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Second Person Blows Whistle, Legal Team Says.
律師團隊表示，又一位舉報者發聲。
By Annie Karni and Nicholas Fandos
文/安妮·卡尼，尼古拉斯·凡多斯
WASHINGTON — An intelligence official with “first-hand knowledge” has provided information related to President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine
華盛頓——一名手握“一手資料”的情報官員提供了特朗普總統與烏克蘭交易的細節，
and is now protected from retaliation as a whistle-blower,
周日，代表這名官員的律師表示，
lawyers representing the official said on Sunday, confirming that a second individual has come forward in the matter.
此人現已以舉報人的身份被保護起來，此舉證實已經有第二名舉報人站出來為此事發聲。
Much is unknown about the official, who has been interviewed by the intelligence community’s inspector general but has not filed a formal complaint.
該官員已經接受了情報界檢察長（邁克爾·阿特金森）的采訪，但尚未提交正式的控告書，其身份也尚不明了。
But the individual has hired the same legal team as the first whistle-blower.
但此人聘請的同第一名舉報人聘請的為同一律師團隊。
That, and the claim of “first-hand knowledge,”
這一點，加之所謂的“一手資料”，
suggests testimony that might bolster the impeachment case against Mr. Trump and further undermine one of his main defense claims:
預示著他的證詞或將坐實特朗普彈劾案，并進一步削弱特朗普為自己辯護的一大主張：
that the accusations against him are based on inaccurate, secondhand information.
對他的指控均是基于不準確的二手信息得出的。
The New York Times reported on Friday that an intelligence official
上周五，《紐約時報》就報道稱，還有一名情報官員
who has more direct knowledge of Mr. Trump’s dealings with Ukraine than the first whistle-blower,
對特朗普與烏克蘭交易的了解比第一位揭發者更為可靠，
and who had grown alarmed by the president’s behavior, was weighing whether to come forward.
此人已經對總統的舉止頗為震驚，正在考慮是否站出來。
The second official was among those interviewed by the intelligence community inspector general
據一名知情人士透露，為了證實首位檢舉人所言屬實，情報部門監察長已經采訪了多名有關人士，
to corroborate the allegations of the original whistle-blower, one of the people briefed on the matter said.
上述第二名檢舉官員就在接受采訪之列。
For Democratic lawmakers seeking to build their case for impeachment,
對尋求坐實此次彈劾案的民主黨議員而言，
the new whistle-blower could serve as an important witness for both validating what they know and potentially providing new leads for investigators.
這位新出現的舉報者不僅可以充當證實他們已經了解的情況的重要證人，或許還能充當為調查人員提供新線索的重要證人。
Representative Adam B. Schiff, the California Democrat who is leading the House’s impeachment inquiry,
周日晚，負責彈劾調查的加州民主黨眾議員亞當·B.希夫
urged other potential whistle-blowers to come forward on Sunday night.
敦促其他可能成為舉報者的人士也站出來。
“We thank them for their courage,” he said.
“我們感謝兩位舉報者的勇氣，”他說。
“We thank them for their patriotism. And we hope others will follow their courageous example.”
“感謝他們的愛國精神。我們希望其他人也能以他們為榜樣。”
One member of the legal team confirmed on Twitter that the firm was now representing “multiple whistleblowers” but declined to say how many.
兩次調查都參與其中的律師團隊的一名成員在推特上證實，該團隊現在代理了“多名舉報者”，但拒絕透露具體人數。
The inspector general has said that to corroborate the first whistle-blower’s complaint,
檢察長表示，為了證實第一名舉報人的指控，
he interviewed multiple people who would be afforded protections,
他采訪了多名有關人士，也為他們提供了庇護，
and it was unclear if the lawyer could be referring to those people or other people.
他指的究竟是已經出現的兩名舉報者還是另有所指目前尚不清楚。
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