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Whistle-Blower Is a C.I.A. Officer Who Was Detailed to the White House
His complaint suggested he was an analyst by training with an understanding of Ukrainian politics.
WASHINGTON The whistle-blower who revealed that President Trump sought foreign help for his re-election and that the White House sought to cover it up is a C.I.A. officer who was detailed to work at the White House at one point, according to three people familiar with his identity.
The man has since returned to the C.I.A., the people said. Little else is known about him. His complaint made public Thursday suggested he was an analyst by training and made clear he was steeped in details of American foreign policy toward Europe, demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of Ukrainian politics and at least some knowledge of the law.
The whistle-blowers expertise will likely add to lawmakers confidence about the merits of his complaint, and tamp down allegations that he might have misunderstood what he learned about Mr. Trump. He did not listen directly to a July call between Mr. Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine that is at the center of the political firestorm over the presidents mixing of diplomacy with personal political gain.
Lawyers for the whistle-blower refused to confirm that he worked for the C.I.A. and said that publishing information about him was dangerous.
More: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/us/politics/who-is-whistleblower.html
His complaint suggested he was an analyst by training with an understanding of Ukrainian politics.
WASHINGTON The whistle-blower who revealed that President Trump sought foreign help for his re-election and that the White House sought to cover it up is a C.I.A. officer who was detailed to work at the White House at one point, according to three people familiar with his identity.
The man has since returned to the C.I.A., the people said. Little else is known about him. His complaint made public Thursday suggested he was an analyst by training and made clear he was steeped in details of American foreign policy toward Europe, demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of Ukrainian politics and at least some knowledge of the law.
The whistle-blowers expertise will likely add to lawmakers confidence about the merits of his complaint, and tamp down allegations that he might have misunderstood what he learned about Mr. Trump. He did not listen directly to a July call between Mr. Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine that is at the center of the political firestorm over the presidents mixing of diplomacy with personal political gain.
Lawyers for the whistle-blower refused to confirm that he worked for the C.I.A. and said that publishing information about him was dangerous.
More: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/us/politics/who-is-whistleblower.html
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NYT: Whistle-Blower Is a C.I.A. Officer Who Was Detailed to the White House (Original Post)
MelissaB
Sep 2019
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I can hear Trump and his minions screaming "Deep State" about this. Well, they're already screaming
highplainsdem
Sep 2019
#3
Mike Nelson
(9,945 posts)1. Good news...
... I fell better about his safety.
maxsolomon
(33,252 posts)2. OMG DEEP STATE!
highplainsdem
(48,921 posts)3. I can hear Trump and his minions screaming "Deep State" about this. Well, they're already screaming
it, but even louder...
MelissaB
(16,420 posts)4. This is interesting to read, but I am concerned about the safety of the whistle-blower.
I don't know about this NYT. I don't know.
volstork
(5,399 posts)7. This individual needs to be protected
in every way possible.
trump and his minions are playing by Russian mob rules...
lark
(23,065 posts)5. Fuck, I wish they had just kept quiet about this.
OMG, I bet you big $$ drumpf has already assigned someone to see who was on duty from CIA in WH and will have called PUtin for advice. This guys' life is now in bigtime danger with drumpf trolls out to get him and sicced on him by the president. I am worried for him and for us!!
Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)8. Agreed
scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)6. The NY Times is putting this man's life in danger
lark
(23,065 posts)9. I really hate NYT!
I discontinued my subscription over a year ago in protest of their perfidy and now they are doing 10x worse. OMG!!!
TeamPooka
(24,210 posts)10. The same NYT that outed Valerie Plame for Cheney? What a shock. Not.