trader_4 wrote:

This is like complaining whether a fire alarm call came from one
person or three,

This so-called "whistle" doesn't even qualify as meeting the test of a
whistle report under the domain of the DNI.

I watched the first 1.5 hours of the DNI (director of national
intelligence) testifing (in public, which is a first for these things)
in front of the house Committee (Schiff and Nunes). This was yesterday,
starting at 8 or 9 am.

Did you watch it?

The DNI, as part of answering variations of the same question over and
over and over again, stated the legal terms of what qualifies as a
"whistle-blower" report, and the conversation between Trump and anyone
else DOES NOT QUALIFY.

In short, a "whistle" can't be blown if it does not pertain to financial
or operational events or pertain to people under the chain of command of
the DNI. The POTUS is not, under previously determined law, is not a
member of the intelligence community, and he DOES NOT report TO the
DNI. The DNI reports to HIM.

And further more, ANY communications the president has with ANYONE is
AUTOMATICALLY covered by executive privlege and can't be subpoena'd by
congress.

A whisle-blower report filed with the DNI must be turned over to the
house (and senate?) intelligence committee within or by 7 days after the
filing.

Even after seeking all appropriate legal council, even though this DID
NOT MEET THE TEST for an incident or situation that the whistle-blower
law was designed for, the DNI treated it as a whistle-blower report
(WBR).

BUT - BUT he's torn to uphold another rule - that of executive
privledge, which ordinarily wouldn't kick in because a LEGIT WBI would
NEVER APPLY TO THE PRESIDENT IN THE FIRST PLACE. So he can't release
the WBI to the committee because it meets the test of Executive
Privledge.

During the hearing, the democrats focused EXCLUSIVELY on why they
weren't given the report. They are treating this as a process-crime, a
cover-up.

They didn't delve AT ALL into the merits of the so-called "whistle"
being blown.