A second whistleblower has come forward in the fast-developing impeachment inquiry against President Trump, and more may be in the offing, raising the possibility of damaging new disclosures as people in proximity to the president begin to provide evidence.Mark Zaid, a lawyer for the original whistleblower in the case, said Sunday that his team now represented a second person who had come forward. Another lawyer on the legal team, Andrew Bakaj, tweeted later that the firm was representing “multiple” whistleblowers but provided no details on the number, the status of their complaints, or whether they were also part of the intelligence community.Zaid, in remarks first reported by ABC News and confirmed by him on Twitter, said the latest whistleblower had direct knowledge of White House dealings with Ukraine.Although there is no legal requirement that a whistleblower have firsthand knowledge — and much of the first whistleblower’s account has been corroborated — Republican allies of Trump have sought to rebut the charges by referring to them as “hearsay.” Advertisement Like the original whistleblower whose complaint jump-started the impeachment inquiry last month, Zaid said the latest one also comes from within the intelligence community and also has been in contact with the… Read full this story
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