Earlier today House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy was mocked for suggesting the whistleblower should go directly to Congress:
McCarthy appears to misunderstand the details — the whistleblower couldn't come directly to Congress so went the legally sanctioned route to the inspector general.
Congress wants the info but is being denied by the Trump admin. https://t.co/TWZEfn9dMv
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 20, 2019
Lots of folks were quick to point out that this isn’t how it works:
McCarthy is suggesting the whistleblower do what the ICWPA does not permit. https://t.co/WnnRVUaHlB
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) September 20, 2019
Failed presidential candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell even accused him of “spreading misinformation”:
False. The whistleblower would not have aurhorization to share classified information. If he did, he’d lose his clearance and be charged with a crime. Not shocked that @GOPLeader is spreading misinformation. It’s what he does. https://t.co/bJjRxKT0Yp
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) September 20, 2019
If that’s true, when is Rep. Swalwell going to tell Sen. Kamala Harris the rules?
New–> @KamalaHarris: "I absolutely urge this whistleblower to go directly to Congress, whether in closed session or open….you have an obligation to let the American people know when any member of our government is collaborating with a foreign gov't to undermine our democracy."
— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) September 20, 2019
Video here:
.@KamalaHarris: "[Whistleblower] may feel a sense of concern that they're going to be attacked by this president, but the American people will stand with you…This is about a solemn duty that this person…to do everything we can to reinforce the integrity of our democracy." https://t.co/830GeWIJEH pic.twitter.com/JBf42bD9Ym
— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) September 20, 2019
Transcript:
Kamala Harris urges whistleblower to go directly to Congress with complaint about Pres. Trump: "This is so much bigger than any individual. This is about a solemn duty that this person, and we all should have, to do everything we can to reinforce the integrity of our democracy.." pic.twitter.com/t7SMoqwSBo
— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) September 20, 2019
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Related:
Here we go again: Fake Lindsey Graham quote on the whistleblower posted by Hollywood writer starts to go viral https://t.co/yvT6cDpXiQ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 20, 2019
Is he for real? Everyone point and laugh at Joe Scarborough and his ‘impeach-gasm’ over Trump #WhistleBlower story (watch) https://t.co/tlJdknA2Rq
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 20, 2019