Things got a little testy at Tuesday morning’s impeachment hearing when House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff was accused of lying about knowing the identity of the whistleblower.
The exchange came during testimony by Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, Democrat witness and top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council.
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Following interruption by Vindman’s attorney during testimony, Schiff declared that “this committee will not be used to out the whistleblower.”
Jordan responded by saying his line of questioning was not designed to out the whistleblower, an individual whom Schiff has denied knowing the identity of.
“You have said you don’t know who the whistleblower is – even though no one believes you,” Jordan shot back at the California Democrat.
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Jordan was asking about who was leaking national security information.
Schiff stops him to “protect the whistleblower”
Jordan to Schiff:
“You have said you don’t know who the whistleblower is – even though no one believes you.”
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— Benny (@bennyjohnson) November 19, 2019
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Why Did Jordan Jab Schiff?
Aside from the fact that it’s always satisfying to see Republicans taking shots at Schiff whose role as Chairman should be relinquished based on his partisan hackery, the exchange highlights a very important point.
Schiff is, in fact, lying about not knowing the whistleblower.
The Democrat insisted this was the case at a hearing last week saying, “I do not know the identity of the whistleblower and I’m determined to make sure that identity is protected.”
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Jordan is right in saying nobody believes Schiff. Nobody believed him prior to today’s hearing because his staff coordinated with the whistleblower. And nobody believes him now because of the following exchange …
Nunes: “What agency was this individual from?”
Schiff: “If I could interject here, we don’t want to these proceedings –”
Nunes: “It’s our time –”
Schiff: “I know, but we need to protect the whistleblower.”#VindmanTestimony https://t.co/aLkMmy4bax pic.twitter.com/RTLrItJ5ek
— The Hill (@thehill) November 19, 2019
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Huh. How could Schiff possibly have known who Vindman was talking about here if he doesn’t know the identity of the whistleblower? At a bare minimum, he knows that Vindman knows who the whistleblower is and certainly became concerned that his statements were going to reveal his identity.
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Jordan should subpoena Schiff to testify.
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They Got Caught
Vindman and Schiff both got caught during the exchange with Rep. Devin Nunes. Schiff, as we already mentioned, and Vindman who stated in his deposition that he didn’t know the identity of the whistleblower – A man who the Political Insider has already identified as CIA officer Eric Ciaramella, a registered Democrat who worked with former Vice President Joe Biden and former CIA Director John Brennan.
Watch how he clams up after Nunes asks, “How it is possible for you to name these people and then out the whistleblower?”
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This exact moment is when we know the impeachment hearings are a farce:
Schiff, Vindman: We do not know the identity of the whistleblower
GOP: So how will you know if we name him?
Schiff, Vindman: STOP ASKING QUESTIONS! HE’S A GREAT GUY. IT HURTS HIS FEELINGS pic.twitter.com/6Fn0n5dzO4
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) November 19, 2019
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In a span of just a few minutes, Vindman avoided answering that question by insisting Nunes refer to him by rank, then repeatedly saying his counsel has advised him not to answer.
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“Are you aware that this is the Intelligence Committee that’s conducting this impeachment hearing?” Nunes quipped. “Wouldn’t the appropriate place for you to come to testify would be the Intelligence Committee about someone within the intelligence community?”
Jordan and Nunes clearly outed Vindman and Schiff as liars during today’s hearing. Nobody, as Jordan states, believes them.
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Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. Hm. Lessseee… is it possible the money will connect BHO and HRC to Biden, the dossier paid for by HRC, the british spy BHO enabled… etc..
