI Chairman Schiffs’ basement bunker for discussions with the impeachment inquisitors.

WHAT EXACTLY is BULL SHIT ABOUT IT? I read the 4 page report, there was no bullshit in it??

Can you point out what was bullshit to you? Or are you just parroting fake news from right wing bloggers that you call news?

Atkinson, simply followed THE LAW that stated he SHALL turn over all designated urgent whistle blower complaints to congress within 10 days, and that pissed trump off.... and that is why he fired the man he hired..... and trump does not hire Democrats, so you KNOW Atkinson is a Republican.

From the link you mostly ignored, explains WHY Atkinson changed the rules for partisan reasons, to push an obvious bogus whistleblower claim (proven later) since he was not there as a witness.

Whistleblower claims can only work if he was an actual witness.

President Trump announced Joseph Macguire as the Acting ODNI on August 8th, 2019. (link) The CIA operative “whistle-blower” letter to Adam Schiff and Richard Burr was on August 12th (link). Immediately following this letter, the ICIG rules and requirements for Urgent Concern “whistle-blowers” was modified, allowing hearsay complaints. On August 28th Adam Schiff begins tweeting about the construct of the complaint.

You missed the part where AFTER he got the "whistleblower" complaint paperwork, CHANGED the rules to accommodate the hearsay claims in that bogus paperwork. Normally the rules require that a WHISTLEBLOWER be a WITNESS to something only a Whistleblower can file a complaint on.

Next time try thinking it through...….

 

[Sunsettommy]

Atkinson's firing is part of Trump's overall effort to get rid of anyone seen as "disloyal" even though their actions were mandated by law. Trump also has little liking for independent oversight.

The Trump-Defense- Syndrome is in full alert: Step 1 - dig up conspiracy theories and insinuations to smear the target's character - is in progress now.

Opinions doesn't work here, try backing up your partisan claim instead, meanwhile you ignored my reply I gave you.

 

[the other mike]

‘Crossfire Typhoon’: George Papadopoulos denials about DNC hack were not relayed to FISA court - Washington Examiner

Repeated denials by George Papadopoulos about the Trump campaign being involved in the hacking of the Democratic National Committee were never relayed to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court despite being recorded by an FBI source. Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign foreign policy...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

 

[Coyote]

The thing is, he did not mishandle the whistle blower case.

You sure about that?

Here is what he did that shows he tried hard to advance a bogus whistleblower claim, he changed the rules AFTER he got the report, to keep it viable since the rules makes clear the Whistleblower has to be an actual witness, but Atkinson waived that pesky rule to allow second/third hand claims be allowed for a contrived/useless whistleblower claim.

ICIG Michael Atkinson Attempts Four-Page Justification for Changing “Urgent Concern” Whistle-blower Guidelines…

Posted on September 30, 2019 by sundance

Excerpt:

Methinks Mr. Atkinson doth protest too much. Prior to the current “whistle-blower complaint” the Intelligence Community Inspector General did not accept Urgent Concern whistle-blower claims without first hand knowledge. However, the ICIG revised the protocol in August 2019 to accept a CIA complaint against President Donald Trump.
Today the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Michael Atkinson, presented a four-page justification explaining why the IC changed the Urgent Concern rules to allow the CIA to target President Trump with anonymous complaints based on hearsay:

bolding mine

His 4 page bullshit in the LINK

=====

Read the rest of the link to see WHY they changed the rules, it involved Schiff, Burr and the turd Atkinson.

I remember this clearly from last year, he changed the rule to promote a hearsay whistleblower claim.

======

More about this turd Atkinson:

Dirty Business – ICIG Atkinson Receives Ethics Complaint Against CIA ‘Whistleblower’, Goes to Schiff Basement for Talks…

ICIG Michael Atkinson is the link that connects Spygate to the Schiff Impeachment Effort

Chad Pergram noted that Intelligence Community Inspector General (IGIC) Michael Atkinson was spotted today going into HPSCI Chairman Schiffs’ basement bunker for discussions with the impeachment inquisitors.

There are some problems with your claims...besides suspect sources.

1. “Prior to the current “whistle-blower complaint” the Intelligence Community Inspector General did not accept Urgent Concern whistle-blower claims without first hand knowledge. However, the ICIG revised the protocol in August 2019 to accept a CIA complaint against President Donald Trump.”

Fact check: Were the whistleblower rules changed before Ukraine complaint?

“The law was not changed. What happened was a form was changed. A form cannot change the law,” one attorney told NBC News.

www.nbcnews.com

But the law hasn’t changed, and there is no requirement that whistleblowers stick to first-hand information in their complaints precisely because those filings are designed to trigger official investigations that would uncover such first-hand information, three attorneys who represent whistleblowers told NBC News.

“The whistleblower does not need to prove right off the bat with direct evidence what they’re claiming,” explained Eric Bachman, an attorney with Zuckerman Law who represents whistleblowers. “That type of direct evidence is frankly hard to come by. Instead, the whistleblower needs to have a reasonable belief that something illegal has occurred, and then it’s up to the inspector general to investigate.”

The Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community released a statement confirming that there is no requirement for first-hand information in such a complaint and said they had not rejected complaints on that basis. The form was changed this summer, when new employees began reviewing forms.

"In the process of reviewing and clarifying those forms, and in response to recent press inquiries regarding the instant whistleblower complaint, the ICIG understood that certain language in those forms and, more specifically, the informational materials accompanying the forms, could be read — incorrectly — as suggesting that whistleblowers must possess first-hand information in order to file an urgent concern complaint with the congressional intelligence committees."

The Ukraine whistleblower, the statement noted, used both first-hand and second-hand information in the complaint.


Senator Grassley, one of the authors of whistle blower legislation:
“When it comes to whether someone qualifies as a whistleblower, the distinctions being drawn between first- and second-hand knowledge aren’t legal ones. It’s just not part of whistleblower protection law or any agency policy. Complaints based on second-hand information should not be rejected out of hand, but they do require additional leg work to get at the facts and evaluate the claim’s credibility.”

This claim that Atkinson changed policy, procedure, protocol or law is bogus.

Worse, it has become a conspiracy theory (I will use the leftwing version of Conservative Tree House): Team Trump Stirs Up Completely Bogus Claim About Whistleblower

It seems like they are jumping to a lot of conclusions based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the law, the regulatory framework, and the language on one form,” said Julian Sanchez, a senior fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute.

