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It's a new blow for US President Donald Trump. REUTERS / Yuri Gripas

A second whistleblower would be ready to testify against Donald Trump, in the investigation for a procedure of impeachment of the American president. It would be another intelligence member who would have more specific information about the Ukrainian case.

" I can confirm the information about a second whistleblower defended by our legal team, " said lawyer Mark Zaid on Twitter.

NEWS UPDATE: I can confirm this report of a second #whistleblower being represented by our legal team. They also made a disclosure under the law and can not be retaliated against. This WBer has first hand knowledge. https://t.co/zYkUYgJ0mE

Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) October 6, 2019

His cabinet is already defending the interests of a senior US intelligence official who was alarmed by a telephone conversation between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy .

He had ruled that in this call, the White House tenant had " solicited the interference " of Ukraine in the campaign for his reelection in 2020, asking him to investigate in order to gather compromising information on one of his rivals, the democrat Joe Biden.

This second whistleblower would have a direct knowledge of what happened between the two heads of state and could give even more details on their telephone exchanges, reports our correspondent in New York, Loubna Anaki . According to the American media, the man is among those interviewed by the Inspector General of Services to corroborate the version of the first whistleblower. He also said he was worried about the actions of the American president.

If he testifies in turn, things could be more complicated for Donald Trump. Until then, the defense of the American president was to attack the credibility of the first whistleblower whose report led to the triggering of this impeachment procedure . Donald Trump has accused him of reporting second-hand, false, and pro-democracy information.

And in response to this new information, the US president has again attacked the press which, according to him, tells pure fiction. " It's amazing how the media spares no effort to protect Joe Biden the Asleep and his fired son from the military, Hunter, who was receiving $ 100,000 a month from a company based in Ukraine while has no experience in energy, "he tweeted.

► See also: Biden son did nothing illegal according to former Ukrainian prosecutor

It is INCREDIBLE to get the best of them all, and it's all about it! Sleepy Joe Biden and his thrown out of the military his, Hunter, who was handed $ 100,000 a month (Plus, Plus) from a Ukrainian based company, even though he had no experience in energy, ...

Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 6, 2019

The US president continues for the moment to have the support of the majority of the Republican camp. Even if some voices rise, starting with that of Mitt Romney. His critics have earned the Utah senator and former presidential candidate of 2012 the wrath of Donald Trump who treated him on Twitter as " pretentious cretin ".