[rad-green] Trump-Ukraine Whistleblower Suddenly Won't Testify; Lawyers Break Off Negotiations Amid New Revelations

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-ukraine-whistleblower-suddenly-wont-testify-lawyers-break-negotiations-house-amid

Zero Hedge          11/02/2019Trump-Ukraine Whistleblower Suddenly Won't
Testify; Lawyers Break Off Negotiations Amid New Revelations
*by Tyler Durden <https://www.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-durden>*

A CIA officer who filed a second-hand whistleblower complaint against
President Trump has gotten cold feet about testifying after revelations
emerged that *he worked with Joe Biden, former CIA Director John Brennan,
and a DNC operative* who sought dirt on President Trump from officials in
Ukraine's former government.

<https://www.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/schiff%20ciara.jpg?itok=taec3h-Q>

According to the *Washington Examiner*
<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/no-further-discussion-talks-halt-between-whistleblower-lawyers-and-schiff-staff-amid-expectation-he-wont-testify>,
discussions with the whistleblower - revealed by *RealClearInvestigation
<https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2019/10/30/whistleblower_exposed_close_to_biden_brennan_dnc_oppo_researcher_120996.html>s*
as
33-year-old Eric Ciaramella have been halted, "and there is no discussion
of testimony from a second whistleblower, who supported the first's claims."

Ciaramella complained that President Trump abused his office when he asked
Ukraine to investigate corruption allegations against Joe Biden and his son
Hunter, as well as claims related to pro-Clinton election interference and
DNC hacking in 2016.

On Thursday, a top National Security Council official who was present on a
July 25 phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky
testified that he saw *nothing illegal about the conversation*
<https://www.zerohedge.com/political/nsc-official-morrison-schiff-nothing-illegal-trump-zelensky-call>
.

"*I want to be clear, I was not concerned that anything illegal was
discussed*," said Tim Morrison, former NSC Senior Director for European
Affairs who was on the July 25 call between the two leaders.
*Tim Morrison*
<https://www.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/morrison_1.jpg?itok=UJskkyZc>

*And now, the partisan whistleblowers have cold feet.*

"There is no indication that either of the original whistleblowers will be
called to testify or appear before the Senate or House Intelligence
committees. *There is no further discussion ongoing between the legal team
and the committees*," said the  *Examiner*'s source.

*The whistleblower is a career CIA officer with expertise in Ukraine
policy* who
served on the White House National Security Council during the Obama
administration, *when 2020 Democratic presidential candidate* *Joe Biden
was "point man" for Ukraine*, and during the early months of the Trump
administration. -*Washington Examiner*
<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/no-further-discussion-talks-halt-between-whistleblower-lawyers-and-schiff-staff-amid-expectation-he-wont-testify>

In other words, *House Democrats are about to impeach President Trump over
a second-hand whistleblower complaint by a partisan CIA officer, and
neither he nor his source will actually testify about it *(for now...).

On Thursday, the House passed a resolution establishing a framework for
Trump impeachment proceedings, belatedly granting Republicans the ability
to subpoena witnesses, but only if Schiff and fellow Democrats on the
Intelligence Committee agree.

Mark Zaid, who along with Andrew Bakaj is an attorney for both the original
whistleblower and the second whistleblower, told the  *Washington
Examiner* *the
legal team was willing to work with lawmakers so long as anonymity is
ensured*. “We remain committed to cooperating with any congressional
oversight committee's requests  *so long as it properly protects and
ensures the anonymity of our clients*,” Zaid said.

On Wednesday, *Zaid and Bakaj declined to confirm or deny in a statement
<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/pinnacle-of-irresponsibility-attorneys-decline-to-confirm-cia-officer-eric-ciaramella-is-whistleblower>
to
the Washington Examiner that Eric Ciaramella, 33, a career CIA analyst and
former Ukraine director on the NSC*, *was the whistleblower* after a report
by RealClearInvestigations. -*Washington Examiner*
<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/no-further-discussion-talks-halt-between-whistleblower-lawyers-and-schiff-staff-amid-expectation-he-wont-testify>

In September, House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff, who lied
about contacts with Ciaramella (and hired two Ciaramella associates as
staffers) said that the whistleblower "would like to speak to our
committee."
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Once Ciaramella's status as a CIA officer and his links to Biden emerged,
however, Schiff backtracked. On October 13 he changed his tune, saying "Our
primary interest right now is making sure that that person is protected."
[image: image.png]

Meanwhile,* once the House impeaches Trump - which it most certainly will*
 - *the tables will turn in the Senate*, which will hold a mandatory trial.
Not only will the GOP-Senators controlling the proceedings be able to
subpoena documents and other evidence, *they'll be able to compel
Ciaramella, the Bidens, Chalupa and any other witnesses they desire* as we
head into the 2020 US election.

Nancy Pelosi saw this coming and caved to her party anyway. There isn't
enough popcorn in the world for what's coming.

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