425 House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House Intelligence Committee Releases Whistleblower Complaint (Sept. 26, 2019) (online at https://intelligence.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=708).
426 Listen: Audio of Trump Discussing Whistleblower at Private Event: 'That's Close to a Spy,' Los Angeles Times (Sept. 26, 2019) (online at www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-09-26/trump-at-private-breakfastwho-gave-the-whistle-blower-the-information-because-thats-almost-a-spy).
427 House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Chairmen Warn President to Stop Attacking Whistleblower and Witnesses to His Misconduct and to Halt Efforts to Obstruct Impeachment Inquiry (Sept. 26, 2019) (online at https://intelligence house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=709).
428 Donald J. Trump, Twitter (Sept. 29, 2019) (online at https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1178442765736333313?s=20).
429 Donald J. Trump, Twitter (Oct. 4, 2019) (online at https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1180123504924151809).
430 The White House, Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure (Nov. 3, 2019) (online at www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-marine-one-departure-74/).
431 Donald J. Trump, Twitter (Nov. 3, 2019) (online at https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1191000516580519937).
432 The White House, Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure (Nov. 3, 2019) (online at www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-marine-one-departure-74/).
433 The White House, Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure (Nov. 4, 2019) (online at www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-marine-one-departure-75/).
434 The White House, Remarks by President Trump After Tour of Apple Manufacturing Plant (Nov. 20, 2019) (online www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-tour-apple-manufacturing-plantaustin-tx/).
435 Letter from Chairman Adam B. Schiff to Ranking Member Devin Nunes, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Nov. 9, 2019).
436 In 2017, every Republican Member of Congress joined a unanimous vote in the House of Representatives to increase penalties for retaliation against whistleblowers. U.S. House of Representatives, Roll Call Vote Approving S. 585, The Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 (Oct. 12, 2017) (420 yeas, 0 nays) (online at www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h568).
437 House Intelligence Chair News Conference, C-SPAN (Mar. 24, 2017) (online at www.cspan.org/video/?425953-1/paul-manafort-volunteered-intelligence-committee-chairman-nunes).
438 Id.
439 Office of Senator Chuck Grassley, Grassley Statement Regarding Intel Community Whistleblower (Oct.1, 2019) (online at www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-statement-regarding-intel-communitywhistleblower).
440 Senate Intel Chair Doesn't Want Whistleblower's Identity Disclosed, The Hill (Nov. 7, 2019) (online at https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/469455-senate-intel-chair-doesnt-want-whistleblowers-identity-disclosed).
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