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'Bama home games are already a nightmare. UA-LSU is eversomuch more so. Throw in the logistics of a presidential motorcade, and this will be a gigantic clusterfuck.

I hope the fans are all kinds of pissed off.

 

This is news?

 

Justice Dept. is trying to 'intimidate' author of anonymous anti-Trump book, agents say - CNN

 

No problem. FATUS will find a Gold Star family to fight with, to even things.

 

In case of emergency, resurrect Tea Party.

 

How is naming the whistleblower not illegal?

And why is his (or her) credibility important?

GOP argues whistleblower's name must be public

 

Rand Paul's neighbor should never buy another drink as long as he lives.

Rand Paul demands media reveal whistleblower's name: 'Do your job!'

 

It is illegal and it isn’t important. Let’s say that someone anonymously tells the police that an individual was selling fake gun permits. Their complaint says that they haven’t seen anything personally but details what others have told them. The police investigate, speaking to people named in the complaint who witnessed the behavior. They find that the actions alleged are largely true and arrest the person selling the fake permits. The name of the person who made the anonymous complaint is irrelevant. The facts alleged are proven to be true.

We have whistleblower laws because, as a society, we have decided that rooting out improper behavior in government and companies is a public good and should be encouraged. People should not be punished for bringing forward improper behavior but should instead be protected.

While I understand that the first motivation of the person accused is to try to identify the accuser. And when the facts are against you, the next line of defense is to say that the accused is biased. Maybe they are — rare is the person who acts with completely pure motives.

What is depressing is that the entire GOP has either adopted Trump’s attacks on the whistleblower or stood silent. There are no adults in the room anymore on the GOP side

 

Trump just wants him outed so he can be the new Peter Strzok

 

Where The NY Times is Jacobin.