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Eric Ciaramella is a CIA<\/a>\u00a0analyst and former National Security Council staffer who has served in both the Obama and Trump administrations as a career intelligence officer. Senator Rand Paul\u00a0tweeted<\/a>\u00a0a link to an\u00a0article by Real Clear Investigations<\/a>\u00a0that named Ciaramella as possibly being the whistleblower who came forward with concerns about President Donald Trump\u2019s interactions with the president of Ukraine, leading to an official impeachment inquiry.<\/p>\n Ciaramella was\u00a0named on social media<\/a>\u00a0in early October and by Real Clear Investigations on October 30, after weeks of speculation about his identity. According to the conservative-leaning Real Clear Investigations, Ciaramella\u2019s name has been an open secret in Washington D.C. His name has since been spread by conservative pundits and websites, including\u00a0the Washington Examiner<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The Federalist<\/a>. Senator Paul called for the whistleblower to be subpoenaed to testify under oath. Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz\u00a0also shared a link<\/a>\u00a0to the RCI article on Twitter.<\/p>\n Ciaramella\u2019s name appears in the transcript of a closed-door Congressional session as part of the impeachment inquiry. The transcript of the October 22 deposition of Bill Taylor, the top diplomat in Ukraine, was released by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff\u00a0on November 6<\/a>. Attorney Steve Castor, a lawyer for Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee asked Taylor about the whistleblower complaint. During the questioning, Castor asked, \u201cDoes a person by the name of Eric Ciaramella ring a bell for you?\u201d Taylor responded, \u201cIt doesn\u2019t.\u201d Castor then asked Taylor if, to his knowledge, he had ever had communication with Ciaramella. Taylor responded, \u201cCorrect.\u201d<\/p>\n On November 6, Donald Trump Jr.\u00a0tweeted<\/a>\u00a0a link to a Breitbart article about Ciaramella and wrote, \u201cBecause of course he did!!! Alleged \u2018Whistleblower\u2019 Eric Ciaramella Worked Closely with Anti-Trump Dossier Hoaxer.\u201d The tweet led to anger and the president\u2019s son responded, \u201cThe entire media is #Triggered that I (a private citizen) tweeted out a story naming the alleged whistleblower. Are they going to pretend that his name hasn\u2019t been in the public domain for weeks now? Numerous people & news outlets including Real Clear Politics already ID\u2019d him.\u201d<\/p>\n Ciaramella could not be reached for comment by Heavy. The whistleblower\u2019s attorneys issued a statement saying they neither confirm nor deny Ciarmella is the whistleblower. Ciaramella\u2019s father told Real Clear Investigations he doubts his son is the whistleblower, saying, \u201cHe didn\u2019t have that kind of access to that kind of information. He\u2019s just a guy going to work every day.\u201d<\/p>\n The whistleblower\u2019s attorneys and Democrats have fought to keep his identity concealed, while Trump and his Republican allies have called for him to be identified publicly, saying he should be questioned about why he came forward and possible political bias because of his background. The existence of whistleblower complaint regarding Trump\u2019s conduct with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was first revealed in September.<\/p>\n After Real Clear Investigation\u2019s report, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, whose nationally syndicated show reaches millions of listeners, named Ciaramella on air.<\/p>\n While Fox News has banned its hosts and contributors from mentioning Ciaramella\u2019s name,\u00a0according to CNN,<\/a>\u00a0one of the network\u2019s guests, syndicated radio host Lars Larson, said the name during a segment on November 7 on \u201cOutnumbered Overtime\u201d with Harris Faulkner. She did not respond or mention his use of Ciaramella\u2019s name.<\/p>\n Mark Zaid<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Andrew Bakaj<\/a>, the attorneys who are representing the whistleblower, issued a statement about Ciaramella being identified as possibly being their client, \u201cOur client is legally entitled to anonymity. Disclosure of the name of any person who may be suspected to be the whistleblower places that individual and their family in great physical danger. Any physical harm the individual and\/or their family suffers as a result of disclosure means that the individuals and publications reporting such names will be personally liable for that harm. Such behavior is at the pinnacle of irresponsibility and is intentionally reckless.\u201d<\/p>\n Zaid and Bakaj issued an additional statement after Trump Jr.\u2019s tweet, saying, \u201cWe will note, however, that publication or promotion of a name shows the desperation to deflect from the substance of the whistleblower complaint. It will not relieve the president of the need to address the substantive allegations, all of which have been substantially proven to be true.\u201d<\/p>\n According to the Washington Examiner<\/a>, Ciaramella is currently detailed by the CIA to the National Intelligence Committee, where he works as a deputy national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia. He reports to Trump\u2019s acting Director of National Intelligence,\u00a0Joseph Maguire<\/a>. He likely works closely with Alexander Vindman, the impeachment inquiry witness who is now Ukraine director for the NSC, Ciaramella\u2019s former role.<\/p>\n A former Trump official told the Examiner, \u201cIt is close to a mathematical certainty that (Vindman and the whistleblower) know one another and that (the whistleblower) is being used to provide analytical support to the National Security Council on the topics of Russia and Ukraine. And that is where they would have crossed paths. They would know who one another are.\u201d Another former Trump official said Vindman and Ciaramella both spent time at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine during the Obama administration. And they have both been working on Ukraine issues for several years.<\/p>\n Vindman said during his Congressional deposition, \u201cI want the committee to know I am not the whistleblower who brought this issue to the CIA and the committee\u2019s attention. \u2026 I do not know who the whistleblower is, and I would not feel comfortable to speculate as to the identity of the whistleblower.\u201d Vindman testified that he listened in on the July 25 call at question in the impeachment inquiry and was concerned. \u201c\u201cI was concerned by the call. I did not think it was proper to demand that a foreign government investigate a U.S. citizen, and I was worried about the implications for the U.S. government\u2019s support of Ukraine,\u201d he testified.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what you need to know about Eric Ciaramella:<\/p>\n It is being reported that the whistleblower was Joe Biden\u2019s point man on Ukraine. It is imperative the whistleblower is subpoenaed and asked under oath about Hunter Biden and corruption. https:\/\/t.co\/qsOwZ4H2IN<\/a><\/p>\n — Rand Paul (@RandPaul) October 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n1. Ciaramella Is a Ukraine Expert for the CIA Whose Background Matches Details About the Whistleblower Previously Reported by The New York Times<\/h2>\n
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