In an Aug. 26 letter, the Intelligence Community's inspector general, Michael Atkinson, wrote that the anonymous whistleblower who set off the Trump-Ukraine impeachment fight showed "Some indicia of an arguable political bias ... in favor of a rival political candidate."
"Give me a break!" tweeted whistleblower lawyer Mark Zaid.
"The IG said the whistleblower had a professional relationship with one of the 2020 candidates," said another person with knowledge of what was said.
"What [Atkinson] said was that the whistleblower self-disclosed that he was a registered Democrat and that he had a prior working relationship with a current 2020 Democratic presidential candidate," said a third person with knowledge of what was said.
All three sources said Atkinson did not identify the Democratic candidate with whom the whistleblower had a connection.
Democrats are certain to take that position when Republicans allege that the whistleblower acted out of bias.
Republicans will want to know more about the origins of the whistleblower complaint, especially given the unorthodox use of whistleblower law involved.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/whistleblower-had-professional-tie-to-2020-democratic-candidate
"Give me a break!" tweeted whistleblower lawyer Mark Zaid.
"The IG said the whistleblower had a professional relationship with one of the 2020 candidates," said another person with knowledge of what was said.
"What [Atkinson] said was that the whistleblower self-disclosed that he was a registered Democrat and that he had a prior working relationship with a current 2020 Democratic presidential candidate," said a third person with knowledge of what was said.
All three sources said Atkinson did not identify the Democratic candidate with whom the whistleblower had a connection.
Democrats are certain to take that position when Republicans allege that the whistleblower acted out of bias.
Republicans will want to know more about the origins of the whistleblower complaint, especially given the unorthodox use of whistleblower law involved.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/whistleblower-had-professional-tie-to-2020-democratic-candidate
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