According to the New York Times, House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff got an early warning of the whistleblower’s complaint before it was even filed, which led many to assume that Schiff might have had a hand in writing the official complaint — including President Trump, who told reporters, “It’s a scandal that he knew before. I’d go a step further, I think he probably helped write it. That’s what the word is.”
The whistleblower’s lawyer, Mark Zaid, was on CNN with Jake Tapper, who called the president’s response an “evidence-free allegation.”
After POTUS made his evidence-free allegation that Chairman Schiff helped the whistleblower write his complaint, I asked the whistleblower’s attorney @MarkSZaidEsq if Schiff or the Intel Committee helped with the complaint in any way.
His response: “Absolutely not.”
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 2, 2019
This tweet will not age well.
— TalkToTheHand (@TalkToT80290542) October 2, 2019
Oh, well if he says so then ok. ?
— Mr Mojo Risin (@C_J_C27) October 2, 2019
Shocked he would say that.
— JCoulter (@jcoulterbrown) October 2, 2019
The entire "whistleblower complaint" is evidence-free. Start there, Jake.
— Soloman (@wisdomofsoloman) October 2, 2019
And that’s that. He said he didn’t and we believe him because journalism.
— G_Mann (@GMann_19) October 2, 2019
Tapper doesn’t seem to be buying into any of Trump’s claims at all:
Just now @jaketapper referred to securing the transcript as "the first cover up," and trying to block it from Congress as "the second cover up." He released the fucking transcript with days of Congress demanding it. Do you not follow the news?
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) October 2, 2019
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It's neat how @jaketapper is taking the world of the WB's lawyer as gospel, but doesn't seem bothered, or even curious about why they didn't admit chatting up @RepAdamSchiff BEFORE filing their complaint and possible coordination from the jump.
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) October 2, 2019
NOBODY FUCKING BELIEVES THIS….
Tapper has become a self-obsessed Hoax Machine for Democrats.
He melted down on Sunday claiming the prosecutor Biden got fired wasn't investigating Hunter — now we know he was. https://t.co/sBIiOeRmZ3
— John Ocasio-Nolte (@NolteNC) October 2, 2019
These people really think everyone is as stupid as the @CNN audience.
— L Kaye (@Liberty4Life73) October 2, 2019
@JakeTapper total BS, Nancy Pelosi gave away the truth on national TV. She pushed ahead with impeachment cause they were aware of transcript & WB complaint before declassified.
Impeachment first
Transcript declassified second
WB declassified thirdhttps://t.co/HOuVPhsdR5— L Kaye (@Liberty4Life73) October 2, 2019
Gotta justify that 2 hour special "White House in Crisis" episode somehow.
— Laurence Watkins (@thelarrywatkins) October 2, 2019
Yes, the president is in crisis:
Tapper on CNN said we just saw a president "in crisis." What crisis? Dems have made no moves other than to make a lot of noise, and the NYT story put a dent in the whistleblower's credibility. What's "in crisis" is another Dem narrative.
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) October 2, 2019
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'Not buying it for a second!' Adam Schiff's spox offers up explanation for inside scoop on whistleblower's complaint https://t.co/2kw6KXEVxd
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 2, 2019