Reality Check Quiz: Did Trump Really Post That on Truth Social? - NewsGuard's Reality Check
Reality Check Quiz: Did Trump Really Post That on Truth Social?
One of two IRS whistleblowers who sounded the alarm on the Justice Department’s handling of a criminal investigation into Hunter Biden identified himself as gay man and a Democrat while insisting his motivations are not political.
"I'm an American, and my allegiances are to my country and my government," one of the whistleblowers told the House Ways and Means Committee in a transcript released Thursday. "I'm also a gay man. I have a husband, two dogs, a home, and a life full of family and friends. But above all else, I'm a human being."
The whistleblower continued, "My sexuality doesn't define me as a person. It's just who I love. I'd like to say one more thing regarding this topic of sexuality, especially since it's the start of Pride Month. But people have said that I'm gay and people have said, because I'm gay and that I am working as the case agent on this investigation, that I must be a far-left liberal, perfectly placed to fit some agenda. This was stuff that was on social media regarding me. I can tell you that I am none of those things."
The whistleblower explained that he has always "strived to not let politics enter my frame of mind when working cases."
"My political beliefs are simple," the whistleblower said. "I'm as middle of the road as they come but would consider myself to be a Democrat. When I was younger, I grew up in a conservative household. I...
Reality Check Quiz: Did Trump Really Post That on Truth Social?