September 26, 2019


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Hooooo boy! Today’s episode breaks down the tipping point that finally got House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to back an impeachment inquiry: the now-disclosed whistleblower complaint that lays out exactly how Donald Trump abused our foreign policy to pressure a foreign leader to aid him in his 2020 re-election campaign. It’s every bit as bad as it looks, and we walk you through exactly what it means.

Here’s the topline: Acting DNI Maguire changed his story as to why he withheld the whistleblower complaint to a completely bogus claim of executive privilege. We’ll tell you why that won’t hold up. We’ll also answer:

  • What’s a TELCON, and do we have reasons to believe that the “transcript” of the President’s July 25 conversation with Ukranian President Zelenskyy was “Bill Barr”ed?
  • Are we at PEAK YODEL MOUNTAIN?
  • Did the Republicans really email their stupid talking points to Nancy Pelosi? And if so, how do we spot a hack? (Hint: he — and they’re pretty much all ‘he’s — will have an “R” after his name.)
  • What did we learn from Maguire’s testimony today, and how incriminating was it? (Very.)
  • What does the complaint say and how bad is it?
  • And finally — what are the FIVE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT Andrew thinks will be brought against this President?

After all that, it’s time for a brand-new #T3BE, this time a dreaded real property question that Thomas feels oddly confident about his answer. Do you share his optimism? Let us know!

Show Notes & Links

  1. Remember that the operative statute requiring Maguire to have turned over the whistleblower complaint is 50 U.S.C. § 3033, and particularly subsection (k)(5).
  2. Here’s the New York Timesreporting that Trump mentioned Giuliani way back in his first call to Zelenskyy on April 21, 2019.
  3. Extortion is 18 U.S.C. § 355(c)(2); treason is 18 U.S.C. § 2381, and neither are a good fit here.
  4. What laws are a good fit? Well, how about (a) illegal solicitation of a campaign contribution, 52 U.S.C. § 30121; (b) bribery, U.S.C. § 201; (c) obstruction of justice, 18 U.S.C. § 1505, and much more??
  5. Finally, remember that we first discussed illegal campaign contributions back in Episode 116.

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Content

Free Version1 Patreon Version2 Subject Information
[00:00:00] [00:00:00] Intro
[00:07:40] [00:07:40] Yodel Mountain
[00:08:46] [00:08:46] Joseph Maguire's changed testimony
[00:16:05] [00:16:05] The Complaint
[00:20:36] [00:20:36] Joseph Maguire and the House Intelligence Committee
[00:23:23] [00:23:23] Item 1 TELCONs and Transcripts
[00:31:03] [00:31:03] Witnesses to the call or co-conspirators?
[00:35:00] Commercial
[00:37:10] [00:34:50] Item 2 Are we at Peak Yodel Mountain?
[00:43:19] [00:40:59] Item 3 Boomers trying to use Email
[00:45:06] [00:42:46] The most damning evidence of corruption in connection to the Maguire hearings
[00:45:55] [00:43:35] The Maguire testimony & the 5 GOP arguments
[00:47:38] [00:45:18] #1 - Democrats are being mean
[00:48:26] [00:46:06] #2 - The Whistle Blower complaint is hearsay
[00:50:25] [00:48:05] #3 - Executive Privilege
[00:50:59] [00:48:39] #4 - Crowdstrike conspiracy theory
[00:54:33] [00:52:13] What happened with Maguire
[01:00:04] Commercial
[01:01:28] [00:57:34] The Whistle Blower complaint
[01:03:17] [00:59:23] The Specifics part 1 - Guilani
[01:06:48] [01:02:54] The Specifics part 2 - Hiding the records
[01:10:30] [01:06:36] The bottom line
[01:13:31] [01:09:37] First Timer Friday
[01:15:24] [01:11:30] T3BE Question: Real Property - Loans and Property Value
[01:18:14] Bonus Content
[01:22:23] [02:01:18] Outro

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