A pair of Trump supporters want to know the identity of the person who shared the contents of a phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and are willing to dole out $50,000 to get the information, the Washington Examiner reports.
Shortly after the individual, who mainstream media describes as a “whistleblower,” shared the contents of the call, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched an impeachment inquiry against President Trump.
It should be noted that, by the individual’s own admission, he or she did not personally overhear the phone call. He or she did not see the transcript and had no first-hand information on the call at the time of sharing the information to the media.
The Washington Examiner reports the individual has been described as someone who works for the CIA, but the two Trump supporters want a name.
“This individual is key to understanding exactly what happened and how we can move forward,” conservative Jack Burkman said. “We’ve put forth this reward in hopes of bringing more information to light and putting this dark chapter behind us.”
According to the report, Burkman and his colleague Jacob Wohl are controversial figures who “have a sketchy record and made headlines for past efforts to attack the Russia election claims against the president.”
The Washington Examiner also called them “right-wing smear merchants” in a prior story.
The following is what the two supporters reportedly sent to Secrets via the report:
Trump Whistleblower: Major reward offered for infamous whistleblower to come forward
— Advertisement — Conservative activists Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl team up to offer $50,000 for information relating to the identity of the ‘Trump Whistleblower’
ARLINGTON, Va. – Jack Burkman, a D.C.-based lobbyist and lawyer, has partnered with conservative social media personality Jacob Wohl to announce a reward for information relating to the identity of the whistleblower at the center of the Trump-Ukraine phone scandal.
“This individual is key to understanding exactly what happened and how we can move forward,” says Burkman. “We’ve put forth this reward in hopes of bringing more information to light and putting this dark chapter behind us.”
Burkman and Wohl are offering $50,000 for the individual, or anyone with credible information corroborating the whistleblower’s identify, to come forward.