Did GOP Rep. Devin Nunes try to out the Trump-Ukraine whistleblower on live TV?
Nunes zeroed in on the second person. He asked Vindman at which intelligence agency the second individual worked. The subtext of Nunes’ questioning was clear: He appeared to be pushing Vindman toward providing information that could be used to identify the anonymous intelligence community whistleblower whoseabout the Trump administration’s pressure campaign on Ukraine helped trigger the impeachment inquiry.
At that point, Rep. Adam Schiff , the Intelligence committee chair, interjected. “I want to make sure there’s no effort to out the whistleblower through the use of these proceedings,” Schiff said over the groans of the committee’s Republican members. Nunes resumed his questioning. “Mr. Vindman, you testified in your deposition that you did not know the whistleblower?”
“Ranking member,” Vindman cut in, “it’s Lieutenant Colonel Vindman, please.” Vindman said he did not know who the whistleblower was, but he also declined to identify anything more about the second person with whom he discussed the president’s July 25th call. “Per the advice of my counsel,” he went on, “I’ve been advised not to answer specific questions about members of the intelligence community.
Nunes pressed further. He suggested that if Vindman wouldn’t give more information, maybe he should invoke his right under the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination. Vindman, however, didn’t take the bait. He reiterated he was following the advice of his lawyer and Chairman Schiff by not giving any information that could potentially be used to reveal the whistleblower’s identity.
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