The kernel of fact near the center of the conspiracy theory is that there is, indeed, a new version of Form 401 dated August 2019.

A question on the form explicitly anticipates tips based on secondhand information, and asks the whistleblower to check a box: “I have direct and personal knowledge,” or, “I heard about it from others.” The Federalist used a screenshot of that field to illustrate its story.

What the article didn’t mention or screenshot is a nearly identical field gracing Form 401 since at least May 2018, making it impossible that it was added as an easement for Trump’s whistleblower. The major difference in the fields is that the old form includes three options instead of two, subdividing secondhand sources into outside source and “other employees.”

If you are firing Atkinson, be honest, say it is because he followed the law and was disloyal to trump. That is what it is.

 

[Sunsettommy]

The thing is, he did not mishandle the whistle blower case.

You sure about that?

Here is what he did that shows he tried hard to advance a bogus whistleblower claim, he changed the rules AFTER he got the report, to keep it viable since the rules makes clear the Whistleblower has to be an actual witness, but Atkinson waived that pesky rule to allow second/third hand claims be allowed for a contrived/useless whistleblower claim.

ICIG Michael Atkinson Attempts Four-Page Justification for Changing “Urgent Concern” Whistle-blower Guidelines…

Posted on September 30, 2019 by sundance

Excerpt:

Methinks Mr. Atkinson doth protest too much. Prior to the current “whistle-blower complaint” the Intelligence Community Inspector General did not accept Urgent Concern whistle-blower claims without first hand knowledge. However, the ICIG revised the protocol in August 2019 to accept a CIA complaint against President Donald Trump.
Today the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Michael Atkinson, presented a four-page justification explaining why the IC changed the Urgent Concern rules to allow the CIA to target President Trump with anonymous complaints based on hearsay:

bolding mine

His 4 page bullshit in the LINK

=====

Read the rest of the link to see WHY they changed the rules, it involved Schiff, Burr and the turd Atkinson.

I remember this clearly from last year, he changed the rule to promote a hearsay whistleblower claim.

======

More about this turd Atkinson:

Dirty Business – ICIG Atkinson Receives Ethics Complaint Against CIA ‘Whistleblower’, Goes to Schiff Basement for Talks…

ICIG Michael Atkinson is the link that connects Spygate to the Schiff Impeachment Effort

Chad Pergram noted that Intelligence Community Inspector General (IGIC) Michael Atkinson was spotted today going into HPSCI Chairman Schiffs’ basement bunker for discussions with the impeachment inquisitors.

There are some problems with your claims...besides suspect sources.

1. “Prior to the current “whistle-blower complaint” the Intelligence Community Inspector General did not accept Urgent Concern whistle-blower claims without first hand knowledge. However, the ICIG revised the protocol in August 2019 to accept a CIA complaint against President Donald Trump.”

Fact check: Were the whistleblower rules changed before Ukraine complaint?

“The law was not changed. What happened was a form was changed. A form cannot change the law,” one attorney told NBC News.

www.nbcnews.com

But the law hasn’t changed, and there is no requirement that whistleblowers stick to first-hand information in their complaints precisely because those filings are designed to trigger official investigations that would uncover such first-hand information, three attorneys who represent whistleblowers told NBC News.

“The whistleblower does not need to prove right off the bat with direct evidence what they’re claiming,” explained Eric Bachman, an attorney with Zuckerman Law who represents whistleblowers. “That type of direct evidence is frankly hard to come by. Instead, the whistleblower needs to have a reasonable belief that something illegal has occurred, and then it’s up to the inspector general to investigate.”

The Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community released a statement confirming that there is no requirement for first-hand information in such a complaint and said they had not rejected complaints on that basis. The form was changed this summer, when new employees began reviewing forms.

"In the process of reviewing and clarifying those forms, and in response to recent press inquiries regarding the instant whistleblower complaint, the ICIG understood that certain language in those forms and, more specifically, the informational materials accompanying the forms, could be read — incorrectly — as suggesting that whistleblowers must possess first-hand information in order to file an urgent concern complaint with the congressional intelligence committees."

The Ukraine whistleblower, the statement noted, used both first-hand and second-hand information in the complaint.


Senator Grassley, one of the authors of whistle blower legislation:
“When it comes to whether someone qualifies as a whistleblower, the distinctions being drawn between first- and second-hand knowledge aren’t legal ones. It’s just not part of whistleblower protection law or any agency policy. Complaints based on second-hand information should not be rejected out of hand, but they do require additional leg work to get at the facts and evaluate the claim’s credibility.”

This claim that Atkinson changed policy, procedure, protocol or law is bogus.

Worse, it has become a conspiracy theory (I will use the leftwing version of Conservative Tree House): Team Trump Stirs Up Completely Bogus Claim About Whistleblower

It seems like they are jumping to a lot of conclusions based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the law, the regulatory framework, and the language on one form,” said Julian Sanchez, a senior fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute.

The kernel of fact near the center of the conspiracy theory is that there is, indeed, a new version of Form 401 dated August 2019.

A question on the form explicitly anticipates tips based on secondhand information, and asks the whistleblower to check a box: “I have direct and personal knowledge,” or, “I heard about it from others.” The Federalist used a screenshot of that field to illustrate its story.

What the article didn’t mention or screenshot is a nearly identical field gracing Form 401 since at least May 2018, making it impossible that it was added as an easement for Trump’s whistleblower. The major difference in the fields is that the old form includes three options instead of two, subdividing secondhand sources into outside source and “other employees.”

If you are firing Atkinson, be honest, say it is because he followed the law and was disloyal to trump. That is what it is.

