The CIA officer whose whistleblower complaint is at the center of the impeachment inquiry into consulted the House Intelligence Committee before filing it, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
The whistleblower initially had a colleague convey his concerns that Trump asked Ukraine’s leader to intervene in the 2020 presidential election to the CIA’s top lawyer before going to Congress, current and former officials told the Times.
After concerns about how the internal CIA process was proceeding, the whistleblower then reportedly spoke to an Intelligence Committee staff member who suggested that the person hire a lawyer and file a complaint.
The staffer shared part of the whistleblower’s concerns with the committee’s chairman, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), but did not share the person’s identity with anyone, according to the Times.
“When a whistleblower seeks guidance, staff advises them to get counsel and go to an IG. That’s what they’re supposed to do,” Schiff tweeted after the report was published.
“Unlike a president pressing a foreign leader to dig up dirt on a political opponent. That’s not what a president is supposed to do. And we all know it,” he added.
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#BREAKING: Trump whistleblower contacted Schiff before filing complaint: report https://t.co/RKGOCtfzQ2 pic.twitter.com/QnlnKAsHl7
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