New whistleblower may give House Democrats fresh leads

WASHINGTON — House Democrats leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine may have fresh information to work with.

A new whistleblower has stepped forward with what the person’s lawyer says is firsthand knowledge of key events.

With Congress out for another week and many Republicans reticent to speak out, a tweet from attorney Mark Zaid that a second individual had emerged and could corroborate the original whistleblower’s complaint gripped Washington and potentially heightened the stakes for Trump.

Zaid represents both whistleblowers, and he says the new whistleblower works in the intelligence field and has spoken to the intelligence community’s internal watchdog.

Trump and his supporters deny that he did anything improper, but the White House has struggled to come up with a unified response.

Eric Tucker, Richard Lardner And Jill Colvin, The Associated Press