This entire drama is simply to make voters doubt Trump, in the 2020 election. They know their candidates are weak. So what better way to help them out. Schiff is a very weak dishonest man. The only thing this ridiculous hearing will do is make ANY president in the future ineffective. MAybe that’s the plan so Congress and Senate can just become the supreme power with out the fear of veto’s. Trying to figure out this bunch of haters and liars is very hard.
its easy to figure out, brennan, schiff and the whistle blower conspired to commit treason and over throw the president of the united states, if the whistle blower is forced to testify then adam schiff and brennan will end up hanging from a light pole in front of the white house for the act of treason. schiff will do everything possible to keep the whistle blower from testifying and when their efforts fail schiff will drop the charges so he does not end up with a stretched neck to add to the pencil neck that props up his big bug eyed bulbus head.
Schiff:”You have said you don’t know who the whistleblower is – even though no one believes you.”
I believe him. . . Like most other “facts” that schiftt has introduced, they are figments of schiftts imagination. We only have schiftts word that there is a whistleblower. schiftt has been caught and exposed in so many lies Who is to say that Schiftt did not dream up this individual (the whistleblower) so that he could continue this inquisition of PRESIDENT TRUMP and obstructing President TRUMPS fumigating the politics in DC.
Note to Dems: you can’t have both ways. IF you know who he is–trot him (or her) out! Last time I checked, you can’t “cherry pick” whom you will grant immunity and whom you will not! Shame, shame, shame on the bunch of you “good ole boys who think their SDS!
Butt sniff schiff should be dragged out by the throat
Jim Jordan is right on the mark. If Schiff did not know who the whistleblower is and would be outed if Vindman named that last person he spoke to he would have nor reason to interrupt. It is also becoming apparent that Mister Vindmen is at the heart of the complaint in that he is the primary source of the information.
I don’t believe there is any “whistleblower”, if they won’t say who he or she is, then why should we believe these crying babies…!!! This is fiction, these secret meetings, should be disallowed, the left is making up stuff as they go , waisting our tax money and wasting a huge amount of time, when they should be doing their jobs..!!!
I’m beginning to think Schiff is going to be the scapegoat Pelosi will throw to the wolves. Perfect choice as he is despised by even the leftists.
As CHAIRMAN, Adam Schiff should at least TRY to make the effort to appear he is NON PARTISAN during this Impeachment Hearing. He looks like a spoiled child sitting up there banging his gavel when the hearing does not follow HIS narrative. Adam Schiff is pathetic, unethical, and a PARTISAN HACK PIG.
Why in the hell are we paying for this charade?! Why are us TAXPAYERS having to fork up the dough to sponsor this mock farce of a “hearing” regarding a phantom “whistleblower” who’s apparently obviously biased as all get out?!
When this whole “whistleblower” facade is finally exposed can we, the citizens of this mighty fine United States of America recoup our financial losses from those who are participating in this fiasco. If not politically, personally. Can we sue them as individuals for malicious intent… for whatever. Pick something, anything! Just end this charade, recoup our money from those leftist fools and imprison those responsible for this Witch Hunt!
Dayum, this is getting old. And now they bring a copy of the Pillsbury Doughboy in military dress to whine his pathetic way through a couple of rounds of questions. God help us if this sissified Lt. Colonel is, in fact a true and accurate representative of our nation’s combat forces!!!
If that’s the case then there ain’t no way our second amendment is going anywhere. I won’t be looking for the likes of this porky Vidman fool to protect my dead cat, let alone anything that’s related to me and mine. My Lord that’s one pathetic military “specimen”.
Schiff is a sneaky dishonest small small man. Who for some reason is afraid of Pres. Trump. That says volumes about his character. All the Dems who are pushing so hard to get rid of the President, should be watched 247. They are real I mean real shady people who probably have unspeakable crimes to hide. Any Democrat or Republican going after Trump this hard are the worst of the worst..be very afraid of them
Vindman reminds me of someone who could snap and come back to the hearings with a gun. He is very self important and seems to be enjoying the spotlight much like Schift. He also believes that he is so much smarter than anyone else in the room.
…Nunes and Jordan…perhaps there is hope for the GOP…?
