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:<\/p>\n
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\u00a0kicked out<\/a> of the National Security Council last week.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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.<\/p>\n
What’s worse than being impeached but not convicted? Yeah, you got it.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 \u2026 Continue reading