By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The FBI requested an interview with the whistleblower who helped initiate the impeachment inquiry into President Trump and Ukraine.
An agent in the Washington Field Office sought the interview last month by reaching out to the CIA analyst’s attorney, according to sources who spoke with Yahoo News, the Associated Press and The New York Times.
It wasn’t clear why the FBI wanted to interview the whistleblower, and the interview never happened.
One of the attorneys for the whistleblower declined media interviews, as did the FBI.
Yahoo News reports that top FBI officials were divided on whether to get involved. But it wouldn’t be unusual for the bureau to investigate allegations of wrongdoing within the federal government.
An interview could impact the ongoing impeachment inquiry.
