WhistleBlower Archive
04 Feb 2020
InfoMullet: The Eunuchs are Running the Asylum
TLDRUpFront: In a fortnight that saw the GOP go full Reek in the Senate and Democrats struggle to play duck-duck-goose without losing track of the ducks; this Radical Moderate has a few things to get off his chest about the self-neutering effect Partisan Populism on common sense and basic competence. Content Warning: Radical Moderate
22 Jan 2020
InfoMullet: Organized Division
TLDRUpFront: The opening day of President Trump’s Senate Trial focused on debating and passage of the Organizing Resolution governing Trial Procedures where the precedent of President Clinton’s Trial proceedings loomed large. At the end of the day with a GOP Majority Senator McConnell held the field getting most of what he and President Trump wanted.
17 Jan 2020
InfoMullet: Third Time’s a Charm – Impeachment
TLDRUpFront: For the 3rd time in history the House has impeached a President. Never before has a Trial resulted in conviction. Understanding the Trial means understanding “sole power” and “inherently political”. As we cover the Trial check back here for our previous coverage and resources to gain context.
23 Nov 2019
InfoMullet: Impeachable Charges Review
TLDRUpFront: I’ve been looking for a good TLDR summary of where we stand with the House impeachment inquiry of President Trump. I haven’t found one so I’m writing this up covering both charges and summary of key evidence supporting the filing of those charges. By nature, the “evidence summary” are a few line TLDR’s summarizing
06 Nov 2019
InfoMullet: Explaining Closed Door Hearings with Williams Testimony
TLDRUpFront: With many questions in public about 'closed door' testimony, whether it's fair, why that was being done this post can help clarify. When the House conducts any hearings relating to national security, sensitive communication means, or takes live testimony from high ranking national security officials, that testimony is always behind closed doors at first.
05 Nov 2019
InfoMullet: Sondland’s European Vacation
TLDRUpFront: In what the NY Times refers to as a "substantial revision" after he had, in his own words, "refreshed his recollection" Ambassador Sondland has reversed course on his prior testimony.
03 Nov 2019
InfoMullet: Prior to Whistle Blower CIA Registered Concerns over Ukraine
TLDRUpFront: New allegations, and evidence, of a high-level cover up that began in the White House prior to the WhistleBlower complaint being filed.
29 Oct 2019
InfoMullet: Threading a Mustache through the Eye of a Needle
TLDRUpFront: We review the opening statement of Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman, Army officer and National Security Council expert on Eurasia, including Ukraine. At the same time the National Securiy Advisor, John Bolton, seems to be navigating legal needles to introduce both an aide and his own testimony against the President. FullContext in the Back: The
29 Oct 2019
InfoMullet: An Officer Takes the Stand
TLDRUpFront: Interesting testimony scheduled for tomorrow. Lt. Colonel Vindman, an Army officer assigned to the White House as the Ukrainian specialist for the National Security Council, who was on the call between President Trump and President Zelensky.
25 Oct 2019
InfoMullet: House Impeachment Proceedings Ruled Legitimate by Courts
TLDRUpFront: Common practice is to hold grand jury testimony secret, though one exception applies to an impeachment inquiry. The House and White House went to court over the House's request to access secret grand jury materials. Trump's legal team argued that House proceedings were not legitimate, resulting in a judicial finding of fact that they