The legal team representing the Central Intelligence Agency officer behind the complaint that helped spark an impeachment inquiry into President Trump is now advising "Multiple whistleblowers," the attorneys said Sunday.
Mr. Trump repeatedly has sought to attack the credibility and motive of the first individual who filed a formal whistleblower complaint in August.
"I can confirm that my firm and my team represent multiple whistleblowers," Andrew Bakaj, the lead attorney for the first whistleblower, said in a tweet.
Mark Zaid, another attorney representing the initial whistleblower, said that a second whistleblower has come forward with firsthand knowledge of some of the allegations described in the initial complaint, which describe efforts by Mr. Trump to press his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate a political rival.
Asked to clarify if his team had been approached by only one additional potential whistleblower or others as well, Mr. Zaid replied: "There are definitely multiple whistleblowers." He offered no further comment.
The whistleblower complaint, released late last month after the Trump administration sought to block its transmission to Congress, alleges that Mr. Trump sought to use the powers of his office to push Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden, and that White House officials acted to conceal evidence of the president's actions.
Mr. Trump repeatedly has lashed out at the whistleblower, saying he had the right as president to learn his identity and confront his allegations, and suggested he and anyone who provided information for the complaint were committing treason.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/attorneys-for-cia-officer-behind-trump-complaint-say-they-now-represent-multiple-whistleblowers-11570368927?mod=hp_lead_pos1
Mr. Trump repeatedly has sought to attack the credibility and motive of the first individual who filed a formal whistleblower complaint in August.
"I can confirm that my firm and my team represent multiple whistleblowers," Andrew Bakaj, the lead attorney for the first whistleblower, said in a tweet.
Mark Zaid, another attorney representing the initial whistleblower, said that a second whistleblower has come forward with firsthand knowledge of some of the allegations described in the initial complaint, which describe efforts by Mr. Trump to press his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate a political rival.
Asked to clarify if his team had been approached by only one additional potential whistleblower or others as well, Mr. Zaid replied: "There are definitely multiple whistleblowers." He offered no further comment.
The whistleblower complaint, released late last month after the Trump administration sought to block its transmission to Congress, alleges that Mr. Trump sought to use the powers of his office to push Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden, and that White House officials acted to conceal evidence of the president's actions.
Mr. Trump repeatedly has lashed out at the whistleblower, saying he had the right as president to learn his identity and confront his allegations, and suggested he and anyone who provided information for the complaint were committing treason.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/attorneys-for-cia-officer-behind-trump-complaint-say-they-now-represent-multiple-whistleblowers-11570368927?mod=hp_lead_pos1
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