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Posted: 2019-10-06T14:09:33Z | Updated: 2019-10-07T17:27:12Z

A second whistleblower whos said to have firsthand knowledge of allegations of misconduct involving President Donald Trump and Ukraine has come forward to speak with the intelligence communitys inspector general, two attorneys representing the whistleblowers have said.

Attorney Mark Zaid told ABC News Sunday that this intelligence official, whom his firm is also now representing, is able to speak directly about the details cited in a first whistleblowers complaint against Trump regarding his July 25 phone call with Ukraines president.

Fellow attorney Andrew Bakaj also confirmed the development on Twitter , adding that their D.C. firm represents multiple whistleblowers in connection to the complaint against Trump.

Zaid said he does not know if this second individual is the same official reported by The New York Times on Friday, or if it is an additional one. That official was reportedly interviewed by Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson during an investigation into the first whistleblowers complaint.

An additional account of Trumps communications with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could potentially add credibility to that offered by the first whistleblower. The original complaint relies on secondhand knowledge but is supported by a summary of Trumps call with Zelensky.