Report: Whistleblower Seeking Federal Protection, Lawyers Allege ‘Certain Individuals’ Have Offered Bounty
By Mediaite. CBS reported a new update on the anonymous whistleblower: they are seeking further federal protection “because he or she fears for their safety.”
60 Minutes reported Sunday night that a letter from the whistleblower’s attorney Andrew Bakaj alleges “certain individuals have issued a $50,000 ‘bounty’ for ‘any information’ relating to our client’s identity.” The letter includes Trump’s leaked comments from earlier this week, saying they indicated a threat of violence against 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,” Trump said earlier this week. “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.”
Scott Pelley also spoke with Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Kevin McCarthy and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about the ongoing impeachment inquiry. The inquiry was launched following the release of a transcript that appeared to show Trump asking the Ukrainian president for political favors in exchange for military aid.
Here’s the letter to DNI Maguire. Whistleblower attorney @MarkSZaidEsq says 60 minutes “completely misinterpreted” its contents, but letter does say “we appreciate your office’s support thus far to activate appropriate resources to ensure their safety.”https://t.co/OFNtLUxq8p https://t.co/vzdTDenZ4S
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) September 30, 2019
(Read more from “Report: Whistleblower Seeking Federal Protection, Lawyers Allege ‘Certain Individuals’ Have Offered Bounty” HERE)
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Intel Community: ‘First-Hand Information Required’ for Whistleblowers — Until Second-Hand Complaint on President Trump, That Is
By The Blaze. The Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (ICIG) has quietly removed its requirement that whistleblowers report only “first-hand information,” according to a report in The Federalist.
Coincidentally, the whistleblower who recently filed a complaint against President Donald Trump admitted that he or she was “not a direct witness” to the alleged wrongdoings, a stipulation that would have disqualified the complaint under previous versions of the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act (ICWPA) disclosure process.
A screenshot provided by The Federalist’s Sean Davis shows the former version of the whistleblower complaint form, or “Disclosure of Urgent Concern” form, with the following listed under a bold, underlined heading that read, “FIRST-HAND INFORMATION REQUIRED.”
In order to find an urgent concern “credible,” the [Intelligence Community Inspector General] must be in possession of reliable, first-hand information. The IC IG cannot transmit information via the ICPWA based on an employee’s second-hand knowledge of wrongdoing. This includes information received from another person, such as when an employee informs you that he/she witnessed some type of wrongdoing.
However, a new version of the form only requires would-be whistleblowers to check a box saying, “I heard about it from others.” (Read more from “Intel Community: ‘First-Hand Information Required’ for Whistleblowers — Until Second-Hand Complaint on President Trump, That Is” HERE)
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