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2019-10-09 Home Front: Politix

Whistleblower had 'professional' tie to 2020 Democratic candidate

[Washington Examiner] In an Aug. 26 letter, the Intelligence Community's inspector general, Michael Atkinson, wrote that the anonymous whistleblower who set off the Trump-Ukraine impeachment fight showed "some indicia of an arguable political bias ... in favor of a rival political candidate."

A few weeks later, news reports said the whistleblower's possible bias was that he is a registered Democrat. That was all. Incredulous commentary suggested that Republicans who were pushing the bias talking point were so blinded by their own partisanship that they saw simple registration with the Democratic Party as evidence of wrongdoing.

"Give me a break!" tweeted whistleblower lawyer Mark Zaid. "Bias? Seriously?"

Now, however, there is word of more evidence of possible bias on the whistleblower's part. Under questioning from Republicans during last Friday's impeachment inquiry interview with Atkinson, the inspector general revealed that the whistleblower's possible bias was not that he was simply a registered Democrat. It was that he had a significant tie to one of the Democratic presidential candidates currently vying to challenge President Trump in next year's election.

"The IG said [the whistleblower] worked or had some type of professional relationship with one of the Democratic candidates," said one person with knowledge of what was said.

"The IG said the whistleblower had a professional relationship with one of the 2020 candidates," said another person with knowledge of what was said.

"What [Atkinson] said was that the whistleblower self-disclosed that he was a registered Democrat and that he had a prior working relationship with a current 2020 Democratic presidential candidate," said a third person with knowledge of what was said.

All three sources said Atkinson did not identify the Democratic candidate with whom the whistleblower had a connection. It is unclear what the working or professional relationship between the two was.

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-10-09 01:03|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 Whistleblower had 'professional' tie to 2020 Democratic candidate

Why past tense?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-10-09 03:36|| 2019-10-09 03:36|| Front Page Top

#2 professional relationship

just a pole dancer or out-and-out prostitute?

Posted by Mercutio 2019-10-09 09:52|| 2019-10-09 09:52|| Front Page Top

#3 I'll place my bet on Warren. She was talking to HRC prior. Good play to throw mud at Trump and knowing Biden would be collateral damage.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2019-10-09 10:14|| 2019-10-09 10:14|| Front Page Top

#4 That and working with Mr. Schitball means it is nothing but a coup attempt.

Posted by DarthVader 2019-10-09 12:50|| 2019-10-09 12:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Everyone involved needs to be tried and convicted for this coup attempt. Honestly I would prefer they were all just put up against a wall and the flamethrower brought out. With Pork enhanced napalm for Mudhead Brennan.

Posted by Silentbrick 2019-10-09 13:16|| 2019-10-09 13:16|| Front Page Top

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