Article snippet: WASHINGTON — A lawyer for the whistle-blower whose complaint set off an impeachment inquiry of President Trump said Sunday the same legal team was now representing a second whistle-blower, an intelligence official with firsthand knowledge of the president’s interactions with Ukraine. The new whistle-blower “made a protected disclosure under the law and cannot be retaliated against,” Mark S. Zaid, one of the lawyers, said on Twitter. Zaid confirmed a report by ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos on his show, “This Week,” which said the new whistle-blower had already been interviewed by the intelligence community’s inspector general’s office but had not yet communicated with any congressional committees. Another member of the legal team confirmed on Twitter the firm was now representing “multiple whistle-blowers” but declined to comment further. It was not clear whether the new whistle-blower would file a formal complaint. Zaid said the second whistle-blower’s act of coming forward to the intelligence community inspector general had already secured whistle-blower protections. The New York Times reported Friday that an intelligence official with more direct knowledge of Trump’s dealing with Ukraine than the first whistle-blower, and who had grown alarmed by the president’s behavior, was contemplated coming forward. The second official was among those interviewed by the inspector general to corroborate the allegations of the original whistle-blower, one of the peo... Link to the full article to read more