Adam Schiff, House Intel Chairman, Got Early Account of Whistle-Blower's Accusations

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WASHINGTON — 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, according to a spokesman and current and former American officials.

The early account by the future whistle-blower shows how determined he was to make known his allegations that Mr. Trump asked Ukraine’s government to interfere on his behalf in the 2020 election. It also explains how Mr. Schiff knew to press for the complaint when the Trump administration initially blocked lawmakers from seeing it.

The C.I.A. officer approached a House Intelligence Committee aide with his concerns about Mr. Trump only after he had had a colleague first convey them to the C.I.A.’s top lawyer. Concerned about how that initial avenue for airing his allegations through the C.I.A. was unfolding, the officer then approached the House aide. In both cases, the original accusation was vague.

The House staff member, following the committee’s procedures, suggested the officer find a lawyer to advise him and file a whistle-blower complaint. The aide shared some of what the officer conveyed to Mr. Schiff. The aide did not share the whistle-blower’s identity with Mr. Schiff, an official said.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/us/politics/adam-schiff-whistleblower.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

[cilla4progress]

1. Sounds legit to me

course drumpf will play it

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2. Of course it is & He just did in his presser.

[cynatnite]

3. MSNBC reported differently...

The committee released a statement saying that the WB was looking for guidance on how to report it. The WB did not detail the complaint.

[cilla4progress]

4. Right.

They (Jeff Bennett) said the question in the presser misstated the sequencing...

[cynatnite]

5. Got it. Thanks. n/t

[spanone]

6. from the times....

“Like other whistle-blowers have done before and since under Republican and Democratic-controlled committees, the whistle-blower contacted the committee for guidance on how to report possible wrongdoing within the jurisdiction of the intelligence community,” said Patrick Boland, a spokesman for Mr. Schiff.

[cynatnite]

7. Headline seems a bit misleading...

I'm still feeling pretty outraged after watching that presser and tRump's attack on the media.

[blogslut]

8. Sounds more like Schiff got an early query rather than an early account

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9. yes, the article goes on to say that the WB was seeking guidance.

“Like other whistle-blowers have done before and since under Republican and Democratic-controlled committees, the whistle-blower contacted the committee for guidance on how to report possible wrongdoing within the jurisdiction of the intelligence community,” said Patrick Boland, a spokesman for Mr. Schiff.