REPORT: Fake whistleblower is a CIA officer

by The Right Scoop

The New York Times is now reporting that the fake whistleblower is a CIA officer who was once worked at the White House:

Here’s more:

The whistle-blower who revealed that President Trump sought foreign help for his re-election and that the White House sought to cover it up is a C.I.A. officer who was detailed to work at the White House at one point, according to three people familiar with his identity.

Ok let’s stop here for a second. This first paragraph is literally DRIPPING with anti-Trump bias. The Times writes “The whistle-blower who revealed…”? He didn’t reveal anything. He “alleged” something that turned out to not be true.

Let’s continue…

The man has since returned to the C.I.A., the people said. Little else is known about him. His complaint made public Thursday suggested he was an analyst by training and made clear he was steeped in details of American foreign policy toward Europe, demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of Ukrainian politics and at least some knowledge of the law.

The whistle-blower’s expertise will likely add to lawmakers’ confidence about the merits of his complaint, and tamp down allegations that he might have misunderstood what he learned about Mr. Trump. He did not listen directly to a July call between Mr. Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine that is at the center of the political firestorm over the president’s mixing of diplomacy with personal political gain.

Lawyers for the whistle-blower refused to confirm that he worked for the C.I.A. and said that publishing information about him was dangerous.

Agents, officers and analysts from the military, intelligence and law enforcement communities routinely work at the White House. Often, they work on the National Security Council or help manage secure communications, like calls between the president and foreign leaders.

The C.I.A. officer did not work on the communications team that handles calls with foreign leaders, according to the people familiar with his identity. He learned about Mr. Trump’s conduct “in the course of official interagency business,” according to the complaint, which was dotted with footnotes about machinations in Kiev and reinforced with public comments by senior Ukrainian officials.

That’s all we know from the NY Times, which isn’t much. There are a few other rumors floating around out there though…

Brian Dean Wright’s Twitter bio says he’s a “Former CIA ops officer” and he actually names names:

I’m sure there’s more than one CIA analyst who was detailed to work in the White House, so I don’t think we can pin it on Ned Price yet.

But Wright does make an interesting point. If the whistleblower is as partisan as he’s suggesting and as Trump has suggested in the past, it’s likely this is why Democrats are protecting him. They don’t want the fake whistleblower’s identity revealed because it will unmask deep partisanship on his part and undermine his credibility.


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