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FBI requests interview with Ukraine whistleblower

By Jerry Dunleavy, Daniel Chaitin
Published November 20, 2019 2:25pm ET
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FBI requests interview with Ukraine whistleblower
FILE - In this June 14, 2018, file photo, the FBI seal is seen before a news conference at FBI headquarters in Washington. The FBI is grappling with a seemingly endless cycle of money laundering schemes that law enforcement officials say they’re scrambling to slow through a combination of prosecution and public awareness. Beyond the run-of-the-mill plots, officials say, is a particularly concerning trend involving “money mules.” These are people who, unwittingly or not, use their own bank accounts to move money for criminals for purposes they think are legitimate or even noble. | (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

The FBI sought an interview with the CIA analyst whose whistleblower complaint kicked off impeachment proceedings against President Trump.

An agent from the FBI’s Washington field office called one of the whistleblower’s attorneys in October, but an interview has not yet been scheduled, according to multiple reports.

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