A second spy will offer Congress first-hand information about Trump

A second US intelligence agent wants to offer Congress first-hand information about the pressures of US President Donald Trump to Ukraine, which could reinforce the investigation of Democrats to open a political trial against the president.

Marz Zaid, the lawyer representing the first informant, announced on Twitter that his firm is advising a second US intelligence agent, although he did not reveal his identity or what agency he works for.

"I can confirm press information that a second informant is being represented by our legal team. He has also made a disclosure (of information), which is protected by law and no reprisals can be made against him. This informant has direct knowledge "stressed the lawyer.

ABC, the first to report the news, explained that the complainant has not yet contacted the congressional committees that lead the investigation into the political trial.

The second informant has not written a complaint, as the first did, and has limited himself to talk with the Inspector General of Intelligence , an independent figure of the influences of the Executive who is dedicated to ensuring the proper functioning of the CIA and other agencies, such as the DIA, dedicated to military espionage.

The complaint of the first agent caused the Democrats to announce on September 24 the beginning of an investigation to determine if the president abused his power by pressing Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 elections and if, therefore, should be subjected to A political trial.

"Multiple informants"

At the center of the controversy is a phone call that occurred on July 25 , in which Trump asked his Ukrainian counterpart, Vladimir Zelenski, to investigate corruption in Ukraine to former Vice President Joe Biden and one of his sons, Hunter, who advised a Ukrainian gas company.

Trump's goal, which seeks re-election, was supposedly to harm Biden , a favorite in the polls to be the Democratic candidate in the 2020 presidential election.

However, that second informant might not be the last. On Twitter, lawyer Andrew Bakaj, who also represents the first agent, said his law firm is representing "multiple informants" and did not specify whether that means there will be more complaints.

Both Zaid and Bakaj work for the legal group "Rose of the Winds", which specializes in the defense of so-called "whistleblowers" or informants, that is, those who are aware of infractions in their workplace and decide to report them.

Since the scandal broke, Trump has tried to question the credibility of the first whistleblower , allegedly a CIA agent. The president said that the individual relied on "second-hand information", since his complaint was made from the testimony of half a dozen government officials.

"The first whistleblower with secondhand information understood my telephone conversation almost completely wrongly, so now they put him on the bench and another informant arrives from the deep state, also with secondhand information," Trump complained Saturday the night, apparently referring to an article in the newspaper "The New York Times".

On Friday, the New York newspaper had already announced that a second agent was considering offering Congress harmful information about the president.

In his message, Trump referred to the "deep state," a term he uses to advance a controversial conspiracy theory that a group of bureaucrats tries to harm him and prevent him from ruling.

In addition, the leader boasted today of continuing to maintain a high level of approval among Republicans , although, according to polls, U.S. support for a political trial has grown several points in the last two weeks, especially among Democratic and independent voters. .

Until now, Republicans in Congress have been very cautious because they fear that dealing with Trump will result in the total rejection of the party base, always loyal to the president.

However, this weekend, Republican senators Mitt Romney, Ben Sasse and Susan Collins took a step forward to express their concern about the president's attitude.

Democrats need the support of Republicans in the Senate to be able to dismiss the president , something that has never happened before in US history.

Only three presidents have so far faced impeachment proceedings: Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) and Bill Clinton (1993-2001), who were acquitted, and Richard Nixon (1964-1974), who resigned before his political trial took place .

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