Trump impeachment inquiry: whistle-blower’s lawyer says legal team now representing ‘multiple’ officials
- Democrats have already opened impeachment investigation over Trump’s call with Ukrainian president
- Trump has openly called on China as well as Ukraine to investigate former vice-president Joe Biden
A lawyer for the whistle-blower who raised the alarm about President Donald Trump’s communications with Ukraine said Sunday that “multiple” whistle-blowers have come forward.
The news, which comes as House Democrats have launched an impeachment inquiry and are subpoenaing the White House for documents, adds to the deepening political crisis facing the president.
“IC WHISTLEBLOWER UPDATE: I can confirm that my firm and my team represent multiple whistle-blowers in connection to the underlying August 12, 2019, disclosure to the Intelligence Community Inspector General,” the lawyer, Andrew Bakaj, said in a tweet. “No further comment at this time.”
Mark Zaid, who also is a member of the original whistle-blower’s legal team, confirmed to The Washington Post that the team is now representing a second whistle-blower, who works in the intelligence community. The second individual has spoken to the inspector general of the intelligence community and has not filed a complaint. “Doesn’t need to,” Zaid said in a text message to The Post.
This person has “first hand knowledge that supported the first whistle-blower,” Zaid said. He added that he does not know whether the individual is the same person who was mentioned in a New York Times report on Friday.
News that the original whistle-blower’s team is representing a second whistle-blower was first reported Sunday by ABC News.