Headline Roundup • September 30th, 2019
Attorneys For Whistleblower Worry For Client's Safety
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BBC News
The lawyers for a whistleblower whose complaint triggered a US presidential impeachment inquiry say Donald Trump's words are endangering their client.
Since the transcript of his call with the president of Ukraine was revealed, Mr Trump has called for the anonymous whistleblower to be unmasked.
Democrats say the whistleblower will testify to Congress "very soon" once steps are taken to protect identity.
Mr Trump has suggested his opponents could be arrested for "treason".
A transcript of a call Mr Trump made to Ukraine's new President Volodymyr Zelensky shows he urged...
Yahoo News
Lawyers for the whistleblower behind the complaint related to President Donald Trump’s call with the leader of Ukraine said this weekend that they have “serious concerns” regarding their client’s safety.
In a letter addressed to acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, the lead attorney for the whistleblower, Andrew Bakaj, alluded that the whistleblower is currently under federal protection.
The legal team, he wrote, only expects “this situation to worsen, and to become even more dangerous for our client and any other whistleblowers” who come forward.
“The purpose of this...
New York Post (News)
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...
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