Common Dreams - Lawyers representing the whistleblower who filed a complaint about President Donald Trump's call with Ukraine's leader warned in a letter over the weekend that Trump has put the safety of their client at risk by describing the anonymous individual as a traitor and issuing open threats of retaliation. "The purpose of this letter is to formally notify you of serious concerns we have regarding our client's personal safety," Andrew Bakaj, the lead attorney for the whistleblower, wrote (pdf) to Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire. "The events of the past week have heightened our concerns that our client's identity will be disclosed publicly and that, as a result, our client will be put in harm's way."
Threats against a whistleblower are not only illegal—the Whistleblower
Protection Act of 1989—but also indicative of a cover-up," said Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch.
Trump suggests Schiff be arrested for treason for exaggerating call with Ukraine
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Like a basketball player, no move Trump makes is not a fake-out.
Of course Schiff can't be prosecuted for his lies when he is acting as a congressman. Trump might even know this. But by throwing out an incindiary "treason" tweet, he gets the entire anti-Trump press to to highlight that Schiff was lying.
Even after 3+ years the press continues to fall for every feint. Like a cat pouncing at the red dot. Every time.
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