I see that you didn't actually QUOTE the IGIC as I did in another THREAD

Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community’s Statement on Processing of Whistleblower Complaints

Excerpt:

At the time the Complainant filed the Disclosure of Urgent Concern form with the ICIG on August 12, 2019, the ICIG followed its routine practice and provided the Complainant information, including “Background Information on ICWPA Process,” which included the following language:

At the time the Complainant filed the Disclosure of Urgent Concern form with the ICIG on August 12, 2019, the ICIG followed its routine practice and provided the Complainant information, including “Background Information on ICWPA Process,” which included the following language: In order to find an urgent concern “credible,” the IC IG must be in possession of reliable, first-hand information. The IC IG cannot transmit information via the ICWPA based on an employee’s second-hand knowledge of wrongdoing. This includes information received from another person, such as when a fellow employee informs you that he/she witnessed some type of wrongdoing. (Anyone with first-hand knowledge of the allegations may file a disclosure in writing directly with the IC IG.) Similarly, speculation about the existence of wrongdoing does not provide sufficient basis to meet the statutory requirements of the ICWPA. If you think wrongdoing took place, but can provide nothing more than secondhand or unsubstantiated assertions, IC IG will not be able to process the complaint or information for submission as an ICWPA.

bolding mine

LINK

=====
And this you missed, from the other thread:

It is all laid out HERE showing the Whistleblower claims clearly failed to be first hand knowledge:

Intel IG Admits It Secretly Erased ‘First-Hand Information’ Requirement In August

======

You should know when you are being lied to......

 

[Coyote]

The thing is, he did not mishandle the whistle blower case.

You sure about that?

Here is what he did that shows he tried hard to advance a bogus whistleblower claim, he changed the rules AFTER he got the report, to keep it viable since the rules makes clear the Whistleblower has to be an actual witness, but Atkinson waived that pesky rule to allow second/third hand claims be allowed for a contrived/useless whistleblower claim.

ICIG Michael Atkinson Attempts Four-Page Justification for Changing “Urgent Concern” Whistle-blower Guidelines…

Posted on September 30, 2019 by sundance

Excerpt:

Methinks Mr. Atkinson doth protest too much. Prior to the current “whistle-blower complaint” the Intelligence Community Inspector General did not accept Urgent Concern whistle-blower claims without first hand knowledge. However, the ICIG revised the protocol in August 2019 to accept a CIA complaint against President Donald Trump.
Today the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Michael Atkinson, presented a four-page justification explaining why the IC changed the Urgent Concern rules to allow the CIA to target President Trump with anonymous complaints based on hearsay:

bolding mine

His 4 page bullshit in the LINK

=====

Read the rest of the link to see WHY they changed the rules, it involved Schiff, Burr and the turd Atkinson.

I remember this clearly from last year, he changed the rule to promote a hearsay whistleblower claim.

======

More about this turd Atkinson:

Dirty Business – ICIG Atkinson Receives Ethics Complaint Against CIA ‘Whistleblower’, Goes to Schiff Basement for Talks…

ICIG Michael Atkinson is the link that connects Spygate to the Schiff Impeachment Effort

Chad Pergram noted that Intelligence Community Inspector General (IGIC) Michael Atkinson was spotted today going into HPSCI Chairman Schiffs’ basement bunker for discussions with the impeachment inquisitors.

There are some problems with your claims...besides suspect sources.

1. “Prior to the current “whistle-blower complaint” the Intelligence Community Inspector General did not accept Urgent Concern whistle-blower claims without first hand knowledge. However, the ICIG revised the protocol in August 2019 to accept a CIA complaint against President Donald Trump.”

Fact check: Were the whistleblower rules changed before Ukraine complaint?

“The law was not changed. What happened was a form was changed. A form cannot change the law,” one attorney told NBC News.

www.nbcnews.com

But the law hasn’t changed, and there is no requirement that whistleblowers stick to first-hand information in their complaints precisely because those filings are designed to trigger official investigations that would uncover such first-hand information, three attorneys who represent whistleblowers told NBC News.

“The whistleblower does not need to prove right off the bat with direct evidence what they’re claiming,” explained Eric Bachman, an attorney with Zuckerman Law who represents whistleblowers. “That type of direct evidence is frankly hard to come by. Instead, the whistleblower needs to have a reasonable belief that something illegal has occurred, and then it’s up to the inspector general to investigate.”

The Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community released a statement confirming that there is no requirement for first-hand information in such a complaint and said they had not rejected complaints on that basis. The form was changed this summer, when new employees began reviewing forms.

"In the process of reviewing and clarifying those forms, and in response to recent press inquiries regarding the instant whistleblower complaint, the ICIG understood that certain language in those forms and, more specifically, the informational materials accompanying the forms, could be read — incorrectly — as suggesting that whistleblowers must possess first-hand information in order to file an urgent concern complaint with the congressional intelligence committees."

The Ukraine whistleblower, the statement noted, used both first-hand and second-hand information in the complaint.


Senator Grassley, one of the authors of whistle blower legislation:
“When it comes to whether someone qualifies as a whistleblower, the distinctions being drawn between first- and second-hand knowledge aren’t legal ones. It’s just not part of whistleblower protection law or any agency policy. Complaints based on second-hand information should not be rejected out of hand, but they do require additional leg work to get at the facts and evaluate the claim’s credibility.”

This claim that Atkinson changed policy, procedure, protocol or law is bogus.

Worse, it has become a conspiracy theory (I will use the leftwing version of Conservative Tree House): Team Trump Stirs Up Completely Bogus Claim About Whistleblower

It seems like they are jumping to a lot of conclusions based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the law, the regulatory framework, and the language on one form,” said Julian Sanchez, a senior fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute.

The kernel of fact near the center of the conspiracy theory is that there is, indeed, a new version of Form 401 dated August 2019.

A question on the form explicitly anticipates tips based on secondhand information, and asks the whistleblower to check a box: “I have direct and personal knowledge,” or, “I heard about it from others.” The Federalist used a screenshot of that field to illustrate its story.

What the article didn’t mention or screenshot is a nearly identical field gracing Form 401 since at least May 2018, making it impossible that it was added as an easement for Trump’s whistleblower. The major difference in the fields is that the old form includes three options instead of two, subdividing secondhand sources into outside source and “other employees.”

If you are firing Atkinson, be honest, say it is because he followed the law and was disloyal to trump. That is what it is.

