1/BREAKING NEWS --

Statement regarding Comments by House Select Committee Investigating #January6th about #whistleblower @AndrewBakaj
3/ Just as IC #whistleblower case publicly erupted in Sept 2019, @YahooNews issued this story by @JennaMC_Laugh revealing findings by @DHSgov OIG that vindicated @AndrewBakaj.

yahoo.com/lifestyle/rare…
4/Statement reads:

"Today Yahoo News issued a story disclosing that David Buckley, who was recently named as the Staff Director for the Select Committee investigating the January 6th insurrection, had been determined by the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector
5/...General as one of several CIA officials who had unlawfully retaliated against a whistleblower. That whistleblower is attorney Andrew Bakaj, a former CIA OIG official who later served as the lead counsel for the IC whistleblower whose lawful complaint led to ...
6/...President Trump's first impeachment.

I have served as Andrew's lawyer for years and handled his whistleblower activities, including the DHS investigation. I am representing him currently in a FOIA lawsuit against DHS for all the relevant investigative records....
7/...I am also the lead counsel for Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Sgt Aquilino Gonell, who are both scheduled to testify before the Select Committee on Tuesday. Andrew is also part of the legal team for these distinguished officers....
8/...We will not comment on the hiring of Mr. Buckley other than to state that the documentary record issued by DHS OIG speaks for itself....
9/...But we deplore the Committee's incredibly insulting public comment describing Andrew's protected disclosures against CIA officials as "claimed whistleblowing". Andrew is one of the leading attorneys in the United States in representing whistleblowers....
10/...He worked at both DoD and CIA OIG, and helped write the CIA's whistleblower policies. And he handled one of the most important and sensitive national security whistleblower cases of the 21st century. We expect better from the Committee and its leadership....
11/...We look forward to our clients testifying before the Committee next week."

END STATEMENT
12/ Let be clear, however, that we fully support work of House Select Committee to investigate #Jan6th insurrection. This is important & needed step for our country to preserve & protect democracy. Facts of that day must be known & accountability for those responsible must occur.
END/But we are not guided or influenced by politics or partisanship. We protect lawful #whistleblowers & govt officials - whether DEM or GOP - will always be challenged & held to account for unlawful retaliation against our clients.

Democracy demands it.

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I have been rep'ng @CapitolPolice Ofc #HarryDunn for 5 months & during that time he appeared in many interviews to discuss his #Jan6th experience. Only once did he receive a hostile msg UNTIL @TuckerCarlson's monologue last night. Then things changed.
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"Tonight #FoxNews allowed its host #TuckerCarlson, who has not served a day in uniform, whether military or law enforcement, to criticize the heroism and service of African-American U.S. Capitol Police Officer #HarryDunn.
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