looking at that now, when you have an internal review, that can understandably make everybody inside nervous about where will that land? will they try to assign blame somewhere? will they try to find a scapego scapegoat. some people have suggested is this a hunt for a whistle-blower? well, the whistle-blower one no longer detailed to the white house. so not physically an employee here any longer. it seems certainly the inquiry on capitol hill has been less focused on whistle-blower one. so it could be one of those situations where the white house is trying to find some of its own answers and also to suggest that they might need to better prepare for all of the developments that may come on the capitol hill side. so they may want to get some of their own answers locked up internally first. speaking of those answers on capitol hill, let me go to garrett who is standing by for us. i understand that you are hearing, garrett, that the former top advisor to secretary of state mike pompeo
upon, the whistle-blower one or two, they come forward under oath and testify of the public can charge their credibility. kurt volker who was interviewed last week resigned from the mccain institute saying he risked becoming a distraction from the accomplishments and continued growth of the institute. tonight fox news can confirm that on july 26th, 1 day after the president s call with ukrainian leader the first whistle-blower wrote a two page single spaced memo to themselves using dramatic language, they said a white house official describe the july 25th call as crazy, frightening, completely lacking in substance related to national security. that dramatic language and tone are worth comparing to the now public transcript. bret: catherine, thank you. joe biden says he ll be president trump like a drum next november, he is getting more aggressive in his rhetoric as he tries to fight off gains from
peace negotiations in syria and the role of the u.s. military. there is a apparently now a second whistle-blower who is claiming to have firsthand knowledge of president trumps phone call with his counterpart in ukraine and may be more. we are learning new information tonight about what the inspector general for intelligence knew or did not know concerning that first complaint. catherine herridge tells us what that all means tonight. behind closed torrents sources tell fox news that intelligence community watchdog michael atkinson told lawmakers all he knew about the whistle-blower s contact with the staffer adam schiff. he did not know how many times the whistle-blower contacted his committee between the president s july 25th phone call with ukrainian leader and august was filed. republican said he is a conflict because only his team can fill the gaps. the president who is they are attempting to from office on the
basis of this impeachment deserves to know what type of contact there was. democrats had the call with the leader is much more than a process issued. he is putting our national security at risk by trying to use other governments against american citizens. on twitter the legal team confirmed a second official came forward with direct knowledge of alleged misconduct by the president, the second whistle-blower does possess firsthand knowledge of certain information. there is no legal requirement for any whistle-blower to have such knowledge. not only requires a reasonable belief. a new letter from 90 90 thematc officials including harsh critics of the president said he was a blow or follow the rules, all america should be united and demanding that all branches of our government and all outlets of our media protect us whistle-blower and his or her identity. the chairman of the senate judiciary committee played on a marker. here s what i will insist
reporter: good morning, the whistle-blower whose story led to the impeachment inquiry is getting some backup. lawyers for that cia employee tell me they are now representing, quote, multiple whistle-blowers. they wouldn t be more specific about the number, except to say it s at least two. a second witness is challenging president trump s ukraine call and the foreign help he sought to investigate the bidens. the new whistle-blower is cooperating with the intelligence community inspector general, michael atkinson, but is not expected to file a separate complaint. according to legal sources, this government official has firsthand knowledge that supported the first whistle-blower who submitted this nine-page document august 12th. firsthand knowledge is critical because whistle-blower one was not a direct witness but claimed to be informed by more than half a dozen u.s. officials. for democrats, this new