“I believe that the whistleblower and the inspector general have acted in good faith throughout. I have every reason to believe that they have done everything by the book and follow the law,” Maguire said.

On Sunday, Miller doubled down on his attack against the whistleblower, describing the complaint as a “seven-page Nancy Drew novel” that “drips with condescension, righteous indignation and contempt for the president.”

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“This is a deep state operative, pure and simple,” Miller charged.

“A group of unelected bureaucrats who think that they need to take down this president ... publish hit pieces, they publish fake stories” the White House adviser added.

Wallace also pressed Miller on reports that Trump went against recommendations from the Pentagon and State Department and temporarily froze hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine.

And Miller continued his assault against the whistleblower, dismissing the person as a “saboteur trying to undermine a democratically elected government.”

When Wallace asked if the individual was a spy, Miller said, “I don’t know who the individual is.”