Claim: Rep. Adam Schiff, chair of the House intelligence committee, wrongly implied that his committee had no contact with the whistleblower before receiving the complaint. Schiff claimed, "We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower," when the whistleblower had in fact reached out to a committee aide before filing a complaint.
Fact-check: Schiff Wrong on Whistleblower Contact - FactCheck.org
Verdict: rep. adam schiff, chair of the house intelligence committee, wrongly implied that his committee had no contact with the whistleblower before receiving the complaint. schiff claimed, "we have not spoken directly with the whistleblower," when the whistleblower had in fact reached out to a committee aide before filing a complaint.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2019-10-06T19:20:23