I see that you didn't actually QUOTE the IGIC as I did in another THREAD

Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community’s Statement on Processing of Whistleblower Complaints

Excerpt:

At the time the Complainant filed the Disclosure of Urgent Concern form with the ICIG on August 12, 2019, the ICIG followed its routine practice and provided the Complainant information, including “Background Information on ICWPA Process,” which included the following language:

At the time the Complainant filed the Disclosure of Urgent Concern form with the ICIG on August 12, 2019, the ICIG followed its routine practice and provided the Complainant information, including “Background Information on ICWPA Process,” which included the following language: In order to find an urgent concern “credible,” the IC IG must be in possession of reliable, first-hand information. The IC IG cannot transmit information via the ICWPA based on an employee’s second-hand knowledge of wrongdoing. This includes information received from another person, such as when a fellow employee informs you that he/she witnessed some type of wrongdoing. (Anyone with first-hand knowledge of the allegations may file a disclosure in writing directly with the IC IG.) Similarly, speculation about the existence of wrongdoing does not provide sufficient basis to meet the statutory requirements of the ICWPA. If you think wrongdoing took place, but can provide nothing more than secondhand or unsubstantiated assertions, IC IG will not be able to process the complaint or information for submission as an ICWPA.

bolding mine

LINK

=====
And this you missed, from the other thread:

It is all laid out HERE showing the Whistleblower claims clearly failed to be first hand knowledge:

Intel IG Admits It Secretly Erased ‘First-Hand Information’ Requirement In August

======

You should know when you are being lied to......

Except for this:

the IC IG must be in possession of reliable, first-hand information. The IC IG cannot transmit information via the ICWPA based on an employee’s second-hand knowledge of wrongdoing.

The IG himself, can not transmit the complaint with ONLY second hand information. As I pointed out in other posts (with links) - that does not mean 2nd hand information is not valid - it means if a complaint includes 2nd hand informations, it requires extra legwork to track down and verify, which must be done before transmitting it.

If you think wrongdoing took place, but can provide nothing more than secondhand or unsubstantiated assertions, IC IG will not be able to process the complaint or information for submission as an ICWPA.

And ... ? For one thing, the per the IG, the report contained both first hand and second hand information. That's been said repeatedly. For another who said it was "unsubstantiated"? From what I heard, it contained a considerable amount of detail and contacts.

 

[Coyote]

=====
And this you missed, from the other thread:

It is all laid out HERE showing the Whistleblower claims clearly failed to be first hand knowledge:

Intel IG Admits It Secretly Erased ‘First-Hand Information’ Requirement In August

======

You should know when you are being lied to......

There are a lot of threads, so sometimes I miss things.

Let's look at this.

First the title: Intel IG Admits It Secretly Erased ‘First-Hand Information’ Requirement In August

Really? Secretly erased huh?

Looking at the article....take this paragraph:

While law does not require those who file whistleblower claims to offer first-hand information of an urgent concern, federal regulations laid out in the “Background Information on ICWPA Process” state the ICIG must possess reliable, first-hand information in order to find the whistleblower credible.

(Wrong) Assumption: the whistle blower can only provide first hand information. No. The whistle blower can provide second hand information but for the IG to consider it "credible" - he has to track it down and verify it.

Note the part I put in bold. The form was updated, but the policy, procedure and law remained the same.

There was nothing "secret" about it. It was done perfectly openly and it "erased nothing" - because there was no first hand requirement.

 

[Coyote]

The thing is, he did not mishandle the whistle blower case.

You sure about that?

Here is what he did that shows he tried hard to advance a bogus whistleblower claim, he changed the rules AFTER he got the report, to keep it viable since the rules makes clear the Whistleblower has to be an actual witness, but Atkinson waived that pesky rule to allow second/third hand claims be allowed for a contrived/useless whistleblower claim.

ICIG Michael Atkinson Attempts Four-Page Justification for Changing “Urgent Concern” Whistle-blower Guidelines…

Posted on September 30, 2019 by sundance

Excerpt:

Methinks Mr. Atkinson doth protest too much. Prior to the current “whistle-blower complaint” the Intelligence Community Inspector General did not accept Urgent Concern whistle-blower claims without first hand knowledge. However, the ICIG revised the protocol in August 2019 to accept a CIA complaint against President Donald Trump.

Today the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Michael Atkinson, presented a four-page justification explaining why the IC changed the Urgent Concern rules to allow the CIA to target President Trump with anonymous complaints based on hearsay:

bolding mine

His 4 page bullshit in the LINK

=====

Read the rest of the link to see WHY they changed the rules, it involved Schiff, Burr and the turd Atkinson.

I remember this clearly from last year, he changed the rule to promote a hearsay whistleblower claim.

======

More about this turd Atkinson:

Dirty Business – ICIG Atkinson Receives Ethics Complaint Against CIA ‘Whistleblower’, Goes to Schiff Basement for Talks…

ICIG Michael Atkinson is the link that connects Spygate to the Schiff Impeachment Effort

Chad Pergram noted that Intelligence Community Inspector General (IGIC) Michael Atkinson was spotted today going into HPSCI Chairman Schiffs’ basement bunker for discussions with the impeachment inquisitors.

WHAT EXACTLY is BULL SHIT ABOUT IT? I read the 4 page report, there was no bullshit in it??

Can you point out what was bullshit to you? Or are you just parroting fake news from right wing bloggers that you call news?

Atkinson, simply followed THE LAW that stated he SHALL turn over all designated urgent whistle blower complaints to congress within 10 days, and that pissed trump off.... and that is why he fired the man he hired..... and trump does not hire Democrats, so you KNOW Atkinson is a Republican.

Perhaps you can quote the law that gave Atkinson the authority to accept a complaint concerning a presidential diplomatic phone call. But I doubt it, since it doesn't exist. Read the limitations in the ICIG law. He's restricted to matters falling with the authority and responsibility of the DNI.

.

Which would include issues involving national security.

 

[Care4all]

The thing is, he did not mishandle the whistle blower case.

You sure about that?

Here is what he did that shows he tried hard to advance a bogus whistleblower claim, he changed the rules AFTER he got the report, to keep it viable since the rules makes clear the Whistleblower has to be an actual witness, but Atkinson waived that pesky rule to allow second/third hand claims be allowed for a contrived/useless whistleblower claim.

ICIG Michael Atkinson Attempts Four-Page Justification for Changing “Urgent Concern” Whistle-blower Guidelines…

Posted on September 30, 2019 by sundance

Excerpt:

Methinks Mr. Atkinson doth protest too much. Prior to the current “whistle-blower complaint” the Intelligence Community Inspector General did not accept Urgent Concern whistle-blower claims without first hand knowledge. However, the ICIG revised the protocol in August 2019 to accept a CIA complaint against President Donald Trump.

