There’s been the expected bewailings of the punishment for Sondland, the Vindman brothers, and perhaps others still to come. Senator Minority Leader Schumer (D-NY), and presumably just about all the members of Congress, has recognized that whistleblower retaliation is illegal:
On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) requested all 74 inspectors general, including the Defense Department IG, to investigate retaliation against whistleblowers after President Donald Trump got key impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman kicked out of the National Security Council last week.
Would the Democrats consider another impeachment? I think, at the very least, they should make noises about it. After all, this is a violation of law, and it falls well within the House oversight function to investigate and, once again, prepare articles of impeachment.
What’s worse than being impeached but not convicted? Yeah, you got it.
Messaged properly, the Democrats can use such an impeachment inquiry and trial to continue to chip away at the rotten core of the Republican Party – and to affirm the message that the Presidency is not to be treated as a Mob position.