PLEASE. PLEASE. PLEASE. TAKE it to the SENATE…….PERIOD……
How many times are the demo rats going to piss hard earned tax dollars on a sham they created. It’s time to take the money from the demo rats and hold them accountable for lying and deceiving the American people, knowing full well that this is all a lie. The first lie cost the American taxpayers over 35 MILLION DOLLARS
So if nobody that’s there knows who the whistle blower is how would what they say out that person?????
These arrogant nabobs knickers are so twisted because the President decided to exercise his Constitutional duty and set foreign policy himself, and to also have non-governmental actors investigating the Ukrainan involvement in the 2016 election, I just can’t help but smile. Oh my, what shall we do, the sky is falling……
What a lying sack of Schiff!
Mr. Vindman is a treasonous disgrace to the armed services. He insists on being refered to as Lt. Col, well Mr. Lt. Col, those in the military that are spoken to by someone that has rank or power over them has often been referred to as Mr. But, since you insist on reminding everybody that you are still in our armed services, then you have committed treason, by passing on secure secret documents to your brother & other unknown people, in a time of war. The hell with a court marshal, you deserve summery execution.
I love how all the Leftist Commie Pinko Ratfinks acknowledge Mr. Vindman’s service to our country while they detest the servicemen that don’t fall to their brainwashed ways.
What a circus. And a bad circus at that
I SINCERELY hope the American voters and taxpayers are fed up with the lying, obstructing, do nothing for America socialist demonicrats and are going to vote REPUBLICAN in 2020. The votes earlier this month were not very encouraging. FOR THE REPUBLIC! KEEP AMERICA GREAT!
This is worse than farcical! If neither Vindman nor Schiff knows who the “whistleblower” is, how could they know that Vindman was about to “out” the whistleblower? Either they know him (the only obvious conclusion) or they don’t. They can’t have it both ways, although having it both ways seems to be what the Democrats do best. I wonder what the political outcome of pushing this nonsense is going to be in 2020?
I have it on good intelligence that the whistleblower is neither a “HE” nor a “SHE” but a you know what without a you know what so please address the whisleblower in a politically correct manner
I hope and pray that all the Democrats watching this remember this come November 2020 and vote these corrupted, under handing Democrats out of office for good. VOTE REPUBLICAN 2020.
How come you did not admonish anyone on the Democrat/Socialist side even though they referred to your highness as “MR” all morning long? You may want to quit watching “A Few Good Men”, Vinman, you are a liar and a disgrace to that uniform.
Give ’em enough rope…
Every breathing human being in the Western Hemisphere has a name that’s been associated with “The Whisleblower” so why is Shifty the only one out of the loop? Shifty who is running the entire clown show. I think the reason the claim might be true is that there are more than one “Whistlers”, I think the Deep State has an entire crew on board for this farce, it distributes the culpability and keeps Shifty and the rest of the “GET Along Gang “ from being held to outright lies!
RIDICULOUS! This whole thing is a farce!
Any appearance of a credible hearing on an actual crime is purely coincidental and impossible. Schiff comes off as just what he is, a highly partisan pedophile politician with an axe to grind. If the Dems wanted to appear to be anything else, they should have banned Schiff from the hearings, not put him in charge.
Vindman looks silly in an American uniform.
Boy’s voice, coward’s heart. He should take the Ukrainians offer to be Defense Minister.
Putin would love it.
It is Interesting that the Mueller Russian Collusion investigation did a big dance around the corruption of Hillary Clinton and her use of Ukraine and Russian operatives and her use of a private server which she destroyed despite subpoenas for its contents. It is also interesting that this Ukrainian Quid pro Quo, bribery, impeachment inquiry stuff does a big dance around Joe Biden and his son Hunter in their pay to play role on Burisma. They are not touching either one and will you look at who is really the common factor in both of these real cases of corruption: It is none other than President Obama.
THERE IS NO WHISTLEBLOWER.