Today the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Michael Atkinson, presented a four-page justification explaining why the IC changed the Urgent Concern rules to allow the CIA to target President Trump with anonymous complaints based on hearsay:

bolding mine

His 4 page bullshit in the LINK

=====

Read the rest of the link to see WHY they changed the rules, it involved Schiff, Burr and the turd Atkinson.

I remember this clearly from last year, he changed the rule to promote a hearsay whistleblower claim.

======

More about this turd Atkinson:

Dirty Business – ICIG Atkinson Receives Ethics Complaint Against CIA ‘Whistleblower’, Goes to Schiff Basement for Talks…

ICIG Michael Atkinson is the link that connects Spygate to the Schiff Impeachment Effort

Chad Pergram noted that Intelligence Community Inspector General (IGIC) Michael Atkinson was spotted today going into HPSCI Chairman Schiffs’ basement bunker for discussions with the impeachment inquisitors.

WHAT EXACTLY is BULL SHIT ABOUT IT? I read the 4 page report, there was no bullshit in it??

Can you point out what was bullshit to you? Or are you just parroting fake news from right wing bloggers that you call news?

Atkinson, simply followed THE LAW that stated he SHALL turn over all designated urgent whistle blower complaints to congress within 10 days, and that pissed trump off.... and that is why he fired the man he hired..... and trump does not hire Democrats, so you KNOW Atkinson is a Republican.

Perhaps you can quote the law that gave Atkinson the authority to accept a complaint concerning a presidential diplomatic phone call. But I doubt it, since it doesn't exist. Read the limitations in the ICIG law. He's restricted to matters falling with the authority and responsibility of the DNI.

.

Which would include issues involving national security.

Precisely!

 

[OKTexas]

The thing is, he did not mishandle the whistle blower case.

You sure about that?

Here is what he did that shows he tried hard to advance a bogus whistleblower claim, he changed the rules AFTER he got the report, to keep it viable since the rules makes clear the Whistleblower has to be an actual witness, but Atkinson waived that pesky rule to allow second/third hand claims be allowed for a contrived/useless whistleblower claim.

ICIG Michael Atkinson Attempts Four-Page Justification for Changing “Urgent Concern” Whistle-blower Guidelines…

Posted on September 30, 2019 by sundance

Excerpt:

Methinks Mr. Atkinson doth protest too much. Prior to the current “whistle-blower complaint” the Intelligence Community Inspector General did not accept Urgent Concern whistle-blower claims without first hand knowledge. However, the ICIG revised the protocol in August 2019 to accept a CIA complaint against President Donald Trump.

Today the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Michael Atkinson, presented a four-page justification explaining why the IC changed the Urgent Concern rules to allow the CIA to target President Trump with anonymous complaints based on hearsay:

bolding mine

His 4 page bullshit in the LINK

=====

Read the rest of the link to see WHY they changed the rules, it involved Schiff, Burr and the turd Atkinson.

I remember this clearly from last year, he changed the rule to promote a hearsay whistleblower claim.

======

More about this turd Atkinson:

Dirty Business – ICIG Atkinson Receives Ethics Complaint Against CIA ‘Whistleblower’, Goes to Schiff Basement for Talks…

ICIG Michael Atkinson is the link that connects Spygate to the Schiff Impeachment Effort

Chad Pergram noted that Intelligence Community Inspector General (IGIC) Michael Atkinson was spotted today going into HPSCI Chairman Schiffs’ basement bunker for discussions with the impeachment inquisitors.

WHAT EXACTLY is BULL SHIT ABOUT IT? I read the 4 page report, there was no bullshit in it??

Can you point out what was bullshit to you? Or are you just parroting fake news from right wing bloggers that you call news?

Atkinson, simply followed THE LAW that stated he SHALL turn over all designated urgent whistle blower complaints to congress within 10 days, and that pissed trump off.... and that is why he fired the man he hired..... and trump does not hire Democrats, so you KNOW Atkinson is a Republican.

Perhaps you can quote the law that gave Atkinson the authority to accept a complaint concerning a presidential diplomatic phone call. But I doubt it, since it doesn't exist. Read the limitations in the ICIG law. He's restricted to matters falling with the authority and responsibility of the DNI.

.

Which would include issues involving national security.

Well you can keep spewing your ignorance or YOU COULD READ THE DAMN LAW and educate yourself.

.

 

[AntonToo]

The thing is, he did not mishandle the whistle blower case.

You're either a blatant liar or supremely ignorant. He had no legal authority to accept or act on the complaint.

.

Horowitz says you are full of shit.

Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department inspector general, praised Atkinson's "integrity, professionalism, and commitment to the rule of law and independent oversight" in a statement. He also defended Atkinson's handling of the whistleblower's complaint, emphasizing Maguire's congressional testimony in which he said Atkinson actions were "by the book" and consistent with the law.

Trump fired the intelligence community lawyer who told Congress about the Ukraine whistleblower complaint

The president said he lost "confidence" in IG Michael Atkinson, who told Congress to a whistleblower's complaint about Trump.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[berg80]

The thing is, he did not mishandle the whistle blower case.

You sure about that?

Here is what he did that shows he tried hard to advance a bogus whistleblower claim, he changed the rules AFTER he got the report, to keep it viable since the rules makes clear the Whistleblower has to be an actual witness, but Atkinson waived that pesky rule to allow second/third hand claims be allowed for a contrived/useless whistleblower claim.

ICIG Michael Atkinson Attempts Four-Page Justification for Changing “Urgent Concern” Whistle-blower Guidelines…

Posted on September 30, 2019 by sundance

Excerpt:

Methinks Mr. Atkinson doth protest too much. Prior to the current “whistle-blower complaint” the Intelligence Community Inspector General did not accept Urgent Concern whistle-blower claims without first hand knowledge. However, the ICIG revised the protocol in August 2019 to accept a CIA complaint against President Donald Trump.

Today the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Michael Atkinson, presented a four-page justification explaining why the IC changed the Urgent Concern rules to allow the CIA to target President Trump with anonymous complaints based on hearsay:

bolding mine

His 4 page bullshit in the LINK

=====

Read the rest of the link to see WHY they changed the rules, it involved Schiff, Burr and the turd Atkinson.

