“We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower" before the complaint against President Donald Trump was filed.”
Rep. Adam Schiff
Chairman, House intelligence committee. MSNBC Interview. Claim dated 17 Sep 2019.
FactCheck.org rated thisThere Was Contact
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Rep. Adam Schiff (Chairman, House intelligence committee) made this claim around 17 September 2019. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 October 2019, 19 days later. Its rating was “There Was Contact”.
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