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38. Whistleblower's attorney says '60 Minutes' misinterpreted letter in federal protection report
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 08:39 AM
Sep 2019
An attorney for the whistleblower in the Trump-Ukraine scandal said Sunday that CBS’ “60 Minutes” had “completely misinterpreted” a document from his legal group, after the news outlet tweeted that the whistleblower was now under federal protection.

On Sunday night, CBS wrote on Twitter: “‘60 Minutes’ has obtained a letter that indicates the government whistleblower who set off the impeachment inquiry of President Trump is under federal protection because they fear for their safety.”

Two hours later, following significant reaction to the report, Attorney Mark Zaid responded: “NEWS ALERT: 60 Minutes completely misinterpreted contents of our letter, which is now published online.”

He added that no agreement has been reached with Congress on contact with the whistleblower, and discussions remain ongoing.

Read the rest at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/whistleblowers-attorney-says-60-minutes-misinterpreted-letter-in-federal-protection-report/ar-AAI3aAn
A CIA agent under protection. GOP is sickening Roland99 Sep 2019 #1
Good. sheshe2 Sep 2019 #2
I should hope so, considering that Trumpers are trying to doxx him/her The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #3
I'm relieved that the whistleblower is being protected from tRump's goons. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2019 #4
Just heard that! SlogginThroughIt Sep 2019 #5
Necessary protection should mobilize the Marshalls, and open a lot of eyes empedocles Sep 2019 #7
Isn't it a crime everytime Trump calls out the whistle blower? Buckeyeblue Sep 2019 #6
Wow! kentuck Sep 2019 #8
I don't trust anyone in this government to protect this guy. OliverQ Sep 2019 #9
And wouldn't that have to have been set up under the DOJ? woodsprite Sep 2019 #12
And now IQ45 is tweeting about Adam Schiff QED Sep 2019 #10
"You can't impeach me... I'm insane!" WheelWalker Sep 2019 #11
He certainly is. QED Sep 2019 #15
Can Twitter please shut him off? Vdizzle Sep 2019 #23
They need too. Corgigal Sep 2019 #29
They had better protect him or her. redstatebluegirl Sep 2019 #13
Stephen Miller actually said to Chris Wallace Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2019 #14
Its up to people like Wallace kwolf68 Sep 2019 #16
Remember The Central Park Five mahannah Sep 2019 #17
Yep kwolf68 Sep 2019 #18
I've been worried about that. May the country s/he's served protect him/her. catrose Sep 2019 #19
Federal protection? defacto7 Sep 2019 #20
Federal protection better be extended to Adam Schiff and the Intel Committe, as well. ancianita Sep 2019 #21
Yeah. That is the truth. pangaia Sep 2019 #28
Epstein was also under protection. keithbvadu2 Sep 2019 #22
The president wants to have the whistleblower and investigator murdered. dalton99a Sep 2019 #24
So was Epstien Alpeduez21 Sep 2019 #25
Thank goodness! StarryNite Sep 2019 #26
Scott Pelley sunk his teeth into McCarthy and wasn't letting him weasel his Politicub Sep 2019 #27
Correction: SEEKING protection. 60 Minutes got it wrong ffr Sep 2019 #30
KICK orangecrush Sep 2019 #31
Protection from these guys maybe? moondust Sep 2019 #32
But As We Know From The Clarity of The WB Report... CTLib Sep 2019 #33
Hoping 🙏🏽 the Justice Department isn't protecting him like they protected Epstein. nt live love laugh Sep 2019 #34
Yes.. and this is where it's been leading Cha Sep 2019 #35
Sounds exactly like the mafia doesn't it? Nt raccoon Sep 2019 #36
It says a whole lot about the kind of person Trump is and what he inspires. Vinca Sep 2019 #37
Whistleblower's attorney says '60 Minutes' misinterpreted letter in federal protection report PoliticAverse Sep 2019 #38
Even Nixon coeur_de_lion Sep 2019 #39
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