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
- 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).
- Here’s the New York Timesreporting that Trump mentioned Giuliani way back in his first call to Zelenskyy on April 21, 2019.
- Extortion is 18 U.S.C. § 355(c)(2); treason is 18 U.S.C. § 2381, and neither are a good fit here.
- 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??
- Finally, remember that we first discussed illegal campaign contributions back in Episode 116.
Law Talkin' Stuff
Earth Law
- International treaties and laws mentioned
It's in the Constitution
- References to the Constitution and the Amendments
Lawsplaining
- 50usc-3033 & subsection K5
Law Court Thingies
Magic Law Words
Mentions
- Attorney Client Privilege
- Bill Barr
- Classified Information
- Donald Trump
- Eminent Domain
- Harm to an Ongoing Matter
- Intelligence Committees
- Michael Cohen
- Q-Anon
- Shall vs May
- Treason
- US v Bedoy
- US v McDonald
Organizations
People
- Adam Schiff
- Ben Sasse
- Heather Loveridge
- ICIG
- James Comey
- Jeff Flake
- Joseph Maguire
- Justin Amash
- Lindsey Graham
- Mitch McConnell
- Mitt Romney
- Nancy Pelosi
- Rudy Guilani
- Volodymyr Zelensky
- The Whistle Blower
References
Topics
Content
Free Version1 | Patreon Version2 | Subject | Information |
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[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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