Rep. Adam Schiff said Sunday that the House Intelligence Committee might not need to interview the CIA analyst who filed a whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump, a reversal for the Democrat, who has come under fire for failing to disclose the whistleblowerâs contacts with his office.
Schiff acknowledged he initially supported the whistleblower testifying about the Aug. 12 complaint, which centered on a July 25 phone call Trump had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
âGiven that we already have the call record, we donât need the whistleblower who wasnât on the call to tell us what took place during the call, we have the best evidence of that,â Schiff said on âFace the Nation.â âIt may not be necessary to take steps that might reveal the whistleblowerâs identity to do that, and weâre going to make sure we protect that whistleblower.â
The Democrat has slowly pulled back his preference for the whistleblower to testify after it was revealed Oct. 2 that the CIA analyst had contact with a Schiff aide prior to filing the complaint Aug. 12. (RELATED: Read The Whistleblower Complaint)
In interviews leading up to the release of the whistleblower complaint, Schiff implied he had no insight into who the whistleblower was, or what they were alleging.
Well, guess what? The attorneys for President Trump have every right to confront and question the alleged “whistle blower”.
It’s obvious as hell they are scared to death to have an inquiry in to the “whistle blower”. Probably because none exists! It has been pointed out that the whistle blower complaint shows signs of having been produced by an attorney’s office, not an individual. I say it was a team effort by Schiff, Nadler and probably some others involved.