‘The whistleblower should be shot’: FBI investigating death threats aimed at anonymous Trump informant, source says

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trenchfoot

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The reasons Trump and other Republicans want to uncover the identity of the whistleblower are pretty obvious.

1) to attack them as unreliable partisans (which is irrelevant as their complaint has already been proven true so their motivations don’t matter)

2) to intimidate other people who might come forward.

The easiest way to understand this administration is that it functions like an organized crime operation. Witness intimidation is part of that.


Sad to say that the Trump clan and their associates really is a crime family, complete with multiple family members in jail or being processed through the court system with the head of the clan under constant pressure from being investigated.

edit - And there are millions of folks out there who think that's how things should be and whoever does not approve of the crime family's deeds and tactics are unpatriotic traitors to the family.
 
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Jhhnn

IN MEMORIAM
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I would assume that the whistleblower would have to come forward at the senate trial. Eyewitness testimony is pretty much worthless if you can't produce the eyewitness.

Not at all. Dems can readily make their case w/o him at this point. How in the world Trump thought release of the transcript of the Zelensky conversation would help him just shows how fucking delusional he really is & how he's surrounded himself with sycophants & yes men.
 

Bitek

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I would assume that the whistleblower would have to come forward at the senate trial. Eyewitness testimony is pretty much worthless if you can't produce the eyewitness.

We're so far beyond that I don't see the point of exposing them to that danger when there are credible death threats out there.

We already have several public witnesses corroborating the details of the original complaint.
 

HomerJS

Lifer
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I would assume that the whistleblower would have to come forward at the senate trial. Eyewitness testimony is pretty much worthless if you can't produce the eyewitness.
Why would you assume that? In mob cases witnesses identities are kept secret when their lives are in danger. Besides the WB isn't a first person witness to all the accusations.
 

interchange

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I would assume that the whistleblower would have to come forward at the senate trial. Eyewitness testimony is pretty much worthless if you can't produce the eyewitness.

The whistleblower is merely someone who called in a tip giving cause to investigate. Trump will be on trial for his alleged actions. He will have a chance to confront whatever evidence for those actions is presented at trial. It seems likely that a large volume of evidence for his actions exists outside of the whistleblower's report or any testimony he would provide. Trump will get his chance to confront all the evidence presented, but I very much doubt any of it will be the whistleblower's testimony.
 
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ch33zw1z

Lifer
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Are you really equating soldiers with street thugs?

Look at your perspective, ignoring the racist ideology that still perseveres 80 years after our world narrowly missed a complete hostile takeover, and instead want to split hairs about people who would fight racism and facism

Are you going to start saying that all those men in that picture were volunteers? That there was never a draft?

Just go ahead and push that hero culture some more.
 
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Greenman

Lifer
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Look at your perspective, ignoring the racist ideology that still perseveres 80 years after our world narrowly missed a complete hostile takeover, and instead want to split hairs about people who would fight racism and facism

Are you going to start saying that all those men in that picture were volunteers? That there was never a draft?

Just go ahead and push that hero culture some more.
I'm not splitting hairs. There is no honor in what they do, they aren't fighting the good fight, they're trying to silence people they disagree with using methods that would have made Hitler proud.
 

ch33zw1z

Lifer
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I'm not splitting hairs. There is no honor in what they do, they aren't fighting the good fight, they're trying to silence people they disagree with using methods that would have made Hitler proud.

Sure, that's why they're standing up against people who carry on Hitler's ideology who occupy space in a political party that's voted for propoganda over facts, smears over truth, coined the term alt-facts, echo white supremacists, the list goes on.

Maybe step back and think about what you're typing sometimes...it might sound as foolish and aloof to you as it does to others.

Btw, you confirm all those soldiers were proud volunteers?
 

zzyzxroad

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There is no honor in what they do, they aren't fighting the good fight, they're trying to silence people they disagree with using methods that would have made Hitler proud.

This sound like a comment that could be directed at the trump admin.
 
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Greenman

Lifer
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Sure, that's why they're standing up against people who carry on Hitler's ideology who occupy space in a political party that's voted for propoganda over facts, smears over truth, coined the term alt-facts, echo white supremacists, the list goes on.

Maybe step back and think about what you're typing sometimes...it might sound as foolish and aloof to you as it does to others.

