Whistleblower’s Safety A Concern As Trump Makes Veiled Threats | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

Rachel Maddow reports on concerns about the freedom to testify and legal protections of the whistleblower in the Trump Ukraine scandal, as well as their physical safety after Donald Trump made thinly veiled threats about treating the whistleblower's sources like spies were treated "in the old days." Aired on 09/26/19.
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Whistleblower's Safety A Concern As Trump Makes Veiled Threats | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

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    1. @Todd Taliaferro No. This is simply “Hur Dur End of Drumpf” Narrative #76. These always end with egg in the Democrats face.

    1. @sfamerken12
      People all over this planet from several religions and cultures sing I am their Lion King Messiah the prophet besser videos on my likes playlist .

      No other American in the history of the USA has another American had people all over this planet from several religions and cultures sing to and about them .

    1. @Yo-yos Tenbucks quit mixing meth and moonshine dude. Save those 4 brain cells you have left.

  1. So Trump is witness tampering in public or semi-public! He is committing obstruction of justice. He is a dictator.

    1. David M laughable little Davey with more of his incoherent ramblings. Same old same old little Davey. You got nothing as usual

    2. According to the Patriot Act, drafted by Bush/Cheney and ratified by Obama’s inaction, Trump was a dictator the day he entered office.

    1. Behindthen0thing POTUS 44 brought the American economy out of a head long plunge into a depression. POTUS 45 has dismantled everything he could that aided Americans and falsely claims credit for the successes of POTUS 44.

    2. Right! Trump wouldn’t have it any other way. It begins with the destruction of the individuals, then he moves onto planning the destruction of America.

  2. Maybe it’s time to reassess Snowden’s decision not to take the whistleblower route but to make the information available to the media. He did not want his head chopped off.

    1. MVVpro We should just place D the C on permanent speaker phone live to the nation. Twitter doesn’t have that unique vocal quality Donald has.

    1. Yeah, impeding the news media and Democrats every step of the way. Maybe not this time. But unless there’s more than this transcript (other than cutting pasting it or making up stories on what it actually means) and a complaint on second-hand information for this so called whistleblower

    1. @Rob Perry — Really? That’s your takeaway from all this? Ahhhahahahahah! What cold comfort that must be for you. I don’t know. I think they’re really funny. I’m sure they’ll miss all the great source material that Trump gives them. Get ready for Alec Baldwin to be a regular again.

    1. What can the dems do. Government can’t do everything it’s up to the citizens who love their country and countrymen more than they do a mythical leader.

    2. @Delroy Brown Devon’s could stop acting like children, hate pushing and bullying the president no matter how stupid you sound sometimes. Democrats can quit bending the truth, lying.. About important stuff. Not the stupid s*** Trump says a lot. The Dems can quit wasting time and do something productive instead of attacking the current president every month the soft tissues that don’t go anywhere it seems. How about not running at the mouth and doing something instead of being hurt and hateful children.. Hippocrates lately, for the last two or three years. Pathetic

    3. This is what they do to show the public how and what happens so the people can see the real truth some still hard to believe.

  3. They may be the ones who killed Epstein who knows, with such speeches from the President and attorney general.

    1. Many people say that Trump really, really likes the young stuff. Maybe Epstein had videos? Can’t wait for Ivanka’s memoirs.

  4. Surely he is not stupid enough to invoke the death penalty when he is the one who likely committed treason? Wait, of course he is.

    1. Blake still in the game it was 25 million. It never went to court and like a lot of his business they use his name, but I guess he did marketing for them. Now if Trump was there everyday working then I’d blame him but a lot of rich people really don’t know what’s going on with there business they have people running them for them.

    2. @Ron Hummel Not for the one who has 10 or more bankruptcies, fake real estate school, bully, broken promises, egocentric and cry baby. You are fired!!!

    3. Remember, trump has ALWAYS dropped crumb “nuggets” of his intentions and future actions when shooting off his mouth in unhinged episodes! THAT is his downfall, that has made us , the American citizens, CONNECT THE DOTS. The “us” audience has been waiting for Congress, media, LAW put it all together. Most of us aren’t shocked at all these “findings”…. just relieved !

    1. Stupid Durr – she was famous for it. A vaudeville act, in fact. An odd occupation, standing on stage reflecting societies mores…

    1. And he became president, has stayed the president, has done a ton of stuff. Prepare with a good or bad… And not just look good on camera and lie about who he is, I guess. He’s pretty blunt. You are correct

  5. Better hide this person. I’m sure the Russian Translator where he destroyed his notes is already ‘accounted for’. Epstein wasn’t a suicide, it was survival.

    1. Andy Orwig “The investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired with the Russian Government in its election interference activities.” Robert Mueller, III, Congressional Testimony. July 24, 2019

    1. @alobo2000 Yet everything the complaint touched on is coming up incredible accurate, giving it more credibility. What is it about Trump that you supporters are still defending? It’s all on paper now. He can literally take a dump on your chest and you would probably ask for more.

  6. We all must protect this true patriot whistle blower!! He or she practised courage and love of their country to help each and every American! Thank you !!!

    1. I don’t think the true whistleblower’s identity will ever be made public. The person(s) who filed this complaint should also be thanked because they are taking the heat to protect the true WB.

    2. @Kate Hillenbrand Probably will go public at some point if he or she testifies, even in a closed hearing, before Congress.

    3. True patriot whistleblower? Doesn’t whistleblower have to be present for the information whether seen her Etc and not secondhand? How to look up the law I miss. But this whole whistleblower term, this so-called hero.. Kind of sounds like a childish thing. There’s an exercise that shows are proved she go from one topic to another and things get exaggerated or Miss represented from one person to the next. Thus, I believe there’s a reason that it was so blower is supposed to be the one directly involved? Is this wrong? Again, have to look up the law. But this sounds logical

    1. obstruction of justice would be hiding the phone call records in a secret server. threatening death to a witness against him seems a huge step beyond that. at minimum, witness intimidation. friggin mob boss stuff.

    2. Impeachment does not mean removal from office. That would require a two-thirds vote in the Senate. And that will never happen😂

    3. @Barry Sutton aww, did you just learn that? well keep your notepad out, because you’re going to see the snate vote almost unanomously to send trump packing, with only a couple refraining from the vote and no one voting to keep him in office. remember i told you so.

    4. I’m not sure how someone who obstruct justice would get prosecuted since the attorney general is a part of the story and according to Nancy Pelosi he has gone rogue annual now acting as the President defence attorney. This is all new I guess we will all see how it plays out. Never thought I would live to see such break down in our government and the orderly function. It’s like reading about what goes on in some tin can third world dictatorship where there are no rule if law. This seem a little like what goes on in those corrupt countries in Africa which are run by despots. I hope this democratic congress find a way to save the Republic by restoring order and integer ti the institution of the presidency.

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