Dick Foster
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Republicans (and message board trolls) have been spreading the false claim that whistleblowers are required to have themselves first-hand knowledge about the claims he makes. What must be first-hand information is the evidence gathered by the IG (Such as a conversation transcript, which was made public, or interviews with people who had first-hand knowledge).
Gee, should I believe Hannity and message board people or the son of a former intelligence IG?“There’s never been a requirement that a whistleblower have firsthand knowledge of what they’re reporting,” said Irvin McCullough, an investigator at the nonprofit Government Accountability Project (and the son of a former IC IG). “They need to have a reasonable belief. The firsthand information is usually gathered by the inspector general, as I believe did occur here.”
GOP Shows Russian Trolls How It’s Done With Whistleblower Smear
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What kind of bullshit silly souce is the son of a former anything? Your silly thread was dead in its tracks before it could get off the ground. I call it bullshit squared.