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New Trump whistleblower to speak up
Lawyer says his team represents ‘ multiple’ witnesses connected to Ukraine phone call
WASHINGTON – A second whistleblower “in connection to” the allegations surrounding the call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be coming forward, according to that person’s attorney.
“I can confirm that my firm and my team represent multiple whistleblowers in connection to the underlying August 12, 2019, disclosure to the Intelligence Community Inspector General,” tweeted attorney Andrew Bajak, whose firm Compass Rose also represents the first whistleblower.
Mark Zaid, another Compass Rose lawyer, told ABC News about the firm’s representation of a second whistleblower.
ABC News reported that the second whistleblower – “described as an intelligence official – has firsthand knowledge of some of the allegations outlined in the original complaint.”
According to ABC, the second whistleblower already had contacted Intelligence Community inspector general Michael Atkinson but had not yet reached out to any of the House Intelligence Community - or other congressional committees involved in the impeachment inquiry.
Rep. Jim Himes, D- Conn., said on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” that the House Intelligence Committee has not heard from a second whistleblower and added that “people around the president, professionals who are in the Oval Office, who are in the situation room, are watching what is happening and finally saying, ‘ My God, this cannot happen anymore.’ ”
The seven- page whistleblower complaint released to the public