It says so much that the obvious analogy for the Republican Party’s behavior right now is the Mafia. I’m not saying you’re wrong at all--hell, I’ve been making the same comparison since Scooter Libby--but it’s depressing as fuck that one of our two major political parties is being run like an organized crime family.

Yep.

Exactly. He has the same mindset as the internet trolls who installed him in office— he honestly thinks “I didn’t say the exact words! Therefore, TOTALLY EXONERATED! Nanny nanny poo poo!” will stand up in court, because it works for him and his fans online. He thinks the “technicality” trick will work, he thinks the…

It’s part and parcel of Trump’s standard strategy.

He thinks he’s innocent because in his mind, he never said “investigate Biden’s son or you’re not getting aid.” This is pretty on brand with Trump; he’s never explicit in what he says, but the people around him know exactly what he means. Then they get to go and do the dirty work for him. So if Guiliani or Barr end up…

I’m just disappointed nobody picked up on the Serenity reference. 

I actually congratulate this person for going through the formal channels, then testifying anyway after being obstructed. That speaks volumes for character and not being partisan, etc.

Well, there is a law governing how this report is released, and there isn’t a provision for the whistleblower to just walk over to Capitol Hill and spill their guts. This person likely doesn’t want to get arrested for releasing classified information.

Saw something on Twitter (can’t find now) that the whistleblower’s attorney is negotiating with the House Judiciary Intelligence Committee about possible testimony. S/he wants to testify; the stumbling block is the DNI’s office.

In certain older civilized cultures when men failed as entirely as he has, they would throw themselves on their swords.

The twitter meltdown is going to be epic. I welcome the additional evidence he will surely (if unintentionally) provide. 

hyper-vigilant is the new code for “scared of black people”

They said Guyger lived in a “high-crime” area, which made her hyper vigilant.

Oh she was intoxicated.

To serve and protect...one's own feng shui.

Was she drug tested independently outside of the department? Cuz this sure sounds like she was very messed up.

This has bugged me from the day it was first reported. At very least this idiot is guilty of negligent homicide. She didn’t do anything a reasonable person (much less a “trained” police officer) should do in such a situation.

asked the jury to side with Guyger’s claim of self-defense, saying prosecutors are “holding Amber Guyger to an impossible standard” and “making innocent mistakes into evil acts.”

Blaming the deceased for his death! Of course none of this is Annie OaKKKley’s fault.

“Don’t break into someone’s house and then shoot him” doesn’t seem like an especially impossible standard.