While President Trump is now accusing Rep. Adam Schiff of 'helping to write' a CIA whistleblower's complaint at the heart of an impeachment inquiry, the New York Times is out with a Wednesday article designed to put distance between the House Intelligence Committee Chairman and the accusation - suggesting Schiff had no more than a vague sneak peek.
Trump claims Adam Schiff wrote the whistleblower complaint.
As The Times reports, "The Democratic head of the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Adam B. Schiff of California, learned about the outlines of a C.I.A. officer's concerns that President Trump had abused his power days before the officer filed a whistle-blower complaint," adding "The original accusation was vague," and "The aide did not share the whistle-blower's identity with Mr. Schiff or anyone else."
So - according to the Times, Schiff kinda sorta knew what the whistleblower said, and a House Intel Committee aide told him to get an attorney - Andrew Bakaj - who "Interned for Schumer in the spring of 2001 and for Clinton in the fall of the same year," per The Federalist.
On Wednesday, Mr. Trump said Mr. Schiff should be forced to resign for reading a parody of the Ukraine call at a hearing, an act Mr. Trump has called treasonous and criminal.
"We don't call him shifty Schiff for nothing," said Mr. Trump.
Mr. Schiff never saw the full complaint or knew precisely what the whistle-blower would deliver to Mr. Atkinson, Mr. Boland said.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/schiff-and-nyt-do-damage-control-over-sneak-peek-cia-whistleblower-complaint-trump-says
Trump claims Adam Schiff wrote the whistleblower complaint.
As The Times reports, "The Democratic head of the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Adam B. Schiff of California, learned about the outlines of a C.I.A. officer's concerns that President Trump had abused his power days before the officer filed a whistle-blower complaint," adding "The original accusation was vague," and "The aide did not share the whistle-blower's identity with Mr. Schiff or anyone else."
So - according to the Times, Schiff kinda sorta knew what the whistleblower said, and a House Intel Committee aide told him to get an attorney - Andrew Bakaj - who "Interned for Schumer in the spring of 2001 and for Clinton in the fall of the same year," per The Federalist.
On Wednesday, Mr. Trump said Mr. Schiff should be forced to resign for reading a parody of the Ukraine call at a hearing, an act Mr. Trump has called treasonous and criminal.
"We don't call him shifty Schiff for nothing," said Mr. Trump.
Mr. Schiff never saw the full complaint or knew precisely what the whistle-blower would deliver to Mr. Atkinson, Mr. Boland said.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/schiff-and-nyt-do-damage-control-over-sneak-peek-cia-whistleblower-complaint-trump-says
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