ERIC CIARAMELLA IS A TREACHEROUS TRAITOR. HIS DEMOCRAT OPERATIVE LAWYERS LABELED HIM A WHISTLEBLOWER TO PROTECT HIM FROM PROSECUTORS.
IT WILL NEVER HOLD UP.
ERIC CIARAMELLA WAS AN OBAMA SPY A LEFTOVER FROM THAT REIGN OF TREASON
WHO HAD WORKED with/for BRENNEN BIDEN CLAPPER IN THE WH .
HE SPIED FOR THE DEEP STATE PASSING MADE UP OR ALTERED INFORMATION TO THESE MAGGOTS SO THEIR EVIL COUP D’ETAT TO REMOVE OUR LEGALLY ELECTED 45
PRESIDENT TRUMP COULD BE EXPEDITED .
ERIC CIARAMELLA WILL BE INDICTED FOR TREASON SEDITION HIGH CRIMES FRAUD PERJURY AND NUMEROUS FELONIES.
HE WIL BE ARRESTED TRIED CONVICTED AND EXECUTED.
Schiff’s folly is insulting to Americans who seek truths and are capable of smelling when rats are present.
ABSOLUTELY, AND ONCE CONVICTED, EXECUTED.
Vindman is a traitor to this country and to his Commander-in-Chief. He should be stripped of his bars, ribbons and title and tried before a military court of law.
When will this democrat-media farce be finished? Jim et al call up all kinds of people to counter all the lies . the Lt colonel’s rank doesn’t keep from lying and every knows Shift lies are agiven
Martial Law would expedite the fix for what ails the delusional Left, the sooner the President declares it the sooner the round up of the delusional could commence in both parties (85% Social/Democrats, 30% Republicans). What a circus, and waste of tax payer’s $$$$
no, whistleblower but definitely a few lying cia agents that claim that they heard second hand what happened on a phone call.
There IS NO “WHISTLE BLOWER”!! Schiff is making it all up and should be executed for high treason in his coup attempt.
One squad of leakers and liars .
Secret Police Chief Beria to Stalin: “Show me the man, and I’ll find you the crime!” Schiff if following the playbook of state criminals of the past.
If the Justice Department can put people in jail for lying to Congress and the FBI, it’s time we can have them put Congress members in jail for knowing lying to the American public!
These re a few GOPERS with guts and not letting the dem-commies get awaywith treason
Thank you NUNES and JORDAN for not backing down! I don’t know about anybody else but I bet if we follow the money we will find the Ukraine and Biden tightly knotted up with Clinton and Obama and 2016… maybe the way to END the Schiff crap is to blow open what REALLY went on with Spygate, Fisa gate.. etc We all saw it and know the order of events in the media but we don’t have the details, ONLY the order the dots appeared in and were buried by the MSM
If this were a legal trial, Schiff leading the witnesses would be objected to. He is essentially giving testimony and then prompting a yes answer. This is a political show trial.
Priceless!
Which we already knew. But, the Republicans are showing the country the corruption of Joe Biden as Vice President under Obama. The Democrats don’t even want to investigate that but are willing to impeach a president for DOING HIS JOB. Welcome to the Soviet Socialists of America.
Over 30 million in tax payer money spent and the only thing uncovered during the “investigation” is Schiff is a liar.
Of course sneaky snake Schiff knows who the whistleblower is him Clinton and Obama payed him to lie for them and Kidman is a disgruntled ex employee of Clinton and Obama and a good friend of all of the traitors including Pelosi,nadler Schiff Clinton and Obama and the others that are trying to illegally impeaching President Trump. The people that needed to be impeached are Clinton Obama, Pelosi, nadler ,and of course Schiff, just ignore the Democrats witnesses becouse they have an ace to grind with Trump and are willing to commit perjury because they know Pelosi and shifty Schiff wont press charges against them. they know they are caught lying and thier corruption is coming to light .