The whistleblower’s written complaint, based entirely on hearsay, presents Trump’s request that the Ukrainian leader work with Barr to “get to the bottom” of the collusion hoax as part of the alleged ''quid pro quo''. That suggests the whistleblower and his confreres in the intelligence apparatus are worried about Barr's investigation and what it will uncover about their spying on the Trump campaign. The FBI's investigation began in July 2016, based on a tip from [[Alexander Downer]], then Australia's envoy to [[Britain]]. He alleged that Trump volunteer [[George Papadopoulos]] told him that the Russians had damaging information on Clinton. | The whistleblower’s written complaint, based entirely on hearsay, presents Trump’s request that the Ukrainian leader work with Barr to “get to the bottom” of the collusion hoax as part of the alleged ''quid pro quo''. That suggests the whistleblower and his confreres in the intelligence apparatus are worried about Barr's investigation and what it will uncover about their spying on the Trump campaign. The FBI's investigation began in July 2016, based on a tip from [[Alexander Downer]], then Australia's envoy to [[Britain]]. He alleged that Trump volunteer [[George Papadopoulos]] told him that the Russians had damaging information on Clinton. |