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Trump rails against whistleblower, impeachment inquiry | TheHill

posted onOctober 6, 2019
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Article snippet: MORE on Saturday lashed out against House Democrats' impeachment inquiry while blasting the U.S. intelligence community whistleblower whose complaint has helped fuel the probe. Trump asserted in a tweet that the whistleblower's complaint was "way off" and claimed that key Democrats didn't think he would release a transcript of his call with the Ukrainian president, which sparked the scrutiny. "The so-called Whistleblower’s account of my perfect phone call is 'way off,' not even close," he tweeted. "Schiff and Pelosi never thought I would release the transcript of the call. Got them by surprise, they got caught," Trump added, referring to House Intelligence Committee Chairman a second intelligence official was considering whether to file their own whistleblower complaint over concerns about the president's dealings with Ukraine. The person reportedly has more direct information than the first whistleblower, who did not have direct knowledge but cited “multiple White House officials with direct knowledge.” Pelosi last week announced that Democrats would launch a formal impeachment inquiry into Trump over his dealings with Ukraine. The probe is being handled by the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs, and Oversight and Reform committees. The inquiry is largely centered around the whistleblower complaint filed over Trump's dealings with Ukraine. The complaint alleged that Trump tried to seek foreign help in the 2020 election, including by pushing Ukraine to investiga... Link to the full article to read more

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