Btw, you confirm all those soldiers were proud volunteers?
You find intimidation and violence acceptable political tactics, I don't. You accept escalating a war of words into combat, I don't. Antifa is no better than what they claim to stand against.
 

kage69

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Whistleblower should be decorated. People in positions of consequence who sided with the Constitution instead of Cheeto Mussolini and Putin should be recognized as examples to honor and follow. Our democracy needs more people like that.

People who went the other way and prefer fascism should be the reason we bring back tar and feathers, also keel hauling. No one is forcing them to be horrible Americans; if party is more important than country, they can take their party elsewhere. They certainly seem to adore Russia, or could follow the expat Confederates and try Brazil. Bolsonaro's contempt for the environment and minorities could ease that transition maybe, make'em feel right at home. Our democracy can heal if the alt-riech and Team Treason are removed from power.
 
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ch33zw1z

Lifer
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You find intimidation and violence acceptable political tactics, I don't. You accept escalating a war of words into combat, I don't. Antifa is no better than what they claim to stand against.

I'm providing reason to your idiocy guised as thoughtful posting. Keep ignoring the racists who found a home in the GOP, the propoganda that fuels what we see on the right today, and before you know it....you'll have what you want.

And btw, remember what thread you're in.
 
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Jhhnn

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I'm not splitting hairs. There is no honor in what they do, they aren't fighting the good fight, they're trying to silence people they disagree with using methods that would have made Hitler proud.

You're missing the point of the thread entirely. Antifas haven't created the environment where people threaten the lives of whistleblowers the way organized crime thugs threaten snitches. Trump did. He practices stochastic terrorism. When anybody talks the kind of shit he does to millions of people it's perfectly obvious that some will go over the edge. It has already happened with mass shootings. And yet Trump persists. Maybe you can explain it differently.
 
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ch33zw1z

Lifer
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You're missing the point of the thread entirely. Antifas haven't created the environment where people threaten the lives of whistleblowers the way organized crime thugs threaten snitches. Trump did. He practices stochastic terrorism. When anybody talks the kind of shit he does to millions of people it's perfectly obvious that some will go over the edge. It has already happened with mass shootings. And yet Trump persists. Maybe you can explain it differently.

It was a great storm though. A couple decades of top down class warfare, social wedge issues emphasis to distract, the walk down racism memory lane after a black guy got to occupy the oval, right wing propoganda machines working OT, and some affiliations with white supremacists who became brave enough to Don Nazi symbols and organize marches. One of those strong ties is still a top POTUS advisor even now, one of the few survivors of a ruthless, indignant employer .

But let's be realistic, the problem is some people who want to fight Nazis. That's the real issue. Lol...
 
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Greenman

Lifer
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I'm providing reason to your idiocy guised as thoughtful posting. Keep ignoring the racists who found a home in the GOP, the propoganda that fuels what we see on the right today, and before you know it....you'll have what you want.

And btw, remember what thread you're in.
I'm against violence in the streets, you find it acceptable. That's what this entire argument is about. You have now declared that position as idiocy. I don't see where we go from here. You continue to promote violent solutions, I'll pursue non violent ones.
 

ch33zw1z

Lifer
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I'm against violence in the streets, you find it acceptable. That's what this entire argument is about. You have now declared that position as idiocy. I don't see where we go from here. You continue to promote violent solutions, I'll pursue non violent ones.

Sure you will. There's no argument here. You're willingly diverting or just willfully ignorant. No problem for me either way.

You prefer your violence nice and organized apparently.

You're still posting in a thread about violent right wingers making death threats, in case you forgot, lol....wowsers.
 
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Greenman

Lifer
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I'm equating anti-fascists with anti-fascists.
I see it as equating soldiers with street gangs. But I could be wrong.
Who is in charge of antifa? Who decides where, when, and who they will attack? Are they attacking another armed force? What would constitute victory for them? If they're simply freedom fighters trying to end the tyranny of an oppressive government, why are they attacking civilians? What happens when the civilians they attack decide to actually defend themselves? Will you call those people heros? Or will they be murderous Nazis for daring to defend themselves and not simply taking the beatings they deserve?
There is no good ending to this, my hunch is it's going to end with people dying for a movement based entirely in foolish rhetoric.
 

Greenman

Lifer
Oct 15, 1999
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Sure you will. There's no argument here. You're willingly diverting or just willfully ignorant. No problem for me either way.

You prefer your violence nice and organized apparently.

You're still posting in a thread about violent right wingers making death threats, in case you forgot, lol....wowsers.
And those people are wrong. Their crimes don't justify antifias crimes. Why is that so hard to figure out?
 
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