President Trump says the Ukraine whistleblower is an ‘Obama guy’ who ‘hates Trump’ and is a ‘radical’
WASHINGTON - The U.S. official whose whistleblower complaint led to the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump offered to communicate directly with Republicans on the intelligence committee leading the inquiry, his lawyers said on Sunday.
News of the offer came as Trump called on the whistleblower to come forward, in a stark departure from norms in such cases. Republicans have complained the impeachment inquiry in the Democratic-led House of Representatives has been unfair to them and to Trump, and that they have been restricted in their questioning of witnesses. The inquiry has followed established House rules.
Lawmakers leading the inquiry have since heard first-hand accounts from U.S. officials including former National Security Council member Alexander Vindman that describe Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate the 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter, as well as accusations he used $391 million in U.S. aid as leverage.
The whistleblower initially offered to answer questions in writing if submitted by the House Intelligence Committee as a whole.
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