{"id":18348,"date":"2019-10-06T08:46:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T12:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=18348"},"modified":"2019-10-06T09:04:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T13:04:00","slug":"2nd-whistleblower-comes-forward-in-trump-ukraine-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/2nd-whistleblower-comes-forward-in-trump-ukraine-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd whistleblower comes forward in Trump-Ukraine controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An attorney says a second whistleblower with first-hand knowledge has come forward in the controversy surrounding President Donald Trump\u2019s call with Ukraine&#8217;s president, which sparked an impeachment inquiry by House Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Zaid, an attorney representing the first whistleblower, confirmed in an interview with ABC News that his team is now representing a second person who has spoken with Michael Atkinson, the intelligence community&#8217;s inspector general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zaid said the second whistleblower is an intelligence official with first-hand knowledge about some of the allegations in the original complaint, according to ABC News. Other details were not immediately known, but Andrew Bakaj &#8211; the lead attorney &#8211; also confirmed the development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I can confirm that my firm and my team represent multiple whistleblowers in connection to the underlying August 12, 2019, disclosure to the Intelligence Community Inspector General. 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