I remember this clearly from last year, he changed the rule to promote a hearsay whistleblower claim.

======

More about this turd Atkinson:

Dirty Business – ICIG Atkinson Receives Ethics Complaint Against CIA ‘Whistleblower’, Goes to Schiff Basement for Talks…

ICIG Michael Atkinson is the link that connects Spygate to the Schiff Impeachment Effort

Chad Pergram noted that Intelligence Community Inspector General (IGIC) Michael Atkinson was spotted today going into HPSCI Chairman Schiffs’ basement bunker for discussions with the impeachment inquisitors.

WHAT EXACTLY is BULL SHIT ABOUT IT? I read the 4 page report, there was no bullshit in it??

Can you point out what was bullshit to you? Or are you just parroting fake news from right wing bloggers that you call news?

Atkinson, simply followed THE LAW that stated he SHALL turn over all designated urgent whistle blower complaints to congress within 10 days, and that pissed trump off.... and that is why he fired the man he hired..... and trump does not hire Democrats, so you KNOW Atkinson is a Republican.

Perhaps you can quote the law that gave Atkinson the authority to accept a complaint concerning a presidential diplomatic phone call. But I doubt it, since it doesn't exist. Read the limitations in the ICIG law. He's restricted to matters falling with the authority and responsibility of the DNI.

.

Atkinson: Trump fired me because I handled whistleblower complaint properly
“As an Inspector General, I was legally obligated to ensure that whistleblowers had an effective and authorized means to disclose urgent matter.”

Atkinson: Trump fired me because I handled whistleblower complaint properly

“As an Inspector General, I was legally obligated to ensure that whistleblowers had an effective and authorized means to disclose urgent matter.”

www.politico.com

"Atkinson was the federal official who revealed to Congress in September the existence of a whistleblower complaint against Trump, which indicated that the president improperly pressured Ukraine to investigate his political rivals. When Atkinson sought to share that complaint with Congress under a federal whistleblower law, the White House and Justice Department intervened and blocked the transmission of the complaint for days.

Ultimately, amid withering pressure, Trump provided the whistleblower complaint to Congress, as well as a transcript of a July 2019 call with Ukraine's president, two pieces of evidence that became crucial factors in the House's decision to impeach Trump for abuse of power. The Senate later acquitted him on a nearly party-line vote."
......................................................................................................
If Atkinson had not followed the law the WH would never have provided the complaint to Congress.

 

[Care4all]

The thing is, he did not mishandle the whistle blower case.

You sure about that?

Here is what he did that shows he tried hard to advance a bogus whistleblower claim, he changed the rules AFTER he got the report, to keep it viable since the rules makes clear the Whistleblower has to be an actual witness, but Atkinson waived that pesky rule to allow second/third hand claims be allowed for a contrived/useless whistleblower claim.

ICIG Michael Atkinson Attempts Four-Page Justification for Changing “Urgent Concern” Whistle-blower Guidelines…

Posted on September 30, 2019 by sundance

Excerpt:

Methinks Mr. Atkinson doth protest too much. Prior to the current “whistle-blower complaint” the Intelligence Community Inspector General did not accept Urgent Concern whistle-blower claims without first hand knowledge. However, the ICIG revised the protocol in August 2019 to accept a CIA complaint against President Donald Trump.

Today the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Michael Atkinson, presented a four-page justification explaining why the IC changed the Urgent Concern rules to allow the CIA to target President Trump with anonymous complaints based on hearsay:

bolding mine

His 4 page bullshit in the LINK

=====

Read the rest of the link to see WHY they changed the rules, it involved Schiff, Burr and the turd Atkinson.

I remember this clearly from last year, he changed the rule to promote a hearsay whistleblower claim.

======

More about this turd Atkinson:

Dirty Business – ICIG Atkinson Receives Ethics Complaint Against CIA ‘Whistleblower’, Goes to Schiff Basement for Talks…

ICIG Michael Atkinson is the link that connects Spygate to the Schiff Impeachment Effort

Chad Pergram noted that Intelligence Community Inspector General (IGIC) Michael Atkinson was spotted today going into HPSCI Chairman Schiffs’ basement bunker for discussions with the impeachment inquisitors.

WHAT EXACTLY is BULL SHIT ABOUT IT? I read the 4 page report, there was no bullshit in it??

Can you point out what was bullshit to you? Or are you just parroting fake news from right wing bloggers that you call news?

Atkinson, simply followed THE LAW that stated he SHALL turn over all designated urgent whistle blower complaints to congress within 10 days, and that pissed trump off.... and that is why he fired the man he hired..... and trump does not hire Democrats, so you KNOW Atkinson is a Republican.

Perhaps you can quote the law that gave Atkinson the authority to accept a complaint concerning a presidential diplomatic phone call. But I doubt it, since it doesn't exist. Read the limitations in the ICIG law. He's restricted to matters falling with the authority and responsibility of the DNI.

.

And the DNI director testified the whistleblower complaint fell within those guidelines.

The end.

 

[Care4all]

The thing is, he did not mishandle the whistle blower case.

You sure about that?

Here is what he did that shows he tried hard to advance a bogus whistleblower claim, he changed the rules AFTER he got the report, to keep it viable since the rules makes clear the Whistleblower has to be an actual witness, but Atkinson waived that pesky rule to allow second/third hand claims be allowed for a contrived/useless whistleblower claim.

ICIG Michael Atkinson Attempts Four-Page Justification for Changing “Urgent Concern” Whistle-blower Guidelines…

Posted on September 30, 2019 by sundance

Excerpt:

Methinks Mr. Atkinson doth protest too much. Prior to the current “whistle-blower complaint” the Intelligence Community Inspector General did not accept Urgent Concern whistle-blower claims without first hand knowledge. However, the ICIG revised the protocol in August 2019 to accept a CIA complaint against President Donald Trump.

Today the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Michael Atkinson, presented a four-page justification explaining why the IC changed the Urgent Concern rules to allow the CIA to target President Trump with anonymous complaints based on hearsay:

bolding mine

His 4 page bullshit in the LINK

=====

Read the rest of the link to see WHY they changed the rules, it involved Schiff, Burr and the turd Atkinson.

