This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.
The CIA employee whose whistleblower complaint is at the heart of Democrats’ impeachment proceedings has finally agreed to speak with lawmakers in writing after he reportedly got cold feet last week.
According to the Washington Examiner, the whistleblower’s attorney Mark Zaid said that he had contacted Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) “to submit through legal team written questions to WBer.” Zaid says that the questions “cannot seek identifying info.”
END/We stand ready to cooperate and ensure facts – rather than partisanship – dictates any process involving the #whistleblower.
— Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) November 3, 2019
This comes after RealClearPolitics‘ Paul Sperry outed the whistleblower as 33-year-old Eric Ciaramella – an Obama administration holdover who worked with former CIA Director John Brennan.
Zaid told CBS on Saturday night that his client wants to be as bipartisan as possible throughout this process while remaining anonymous. The attorney noted that accepting written questions will allow the whistleblower to protect his or her identity from Republicans, who have asked that the whistleblower be identified. –Washington Examiner
According to the report, however, Congressional Republicans, say the whistleblower’s new offer was nothing more than a ploy to make headlines in a “Sunday narrative ambush” timed for discussion on national morning shows.
“I have never received that offer, and I’m the lead Republican,” said House minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), noting that Nunes hadn’t notified him of any letter as of Sunday morning.
NEWS: @gopleader tells @margbrennan he was not aware of an offer made to Rep. Devin Nunes for the #whistleblower to talk to House Republicans. "I have never received that offer, and I'm the lead Republican," McCarthy tells @facethenation. https://t.co/uyTj1LWc3U pic.twitter.com/sr9aqGdlHo
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) November 3, 2019
McCarthy also thinks House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) should be forced to testify, as Ciaramella met with Schiff’s staff (a contact Schiff lied about).
McCarthy: "I think the very first person we should bring is Adam Schiff & his staff… Because when the whistleblower even went to the inspector general, he never mentioned that he went with Adam Schiff." #StopTheSchiffShowpic.twitter.com/x0X0DXRUG3
— Catt On The Fence (@CattHarmony) November 3, 2019
Last week the Examiner reported that Ciaramella’s attorneys had broken off discussions with lawmakers regarding testimony in the case.
On Sunday, President Trump tweeted that the whistleblower “must come forward” to explain their concerns over a July 25 phone conversation between Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which Trump asked that Ukraine investigate the Biden family and other matters.
“Reveal the Whistleblower and end the Impeachment Hoax!” Trump tweeted Sunday.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1191000516580519937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1191000516580519937&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Ftrump-ukraine-whistleblower-agrees-answer-written-questions-gop-calls-sunday-narrative
By law this so called person does not have protection under the law to do what he or she is doing. Also, sending written answers to written questions only proves that the person more than likely will not be the one to write the answers and they may not even exist so looks like Full of Schiff is going to write the answers down. All FAKE BS! Can’t wait for the indictments and arrests of Schiff and the others coming out soon.
Is it any surprize that the incorrectly named WHISTLEBLOWER is an Obama snowflake? This tiresome obstruction of justice by Demonrats knows no bounds. This “witness” (not really) is similar to Ballsy Ford in the Kavanaugh nomination hearings. The Demonrats lack ethics and DO NOT CARE if their pursuit of power includes lies and fabricated testimony.
Due to admitted actions of Vice President Biden during the previous administration, President Trump was REQUIRED to set the record straight with Ukraine. Biden had undermined the cooperative legal efforts between our two countries, Trump straightened out the problem. End of story.
I thought it was a sharp video, but, at the risk of sounding like an ignorant, rogue state, feel that there is no material need for so much diplomacy.
You have decided to be mercantilist, middlemen, rather than self-sufficient in major industries, now long gone or in an advanced state of decay.
Or, why do our countries need eachother, at all.
Sadly, this video was made in an empty chamber. Not one other representative was in the room. His speech will not be broadcast by any of the mainstream media. Not one voter, other than those like us who frequent “alternative” internet media, will hear his words of warning.
5min video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=gti7hdAHOec