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Also important to keep the timeline in mind: July 25 - Ukraine phonecall July 28 - Dan Coats resigns because he feels his duties are at odds with Trump. July 28 - Trump announces Ratcliffe as his pick. Aug. 2 - Ratcliffe denounces his pick less than a week later amidst criticisms of partisan loyalty and resume padding. Aug. 8 - Trump picks Maguire. Aug. 8 - Dan Coats interrupts meeting to urge his deputy to resign. She announces her resignation. Aug. 12 - Whistleblower complaint is filed. Aug. 15 - Coats and Gordon depart (both are Trump admin nominees). Aug. 26 - Intelligence IG forwards complaint to the acting DNI. Aug. 28 - First reporting that Ukraine military aid is being withheld. Sep. 2 - Deadline passes for complaint submission. Sep. 9 - Intel IG notifies House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff of an "urgent concern" that DNI has overruled. Sep. 10 - Schiff demands DNI submit complaint. Sep. 12 - Trump finally releases Ukraine military aid. Sep. 13 - Schiff subpoenas Maguire. Sep. 17 - Maguire refuses to testify - suspicions of WH/DOJ stonewalling. Sep. 18 - Media revelations of the "promise" made to foreign nation. Sep. 19 - Media revelations that Ukraine is involved. Sep. 19 - The Intelligence inspector general gives a classified briefing to the House Intelligence Committee. Sep. 20 - It's reported that Trump pressed Zelensky to investigate Biden's son during a call on July 25. Sep. 22 - Trump acknowledges that he discussed Joe Biden in a July call with Zelensky. Sep. 24 - Pelosi announces impeachment inquiry. Maguire had sent a letter to the whistleblower's legal team noting that the executive is preventing his submission of the complaint, but reassures the whistleblower that they have followed procedure and they will be protected. Sep. 25 - Officials report that Maguire threatened to resign if pressured to stonewall Congress by the WH. Sep. 25 - Whistleblower complaint to be sent to Congress at 4 PM E.T. Sep. 26 (tomorrow) - Maguire scheduled to testify.

There isn't much to the call. The part that doesn't make sense is Trump's insistence that his personal lawyer, who has no official government role, is involved. This would indicate that he is using the presidential office for personal gain. I have a hard time believing that Pelosi called the impeachment inquiry on just this. I still believe the DB and Tax files will sink Trump later this year. Next part is seeing this whistleblower complaint.

I don't think the "overhaul/site change" threw it off a cliff. The site change came after the drastic drop off. I think the fact that they threw the three highest clicked-on threads into the garbage did. (one , and then two in one night) One of them probably deserved it, but the other two were pure entertainment (and revenue generators if clicks=$). Never did understand throwing money away like that.

On the Internet, no one knows I'm a duck.

Hi shore, I absolutely agree. They are ruining it. Jerry Baumchen