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Attorneys say the individual’s identity is ‘not the story’ — but Republicans have a far different view of that
The so-called Ukraine whistleblower — the individual whom House Democrats are hoping will help them impeach President Donald Trump — said he does not want to testify in person before Congress.
Instead, lawyers for the whistleblower have asked that the unnamed person be allowed to testify in writing only.
The House and Senate Intelligence Committees reportedly have not yet responded to the request from lawyers representing the anonymous CIA official, according to The Wall Street Journal on Friday morning.
Democrats have been trying to protect the identity of the whistleblower from the start, while Trump and other Republicans have argued the president should have the opportunity to confront his accuser in person.
Lawyers for the whistleblower have already confirmed that the anonymous person is a Democrat who has worked with at least one 2020 presidential candidate — and new reports indicate that this candidate is Joe Biden — according to a Fox News piece early on Friday morning.
One former congressional intelligence official told WSJ it’s highly unusual for a witness to testify in writing.
The official added that while this kind of testimony is unprecedented, there also isn’t a precedent for this situation — as there has never been as high-profile a “whistleblower” report as this one. But some Republicans have said this isn’t a whistleblower at all.
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