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Why is this important?
Mr Trump's most ardent critics accuse him of using the powers of the presidency to bully Ukraine into digging up damaging information on a political rival, Democrat Joe Biden.
Meanwhile, Mr Trump and his supporters the former vice-president abused his power to pressure Ukraine to back away from a criminal investigation that could implicate his son, Hunter.
Mr Biden is the front-runner for the Democratic nomination to take on Mr Trump next year.
In other words, it is nothing less than the White House at stake.
[...] What happened to the whistleblower's complaint?
After receiving the [whistleblower] complaint, the inspector general informed Joseph Maguire, the acting director of national intelligence, and said the matter was "urgent". The intelligence community whistleblower law says the director has seven days to pass the complaint along to congressional intelligence committees.
That didn't happen.
Instead, Mr Maguire spoke to a lawyer who told him the issue was not "urgent", at least according to legal standards, according to [T]he New York Times.
As a result, Mr Maguire decided that the members of the congressional oversight committees did not need to see it.
On 9 September, the inspector general informed Congress about the complaint's existence, but not the details. Democrats in Congress have since clamoured for more information - including a transcript of Mr Trump's call - but the administration has refused to co-operate.
And that's where things currently stand.
[...] Did Mr Trump commit an impeachable offence?
The constitutional process for handling a president who committed illegal and-or unethical acts is impeachment by a majority of the House of Representatives and conviction and removal by a two-thirds majority of the US Senate.
The US constitution outlines the grounds for impeachment as "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors". When it comes down to it, an "impeachable offense" is whatever a majority of the House says it is.
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community Letters to Congressional Intelligence Committees
(Score: 5, Insightful) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday September 24 2019, @02:16AM (3 children)
It will be burnt down at some point, when the American people decide they've had enough of their ruling class.
In the meantime, certain people are above the law, and the President is one of those people, so nothing will happen again.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 24 2019, @02:38AM
Gimme a brick. Gimme a brick. Give me a brick of that government weed.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 24 2019, @01:36PM (1 child)
Okay, then what have you done to bring about this change you'd like? Have you called your US Representative and Senator and told them you want Trump impeached and convicted, or even just for electoral reform? Have you donated to the political candidate's campaign of your choice, and knocked and doors to tell your neighbors to vote for that person? Have you tossed your proverbial hat in the ring and run for office yourself?
Or have you just vented online in the hopes that somebody else will do something so you don't need to get up off your couch?
"It's rigged!" Yes, if you do nothing (for whatever reason), then it will be rigged against you.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 24 2019, @02:14PM
PTZ is a foreigner trying to shake our confidence in America. USA! USA! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸!