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And another Jack Burkman-Jacob Wohl flop
The decline of the Jack Burkman-Jacob Wohl news conference
ByAvi Selk
Oct. 2, 2019 at 1:41 p.m. EDT
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“This is rapidly reaching diminishing returns,” said Daily Beast reporter Will Sommer, who has religiously covered the pair’s fumbles. “Each time I expect, you know, maybe this time they’ll have it. But, of course I should know better by now.” A few minutes after noon, Burkman and Wohl emerged from the house in suits and squished themselves onto the stoop, between the lectern and the potted plants behind them. A pistol-strapped “bodyguard” stood beside them. Burkman was shot in the buttocks by a disgruntled informant a year ago, while attempting to prove a conspiracy theory that Democrats killed party staffer Seth Rich. A passing airplane partially drowned out Burkman and Wohl’s warm-up remarks. Then they got to the good stuff.
“We do have the name of the whistleblower thanks to brave members of staff inside the White House, inside the National Security Council, that came forward and gave us this name,” Wohl said. “We cannot release it today,” Burkman said, surprising possibly no one. Burkman and Wohl made their excuses (the CIA told them naming the whistleblower might be illegal, they said). Burkman hyped their next presser (“There’s a whole mountain of stuff set to come out”) and compared House Democrats’ impeachment efforts to “Argentina under Pinochet.” The speakers he had strewn about his driveway carried his remarks down Colonial Terrace.
Two contractors in the middle of remodeling someone’s bathroom listened from a van parked down the street. “Who is he? Why would I believe him?” asked one. On the next corner, a woman paused while walking her dog to stare at Burkman’s small carnival. “He’s my neighbor,” she said. “I know he’s had a press conference here before. If he walks by, I smile, but it’s kind of a joke.”
When it became clear the pair wouldn’t be naming the whistleblower, reporters interrogated them about other embarrassments: Wohl’s recent arrest on years-old charges of fraud (“I can’t say I have any legal concerns,” he replied); a rumor that Burkman had been banned from his neighborhood Holiday Inn after his last news conference there (“Not that I know,” the lobbyist said).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-decline-of-the-jack-burkman-jacob-wohl-news-conference/2019/10/02/57f6539a-e52a-11e9-a6e8-8759c5c7f608_story.html
ByAvi Selk
Oct. 2, 2019 at 1:41 p.m. EDT
/snip
“This is rapidly reaching diminishing returns,” said Daily Beast reporter Will Sommer, who has religiously covered the pair’s fumbles. “Each time I expect, you know, maybe this time they’ll have it. But, of course I should know better by now.” A few minutes after noon, Burkman and Wohl emerged from the house in suits and squished themselves onto the stoop, between the lectern and the potted plants behind them. A pistol-strapped “bodyguard” stood beside them. Burkman was shot in the buttocks by a disgruntled informant a year ago, while attempting to prove a conspiracy theory that Democrats killed party staffer Seth Rich. A passing airplane partially drowned out Burkman and Wohl’s warm-up remarks. Then they got to the good stuff.
“We do have the name of the whistleblower thanks to brave members of staff inside the White House, inside the National Security Council, that came forward and gave us this name,” Wohl said. “We cannot release it today,” Burkman said, surprising possibly no one. Burkman and Wohl made their excuses (the CIA told them naming the whistleblower might be illegal, they said). Burkman hyped their next presser (“There’s a whole mountain of stuff set to come out”) and compared House Democrats’ impeachment efforts to “Argentina under Pinochet.” The speakers he had strewn about his driveway carried his remarks down Colonial Terrace.
Two contractors in the middle of remodeling someone’s bathroom listened from a van parked down the street. “Who is he? Why would I believe him?” asked one. On the next corner, a woman paused while walking her dog to stare at Burkman’s small carnival. “He’s my neighbor,” she said. “I know he’s had a press conference here before. If he walks by, I smile, but it’s kind of a joke.”
When it became clear the pair wouldn’t be naming the whistleblower, reporters interrogated them about other embarrassments: Wohl’s recent arrest on years-old charges of fraud (“I can’t say I have any legal concerns,” he replied); a rumor that Burkman had been banned from his neighborhood Holiday Inn after his last news conference there (“Not that I know,” the lobbyist said).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-decline-of-the-jack-burkman-jacob-wohl-news-conference/2019/10/02/57f6539a-e52a-11e9-a6e8-8759c5c7f608_story.html
This was in reference to the earlier report that the 2 dumbasses had a $50,000 bounty out through the Washington Examiner -
Amateur pro-Trump ‘sleuths’ scramble to unmask whistleblower: ‘Your president has asked for your help’
By
Craig Timberg and Drew Harwell
September 28, 2019 at 7:00 a.m. EDT
/snip
On Friday, the Washington Examiner spread word of a $50,000 reward offered by two pro-Trump political activists known for smear campaigns, who called the scandal a “national disgrace” and said they hoped identifying the whistleblower would help put “this dark chapter behind us.”
/snip
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/28/amateur-pro-trump-sleuths-scramble-unmask-whistleblower-your-president-has-asked-your-help/
By
Craig Timberg and Drew Harwell
September 28, 2019 at 7:00 a.m. EDT
/snip
On Friday, the Washington Examiner spread word of a $50,000 reward offered by two pro-Trump political activists known for smear campaigns, who called the scandal a “national disgrace” and said they hoped identifying the whistleblower would help put “this dark chapter behind us.”
/snip
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/28/amateur-pro-trump-sleuths-scramble-unmask-whistleblower-your-president-has-asked-your-help/
Folks might remember one of their earlier attempts which included the... ahem... open fly
Presser To Unveil No-Show Mueller Accuser Goes Predictably Off The Rails
By Tierney Sneed | November 1, 2018 2:43 pm
The conspiracy theory-peddling conservative activists who hosted a much-hyped press conference Thursday to reveal sexual misconduct allegations against special counsel Robert Mueller struggled to explain simple details about how the accusations came to light and about the accuser herself, who they previously promised would appear in person but who allegedly bailed due to safety concerns.
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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/burkman-wohl-presser-mueller
By Tierney Sneed | November 1, 2018 2:43 pm
The conspiracy theory-peddling conservative activists who hosted a much-hyped press conference Thursday to reveal sexual misconduct allegations against special counsel Robert Mueller struggled to explain simple details about how the accusations came to light and about the accuser herself, who they previously promised would appear in person but who allegedly bailed due to safety concerns.
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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/burkman-wohl-presser-mueller
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along with Alex Jones and James O'Keefe. 
