This is a piece that levies accusations through the coy practice of asking provoking and misleading questions through assumptions. Accordingly, I address the following:

foxnews.com/opinion/trump-… 1. The Whistleblower never met with Chairman Schiff about this matter.

THREAD ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING MY CLIENT’S IDENTITY: I urge all of our government leaders - notably all Members of Congress - to step back and reflect on the important role whistleblowers play in our constitutional republic's ability to oversee itself. Members of the Intelligence Community, whether they are federal employees or government contractors, must follow the law in disclosing their reasonable belief of a violation of law, rule, regulation, or an abuse of authority.

THREAD: 1/7 In correspondence dated October 22, 2019, the Counsel of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency made it clear that “Whistleblowers play an essential public service in coming forward” . . . wapo.st/32Qd941 2/7 . . . by reporting their reasonable belief of waste, fraud, abuse, and misconduct, and that #whistleblowers “should never suffer reprisal or even the threat of reprisal for doing so.”