I remember this clearly from last year, he changed the rule to promote a hearsay whistleblower claim.

======

More about this turd Atkinson:

Dirty Business – ICIG Atkinson Receives Ethics Complaint Against CIA ‘Whistleblower’, Goes to Schiff Basement for Talks…

ICIG Michael Atkinson is the link that connects Spygate to the Schiff Impeachment Effort

Chad Pergram noted that Intelligence Community Inspector General (IGIC) Michael Atkinson was spotted today going into HPSCI Chairman Schiffs’ basement bunker for discussions with the impeachment inquisitors.

WHAT EXACTLY is BULL SHIT ABOUT IT? I read the 4 page report, there was no bullshit in it??

Can you point out what was bullshit to you? Or are you just parroting fake news from right wing bloggers that you call news?

Atkinson, simply followed THE LAW that stated he SHALL turn over all designated urgent whistle blower complaints to congress within 10 days, and that pissed trump off.... and that is why he fired the man he hired..... and trump does not hire Democrats, so you KNOW Atkinson is a Republican.

Perhaps you can quote the law that gave Atkinson the authority to accept a complaint concerning a presidential diplomatic phone call. But I doubt it, since it doesn't exist. Read the limitations in the ICIG law. He's restricted to matters falling with the authority and responsibility of the DNI.

.

Which would include issues involving national security.

Well you can keep spewing your ignorance or YOU COULD READ THE DAMN LAW and educate yourself.

.

You need to read it.

 

[OKTexas]

The thing is, he did not mishandle the whistle blower case.

You're either a blatant liar or supremely ignorant. He had no legal authority to accept or act on the complaint.

.

Horowitz says you are full of shit.

Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department inspector general, praised Atkinson's "integrity, professionalism, and commitment to the rule of law and independent oversight" in a statement. He also defended Atkinson's handling of the whistleblower's complaint, emphasizing Maguire's congressional testimony in which he said Atkinson actions were "by the book" and consistent with the law.

Trump fired the intelligence community lawyer who told Congress about the Ukraine whistleblower complaint

The president said he lost "confidence" in IG Michael Atkinson, who told Congress to a whistleblower's complaint about Trump.

www.businessinsider.com

Quote the law or STFU, I've read it, have you? Your crap is nothing but an appeal to authority fallacy. Typical commie.

.

 

[OKTexas]

The thing is, he did not mishandle the whistle blower case.

You sure about that?

Here is what he did that shows he tried hard to advance a bogus whistleblower claim, he changed the rules AFTER he got the report, to keep it viable since the rules makes clear the Whistleblower has to be an actual witness, but Atkinson waived that pesky rule to allow second/third hand claims be allowed for a contrived/useless whistleblower claim.

ICIG Michael Atkinson Attempts Four-Page Justification for Changing “Urgent Concern” Whistle-blower Guidelines…

Posted on September 30, 2019 by sundance

Excerpt:

Methinks Mr. Atkinson doth protest too much. Prior to the current “whistle-blower complaint” the Intelligence Community Inspector General did not accept Urgent Concern whistle-blower claims without first hand knowledge. However, the ICIG revised the protocol in August 2019 to accept a CIA complaint against President Donald Trump.

Today the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Michael Atkinson, presented a four-page justification explaining why the IC changed the Urgent Concern rules to allow the CIA to target President Trump with anonymous complaints based on hearsay:

bolding mine

His 4 page bullshit in the LINK

=====

Read the rest of the link to see WHY they changed the rules, it involved Schiff, Burr and the turd Atkinson.

I remember this clearly from last year, he changed the rule to promote a hearsay whistleblower claim.

======

More about this turd Atkinson:

Dirty Business – ICIG Atkinson Receives Ethics Complaint Against CIA ‘Whistleblower’, Goes to Schiff Basement for Talks…

ICIG Michael Atkinson is the link that connects Spygate to the Schiff Impeachment Effort

Chad Pergram noted that Intelligence Community Inspector General (IGIC) Michael Atkinson was spotted today going into HPSCI Chairman Schiffs’ basement bunker for discussions with the impeachment inquisitors.

WHAT EXACTLY is BULL SHIT ABOUT IT? I read the 4 page report, there was no bullshit in it??

Can you point out what was bullshit to you? Or are you just parroting fake news from right wing bloggers that you call news?

Atkinson, simply followed THE LAW that stated he SHALL turn over all designated urgent whistle blower complaints to congress within 10 days, and that pissed trump off.... and that is why he fired the man he hired..... and trump does not hire Democrats, so you KNOW Atkinson is a Republican.

Perhaps you can quote the law that gave Atkinson the authority to accept a complaint concerning a presidential diplomatic phone call. But I doubt it, since it doesn't exist. Read the limitations in the ICIG law. He's restricted to matters falling with the authority and responsibility of the DNI.

.

Atkinson: Trump fired me because I handled whistleblower complaint properly
“As an Inspector General, I was legally obligated to ensure that whistleblowers had an effective and authorized means to disclose urgent matter.”

Atkinson: Trump fired me because I handled whistleblower complaint properly

“As an Inspector General, I was legally obligated to ensure that whistleblowers had an effective and authorized means to disclose urgent matter.”

www.politico.com

"Atkinson was the federal official who revealed to Congress in September the existence of a whistleblower complaint against Trump, which indicated that the president improperly pressured Ukraine to investigate his political rivals. When Atkinson sought to share that complaint with Congress under a federal whistleblower law, the White House and Justice Department intervened and blocked the transmission of the complaint for days.

Ultimately, amid withering pressure, Trump provided the whistleblower complaint to Congress, as well as a transcript of a July 2019 call with Ukraine's president, two pieces of evidence that became crucial factors in the House's decision to impeach Trump for abuse of power. The Senate later acquitted him on a nearly party-line vote."
......................................................................................................
If Atkinson had not followed the law the WH would never have provided the complaint to Congress.

Yet none of you commies seem to have the ability to quote the guidelines or the law. Go fucking figure, another appeal to authority fallacy.

.

 

[OKTexas]

The thing is, he did not mishandle the whistle blower case.

You sure about that?

Here is what he did that shows he tried hard to advance a bogus whistleblower claim, he changed the rules AFTER he got the report, to keep it viable since the rules makes clear the Whistleblower has to be an actual witness, but Atkinson waived that pesky rule to allow second/third hand claims be allowed for a contrived/useless whistleblower claim.

