The lawyers for the whistleblower say they are concerned for their client’s safety in a letter to lawmakers.
Mark Zaid also tweeted that 60 minutes misinterpreted their letter.
NEWS ALERT: 60 Minutes completely misinterpreted contents of our letter, which is now published online at https://t.co/HjmBrEQLEi. Nor have we, as we stated earlier today, reached any agreement with Congress on contact with the whistleblower. Discussions remain ongoing. https://t.co/3XSwmtuRrn
— Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) September 30, 2019
Some saw President Trump’s comments at a private event as a “veiled threat” to the whistleblower.
“I want to know who’s the person, who’s the person who gave the whistleblower the information? Because that’s close to a spy,” he continued. “You know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart? Right? The spies and treason, we used to handle it a little differently than we do now.”
Trump has also tweeted he believes he deserves to meet his accuser.
Like every American, I deserve to meet my accuser, especially when this accuser, the so-called “Whistleblower,” represented a perfect conversation with a foreign leader in a totally inaccurate and fraudulent way. Then Schiff made up what I actually said by lying to Congress……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 29, 2019
The Hill reports that lawyers representing the whistleblower behind the explosive complaint involving President Trump‘s efforts to persuade Ukraine’s president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden expressed concern for their client’s safety in a letter to lawmakers released Sunday.
In a letter to Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.), House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and others, lawyers representing the whistleblower said they had “serious concerns for our client’s personal safety, as well as for others connected to this matter.” They called on lawmakers “to speak out in favor of whistleblower protection and reiterate that this is a protected system where retaliation is not permitted, whether direct or implied.”
The lawyers also attached correspondence with acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire thanking him for his supportive words during his testimony and expressing concerns for their client.
“60 Minutes,” which first obtained the letter, originally reported that the contents suggested the whistleblower was under federal protection. However, lawyer Mark Zaid said in a statement to The Hill that the news outlet “completely misinterpreted the contents of our letter.”
The whistleblower’s complaint, which was released to the public on Thursday, is at the center of House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry.
This article was written by the staff of TheConservativeOpinion.com
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