Did we want to know these things, probably not, did we need to know these things, pretty certainly yes.

It may well be that their opposition to Trump has forced a lot of people into the sunlight who had, heretofore, remained silent, may have done this or that passive-aggressive/minor thing to impede those they considered their enemy, but took no major actions, and remained undetected.

I’m hoping that a lot of these people, having acted, will now be detected and fired–or effectively sent into exile–stripped of any power to effect events, transferred to some unimportant, very uncomfortable, God-forsaken post in the middle of nowhere, there to contemplate their sins.

It appears that the problem may be that President Trump has just only a few actually loyal people around him and that he can count on, numbers insufficient to ferret out who these enemies are, and to take action against them when, other, more consequential things have to be done.

On the larger scale, there may just be too many people inside the Beltway who see Trump as their enemy, as the “disruptor” who is trying to break their “Iron Ricebowl,” for Trump to make any lasting change, to hold back the Leftist tide, to reform a system that is just too far gone, as the opposition to him from all sides seems to indicate.

1) Who picks these two IC officers that “transcribe” these calls? After 8 years of Brennan and Clapper packing these agencies with Obama supporters, what are the odds that some of those will be planted in the Executive to work on the calls? These officers are not stenographers so how accurate are the transcriptions?

2) Why not go to a dedicated position(s) in the Executive like that of a court reporter staffed with trained professionals who would produce highly accurate renditions of the calls?

Moreover, if and when they do pay attention to the “news,” unless they are very careful about what news sources they pay attention to and credit, they are going to be fed straight Leftist/Democrat propaganda.

I think that, more than likely, beside some political junkies, its retirees like myself, who have both the time and the interest, who do most of the following and commenting on this crap.

I think that the Left is counting on this lack of attention by the general public, and their being misled by the MSM’s reporting i.e. Leftist/Democrat propaganda, to allow their candidate to escape close, objective, and careful scrutiny, so that they can slip their candidate—whoever that is going to be—into the presidency.

I believe those on the Left/Democrats think that their hysterical scream of “Orangeman Bad” will drown out everything else.

Ukraine sidelines Biden and impeaches Trump. The MSM and the lefty programmer types who actually control the systems running social media will see this as their last chance to get Trump. No exculpatory evidence will get through the noise, but they will overplay their hand and destroy their credibility.

Warren will win Iowa and New Hampshire but will peak. Her more extreme positions will be endlessly discussed in the MSM as serious problems against Trump. Some Democratic Governor will emerge as a savior as Biden falls. A necessary event to provide a VP for Hillary and to block Warren.

Nobody really believes that a two third Senate vote is likely, but there is no turning back. Anti-Trump hysteria will not diminish.

At some point calls for Hillary to enter the race will begin from prominent Democrats and Never Trumpers. A Super-Delegate count will show her with lots of potential support. Warren will win lots of delegates but not a first round victory, Hillary may never actually enter the Primaries, but will take the Convention.

The Blue Bubble will become even more impenetrable and more disconnected from reality when viewed from the outside.

The Swamp will become obsessed with fear for their existence. They will project their beliefs of persecution and feel justified in engaging in behavior that enrages the general voting public.

There will emerge a desire for a housecleaning that Trump will drive to a huge 2020 win.

This is a good guess, and for what it’s worth, I thought of a different possibility.

Certainly, a while ago, Trump must have strongly considered how hostile and “leaky” his White House staff is. This, combined with the absurdly (mostly) open server system for disseminating confidential but not secret communications, a “sting operation” would be an obvious tactic. Maybe too obvious.

When they moved the not secret phone call transcript over to the secret server, were they baiting a trap, or wetting appetites? Had the transcript ended up in a newspaper, then a crime would have been committed by someone. Identification and proof is the hard part, but in a sting extra preparation is possible.

But the Dems didn’t go for a leak to a newspaper. With this whistleblower complaint, I think all legal bases have been covered as far as handling confidential material is concerned. Certainly, the people doing and handling the transcript have clearances, as does some person detailed from the CIA; and they’re allowed to discuss classified matters with each other (in a secure room?).

And four Americans died violently, including a US Ambassador.

As I recall, the MSM even dug up the sob story about an employee who had a severely handicapped child, and what a trauma that move would be for them.

It seems to me that it is just “standard practice” for private companies here in the u.S. to move/transfer their employees all around the country.

Why should the Federal government be any different?

It strikes me that these transferred Federal employees will likely be making a hell of a lot more money than most workers around them, and will thus be able to live quite comfortable lives in Fargo, or Keokuk, Missoula, or Avoca, Iowa.

I heartily agree. He has been able to trust no on e and each time he has tried, he is taught they are all liars and crooks. I am very much in favor of moving agencies out of DC. Disperse the carp. The screams when Perdue ordered one small branch of Ag to move indicates how effective it could be.