Whistleblower’s lawyers fear for his safety amid Trump remarks

The lawyers for the intelligence official who filed a whistleblower complaint against President Trump that triggered a formal impeachment inquiry have expressed “serious concerns” for their client’s safety, according to reports.

A letter signed by the whistleblower’s lead attorney, Andrew Bakaj, and sent to acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire pointed to Trump’s call for “the person who gave the whistleblower the information” to be publicly identified, NBC News reported.

The letter, dated Saturday and made public Sunday, said events from the past week “have heightened our concerns that...