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More Potential Whistleblowers Are Contacting Congress
The first two officials who came forward about the presidents pressure campaign on Ukraine seem to be just the beginning, according to Hill sources.
New potential whistleblowers are coming forward to the House Democrats impeachment inquiry, two congressional sources tell The Daily Beast.
They seem to be emboldened by the actions of the whistleblower whose explosive account of President Donald Trumps phone call to Ukraines Volodymyr Zelensky about investigating Trumps domestic political rivals ignited the impeachment inquiry. Another whistleblower is known to have come forward.
Congressional investigators are currently vetting the new accounts theyve received for credibility. Accordingly, knowledgeable sources would not discuss where in the government these new would-be whistleblowers come from, nor what they purport to have to say.
Its also unknown if their accounts are as significant as that of the intelligence whistleblower whose alarm over President Trumps July 25 phone call sparked the impeachment probe. Investigators often encounter cranks as well as those with genuine knowledge of wrongdoing. Nor is it clear if these new ostensible whistleblowers have contacted any inspectors general, as the original two whistleblowers did.
There are clearly numerous whistleblowers out there and many people who possess firsthand relevant information who could come forward, and I expect some will, said attorney Mark Zaid, who represents those two whistleblowers (and also represents The Daily Beast in freedom-of-information lawsuits).
More: https://www.thedailybeast.com/more-potential-whistleblowers-are-contacting-congress
The first two officials who came forward about the presidents pressure campaign on Ukraine seem to be just the beginning, according to Hill sources.
New potential whistleblowers are coming forward to the House Democrats impeachment inquiry, two congressional sources tell The Daily Beast.
They seem to be emboldened by the actions of the whistleblower whose explosive account of President Donald Trumps phone call to Ukraines Volodymyr Zelensky about investigating Trumps domestic political rivals ignited the impeachment inquiry. Another whistleblower is known to have come forward.
Congressional investigators are currently vetting the new accounts theyve received for credibility. Accordingly, knowledgeable sources would not discuss where in the government these new would-be whistleblowers come from, nor what they purport to have to say.
Its also unknown if their accounts are as significant as that of the intelligence whistleblower whose alarm over President Trumps July 25 phone call sparked the impeachment probe. Investigators often encounter cranks as well as those with genuine knowledge of wrongdoing. Nor is it clear if these new ostensible whistleblowers have contacted any inspectors general, as the original two whistleblowers did.
There are clearly numerous whistleblowers out there and many people who possess firsthand relevant information who could come forward, and I expect some will, said attorney Mark Zaid, who represents those two whistleblowers (and also represents The Daily Beast in freedom-of-information lawsuits).
More: https://www.thedailybeast.com/more-potential-whistleblowers-are-contacting-congress
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More Potential Whistleblowers Are Contacting Congress (Original Post)
MelissaB
Oct 2019
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MelissaB
(16,420 posts)1. another snip
One knowledgeable source said that the daily accumulation of revelations about Trumps willingness to use U.S. foreign relations for his personal political benefit has prompted more people to approach Congress. Two associates of Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani have been arrested and charged with campaign-finance violations arising from their Ukraine dirt-digging effort. The Financial Times reported that Trump China adviser Michael Pillsbury said he received quite a bit of background on Joe Bidens son after Trump publicly called for China to aid his domestic political prospects. The Washington Post reported that Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor, and Trump attempted to quash a prosecution of a Turkish nationalrepresented by Giuliani and important to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoganfor violating Iran sanctions.
woodsprite
(11,921 posts)2. I know when I had to report on a supervisor
I knew I should do it, but was afraid to. I was so relieved when someone asked me a question that just let me spill ALL the beans on my supervisor. Hoping that's what happens with all these people coming forward.
Kid Berwyn
(14,939 posts)3. They're gonna need an 800 number.
Theyre so many.