ICIG Michael Atkinson Attempts Four-Page Justification for Changing “Urgent Concern” Whistle-blower Guidelines…

Posted on September 30, 2019 by sundance

Excerpt:

Methinks Mr. Atkinson doth protest too much. Prior to the current “whistle-blower complaint” the Intelligence Community Inspector General did not accept Urgent Concern whistle-blower claims without first hand knowledge. However, the ICIG revised the protocol in August 2019 to accept a CIA complaint against President Donald Trump.

Today the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Michael Atkinson, presented a four-page justification explaining why the IC changed the Urgent Concern rules to allow the CIA to target President Trump with anonymous complaints based on hearsay:

bolding mine

His 4 page bullshit in the LINK

=====

Read the rest of the link to see WHY they changed the rules, it involved Schiff, Burr and the turd Atkinson.

I remember this clearly from last year, he changed the rule to promote a hearsay whistleblower claim.

======

More about this turd Atkinson:

Dirty Business – ICIG Atkinson Receives Ethics Complaint Against CIA ‘Whistleblower’, Goes to Schiff Basement for Talks…

ICIG Michael Atkinson is the link that connects Spygate to the Schiff Impeachment Effort

Chad Pergram noted that Intelligence Community Inspector General (IGIC) Michael Atkinson was spotted today going into HPSCI Chairman Schiffs’ basement bunker for discussions with the impeachment inquisitors.

WHAT EXACTLY is BULL SHIT ABOUT IT? I read the 4 page report, there was no bullshit in it??

Can you point out what was bullshit to you? Or are you just parroting fake news from right wing bloggers that you call news?

Atkinson, simply followed THE LAW that stated he SHALL turn over all designated urgent whistle blower complaints to congress within 10 days, and that pissed trump off.... and that is why he fired the man he hired..... and trump does not hire Democrats, so you KNOW Atkinson is a Republican.

Perhaps you can quote the law that gave Atkinson the authority to accept a complaint concerning a presidential diplomatic phone call. But I doubt it, since it doesn't exist. Read the limitations in the ICIG law. He's restricted to matters falling with the authority and responsibility of the DNI.

.

And the DNI director testified the whistleblower complaint fell within those guidelines.

The end.

So quote the guidelines. COWARD!

.

 

[Coyote]

The thing is, he did not mishandle the whistle blower case.

You sure about that?

Here is what he did that shows he tried hard to advance a bogus whistleblower claim, he changed the rules AFTER he got the report, to keep it viable since the rules makes clear the Whistleblower has to be an actual witness, but Atkinson waived that pesky rule to allow second/third hand claims be allowed for a contrived/useless whistleblower claim.

ICIG Michael Atkinson Attempts Four-Page Justification for Changing “Urgent Concern” Whistle-blower Guidelines…

Posted on September 30, 2019 by sundance

Excerpt:

Methinks Mr. Atkinson doth protest too much. Prior to the current “whistle-blower complaint” the Intelligence Community Inspector General did not accept Urgent Concern whistle-blower claims without first hand knowledge. However, the ICIG revised the protocol in August 2019 to accept a CIA complaint against President Donald Trump.

Today the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Michael Atkinson, presented a four-page justification explaining why the IC changed the Urgent Concern rules to allow the CIA to target President Trump with anonymous complaints based on hearsay:

bolding mine

His 4 page bullshit in the LINK

=====

Read the rest of the link to see WHY they changed the rules, it involved Schiff, Burr and the turd Atkinson.

I remember this clearly from last year, he changed the rule to promote a hearsay whistleblower claim.

======

More about this turd Atkinson:

Dirty Business – ICIG Atkinson Receives Ethics Complaint Against CIA ‘Whistleblower’, Goes to Schiff Basement for Talks…

ICIG Michael Atkinson is the link that connects Spygate to the Schiff Impeachment Effort

Chad Pergram noted that Intelligence Community Inspector General (IGIC) Michael Atkinson was spotted today going into HPSCI Chairman Schiffs’ basement bunker for discussions with the impeachment inquisitors.

WHAT EXACTLY is BULL SHIT ABOUT IT? I read the 4 page report, there was no bullshit in it??

Can you point out what was bullshit to you? Or are you just parroting fake news from right wing bloggers that you call news?

Atkinson, simply followed THE LAW that stated he SHALL turn over all designated urgent whistle blower complaints to congress within 10 days, and that pissed trump off.... and that is why he fired the man he hired..... and trump does not hire Democrats, so you KNOW Atkinson is a Republican.

Perhaps you can quote the law that gave Atkinson the authority to accept a complaint concerning a presidential diplomatic phone call. But I doubt it, since it doesn't exist. Read the limitations in the ICIG law. He's restricted to matters falling with the authority and responsibility of the DNI.

.

And the DNI director testified the whistleblower complaint fell within those guidelines.

The end.

So quote the guidelines. COWARD!

.

You made the claim. Quote it.

 

[AntonToo]

The thing is, he did not mishandle the whistle blower case.

You're either a blatant liar or supremely ignorant. He had no legal authority to accept or act on the complaint.

.

Horowitz says you are full of shit.

Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department inspector general, praised Atkinson's "integrity, professionalism, and commitment to the rule of law and independent oversight" in a statement. He also defended Atkinson's handling of the whistleblower's complaint, emphasizing Maguire's congressional testimony in which he said Atkinson actions were "by the book" and consistent with the law.

Trump fired the intelligence community lawyer who told Congress about the Ukraine whistleblower complaint

The president said he lost "confidence" in IG Michael Atkinson, who told Congress to a whistleblower's complaint about Trump.

www.businessinsider.com

Quote the law or STFU, I've read it, have you? Your crap is nothing but an appeal to authority fallacy. Typical commie.
.

Horowitz doesn’t know the law?

Whistleblower complaint was true and urgent. WE KNOW that in retrospect there was exactly ZERO reason for IG to prevent Congress from seeing this document.

Whistleblower rules CAN’T work to hold the executive office accountable if White House can simply dictate blocking whatever they don’t want reaching Congress

Of course he did the only right thing there was to do (after he inappropriately sent it to WH btw!) so you can fuck off with your little go-fetch-me errands and just use your head.