Nunes Aide Is Leaking the Ukraine Whistleblower's Name, Sources Say

[orangecrush]

A top aide to Rep. Devin Nunes has been providing conservative politicians and journalists with information—and misinformation—about the anonymous whistleblower who triggered the biggest crisis of Donald Trump’s presidency, two knowledgeable sources tell The Daily Beast.

Derek Harvey, who works for Nunes, the ranking Republican on the House intelligence committee, has provided notes for House Republicans identifying the whistleblower’s name ahead of the high-profile depositions of Trump administration appointees and civil servants in the impeachment inquiry. The purpose of the notes, one source said, is to get the whistleblower’s name into the record of the proceedings, which committee chairman Adam Schiff has pledged to eventually release. In other words: it’s an attempt to out the anonymous official who helped trigger the impeachment inquiry.


On Saturday, The Washington Post reported that GOP lawmakers and staffers have “repeatedly” used a name purporting to be that of the whistleblower during the depositions. The paper named Harvey as driving lines of questioning Democrats saw as attempting to determine the political loyalties of witnesses before the inquiry. A former official told the Post that Harvey “was passing notes [to GOP lawmakers] the entire time” ex-NSC Russia staffer Fiona Hill was testifying.

“Exposing the identity of the whistleblower and attacking our client would do nothing to undercut the validity of the complaint’s allegations,” said Mark Zaid, one of the whistleblower’s attorneys. “What it would do, however, is put that individual and their family at risk of harm. Perhaps more important, it would deter future whistleblowers from coming forward in subsequent administrations, Democratic or Republican.” Zaid has represented The Daily Beast in freedom-of-information lawsuits against the federal government.


https://www.thedailybeast.com/devin-nunes-aide-is-leaking-the-ukraine-whistleblowers-name-sources-say

[SummerSnow]

1. * So this is the goal of the Trumpers....

“Exposing the identity of the whistleblower and attacking our client would do nothing to undercut the validity of the complaint’s allegations,” said Mark Zaid, one of the whistleblower’s attorneys. “What it would do, however, is put that individual and their family at risk of harm. Perhaps more important, it would deter future whistleblowers from coming forward in subsequent administrations, Democratic or Republican.”


let this sink in

[AkFemDem]

2. Too late, that ship has sailed...

Giuliani and Trump have already publicly confirmed what the whistleblower reported, multiple witnesses have now confirmed it and expanded upon the initial complaints, today one of the people who reported their concerns to the whistleblower is testifying. No putting the genie back in the bottle, no one actually cares about the whistleblower anymore- at this point he or she is moot and irrelevant.

[handmade34]

3. "no one actually cares about the whistleblower"

not true.... the Republicans care about the Whistleblower so they can punish that person

[4139]

4. No, they are going after Adam Schiff and his staff...

The likely whistleblower’s name has been out there for a couple of weeks, two of Schiff’s employees worked with him. The republicans are going after Schiff and after the staff

[GoCubsGo]

5. They're not just going after Schiff and his staff.

They're going after anyone who they consider disloyal to Fat Nixon. Just look at how they're currently going after Col. Vindman. He's just the latest in a long line of people getting smeared and intimidated by Dear Leader's toadies in attempts to protect him. What Nunes' aid is doing is disgusting, but it's nothing new.

[George II]

7. His name was all over twitter about two weeks ago.

[UTUSN]

6. K&R

[uponit7771]

8. The person who outs the WB should be charged by democrats and put in jail. Fuck that, we need a ...

... system were folk are not afraid to come forward.

[orangecrush]

9. How true.