Trump implies whistleblower should be killed

[dogs4thewin]

if the GOP Reality Show Host is impeached and removed from office; VP, Republican Mike Pence becomes President. That's nothing like a coup.

and he could remain president for up to nine years and not the standard eight.

 

[cow451]

and he could remain president for up to nine years and not the standard eight.

Well, Pence is the one who stands to gain the most from impeaching Trump, then.

 

[dogs4thewin]

Well, Pence is the one who stands to gain the most from impeaching Trump, then.

But the dems would not want that.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

But the dems would not want that.

I would much prefer Mike Pence over a criminal president, Republican or Democrat.

 

[98cwitr]

I would much prefer Mike Pence over a criminal president, Republican or Democrat.

Guilty until proven innocent?

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Guilty until proven innocent?

I’m not a juror in a court of law, and I was working off of a hypothetical situation. Should we have an actual criminal president, Democrat or Republican, I’d prefer Mike Pence.

 

[98cwitr]

Yep coup: Whistleblower identified as CIA officer who was detailed to White House

 

[tall73]

At a private breakfast this morning Trump implied the whistleblower is a spy and then suggested what we used to do with spies....

Trump:

“I want to know who’s the person, who’s the person who gave the whistleblower the information? Because that’s close to a spy,” he continued. “You know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart? Right? The spies and treason, we used to handle it a little differently than we do now.”
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Prediction: in this thread we'll see a lot of people pretending this isn't a threat of murder.

It does seem to be threatening action. But it is not towards the whistleblower. He seems to be targeting the person who was actually there and passed information to the whistleblower.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Trump:

“I want to know who’s the person, who’s the person who gave the whistleblower the information? Because that’s close to a spy,” he continued. “You know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart? Right? The spies and treason, we used to handle it a little differently than we do now.”
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I WISH TO BE TECHNICALLY CORRECT WHICH IS THE BEST KIND OF CORRECT:

Trump seems to be saying this about the person who talked to the whistleblower (since we know the whistleblower did not have direct knowledge of some of these matters), not the whistleblower.

(In other reporting, there's all sorts of angry/frightened finger-pointing inside the White House about who told what to whom.)

 

[redleghunter]

Seems Bill Weld beat him to it:

Bill Weld suggests Trump could face execution over Ukraine phone call

 

[essentialsaltes]

Yep coup

Nope, person acting in good faith.

"I think the whistle-blower did the right thing," Maguire testified. "I think he followed the law every step of the way."

 

[Aldebaran]

I’m not a juror in a court of law, and I was working off of a hypothetical situation. Should we have an actual criminal president, Democrat or Republican, I’d prefer Mike Pence.

What if Pence continued with the economic, gun, border, and other policies of Trump?

 

[redleghunter]

Nope, person acting in good faith.

"I think the whistle-blower did the right thing," Maguire testified. "I think he followed the law every step of the way."

Spying in good faith has been known to happen. It's only in good faith when one likes what they hear.

 

[wing2000]

“I want to know who’s the person, who’s the person who gave the whistleblower the information? Because that’s close to a spy,” he continued. “You know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart? Right? The spies and treason, we used to handle it a little differently than we do now.”

Loyalty to Donald far exceeds loyalty to country.

Yep coup: Whistleblower identified as CIA officer who was detailed to White House

Did I miss the tanks in front of the Whitehouse?

 

[redleghunter]

What if Pence continued with the economic, gun, border, and other policies of Trump?

LOL, day one they would be calling him a homophobe Trump bootlicker. Do you think they would stop at Trump? I don't.

 

[essentialsaltes]

LOL, day one they would be calling him a homophobe Trump bootlicker.

I don't have to wait for any signal to call Pence that.

Do you think they would stop at Trump? I don't.

Being a homophobe Trump bootlicker is not an impeachable offense. Just a huge character flaw.

 

[Aldebaran]

LOL, day one they would be calling him a homophobe Trump bootlicker. Do you think they would stop at Trump? I don't.

Nope, not even for a second. They would continue with their hatred simply because Pence is part of the Trump administration.

 

[redleghunter]

Nope, not even for a second. They would continue with their hatred simply because Pence is part of the Trump administration.

The articles of impeachment are already drafted:

 

[Speedwell]

What if Pence continued with the economic, gun, border, and other policies of Trump?

He would be continuing with them as a rational adult with a claim to moral character, not a willful, amoral narcissist.

 

[Speedwell]

Nope, not even for a second. They would continue with their hatred simply because Pence is part of the Trump administration.

No, he would be head of the Pence administration and would have to earn hatred by his own efforts.