Roughly 90 intelligence officials, including the litany of former anti-Trump senior Obama officials, as well as some who served under Republican presidents, published an open letter in The Wall Street Journal late Sunday night, exuding their support for the unnamed whistleblowers. Those whistleblowers have accused President Donald Trump of a ‘quid pro quo’ for asking the Ukrainian president to investigate corruption associated with former Vice President Joe Biden’s son.

Andrew P. Bakaj, a former CIA officer and lawyer, as well as Mark S. Zaid, a national security lawyer, are representing the whistleblowers through the non-profit Whistleblower Aid. The pair confirmed this weekend that a second whistleblower has allegedly come forward with first hand knowledge of the circumstances surrounding Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“This evening, the Wall Street Journal published an open letter from a group of about 90 former national-security officials who served under Democratic and Republican presidents, including Mr. Trump, supporting my client,” said Bakaj, on Twitter.

This evening, the Wall Street Journal published an open letter from a group of about 90 former national-security officials who served under Democratic and Republican presidents, including Mr. Trump, supporting my client. Here's a copy on my firms site: https://t.co/MKNDssJJY5 — Andrew P. Bakaj (@AndrewBakaj) October 7, 2019

NEWS UPDATE: I can confirm this report of a second #whistleblower being represented by our legal team. They also made a protected disclosure under the law and cannot be retaliated against. This WBer has first hand knowledge. https://t.co/zYkUYgJ0mE — Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) October 6, 2019

The founder of the non-profit CEO John Tye had told USA TODAY that the organization hopes “to protect the anonymous whistleblower’s rights including being free from retaliation, in addition to educating the public about the importance of whistleblowing.” However, the foundation was established under the Trump administration, sought whistleblowers against Trump and the attorney’s representing the whistleblowers have been accused by Republicans and opponents of being anti-Trump partisan “weapons being used against the president in an attempt to derail the Russia investigation,” said one former intelligence official, who asked not to be named.

The letter published in the Wall Street Journal includes the familiar names such as former Obama CIA Director John Brennan, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and President George W. Bush CIA Director Michael Hayden, among other notables.

“We are former national security officials who proudly served in a wide array of roles throughout the U.S. Government. We are writing about the Intelligence Community whistleblower’s lawful disclosure, which was recently made public. While the identity of the whistleblower is not publicly known, we do know that he or she is an employee of the U.S. Government. As such, he or she has by law the right—and indeed the responsibility—to make known, through appropriate channels, indications of serious wrongdoing. That is precisely what this whistleblower did; and we applaud the whistleblower not only for living up to that responsibility but also for using precisely the channels made available by federal law for raising such concerns.

A responsible whistleblower makes all Americans safer by ensuring that serious wrongdoing can be investigated and addressed, thus advancing the cause of national security to which we have devoted our careers. What’s more, being a responsible whistleblower means that, by law, one is protected from certain egregious forms of retaliation. Whatever one’s view of the matters discussed in the whistleblower’s complaint, all Americans should be united in demanding that all branches of our government and all outlets of our media protect this whistleblower and his or her identity. Simply put, he or she has done what our law demands; now he or she deserves our protection.”

Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, Former Ambassador to Malta; Former Consul General to Saudi Arabia; Former Deputy Coordinator for Programs and Policy, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State Javed Ali, Former Senior Director for Counterterrorism, National Security Council

Donald Ayer, Former Deputy Attorney General, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, and U.S.Attorney, Department of Justice Rand Beers, Former Acting Secretary of Homeland Security; Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, National Security Council William M. Bellamy, Former Senior Vice President, National Defense University; Former Ambassador to Kenya Daniel Benjamin, Former Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of StateJenna Ben-Yehuda, Former Senior Military Advisor, Department of State Robert O. Boorstin, Former Senior Director for Communications, National Security Council; Former Senior Advisor to the Secretaries of State and Treasury Aurelia E. Brazeal, Former Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia; Former Ambassador to Kenya; Former Ambassador to Ethiopia

Michael Breen, Former U.S. Army Officer John O. Brennan, Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency James (Wally) Brewster, Former Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Tess Bridgeman, Former Special Assistant to the President, Deputy Legal Adviser to the National Security Council, and Associate White House Counsel; Former Special Assistant to the Legal Adviser and Attorney Adviser, Department of State Rosa Brooks, Former Counselor to the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Department of Defense; Former Senior Advisor, Department of State Prudence Bushnell, Former Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya; Former Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs and Dean of Leadership and Management of the Foreign Service Institute, Department of State Piper Anne Wind Campbell, Former Ambassador to Mongolia; Former Consul General to Iraq; Retired Senior Foreign Service Officer, Rank of Minister Counselor, Department of State James Clapper, Former Director of National Intelligence; Former Director, Defense Intelligence Agency Brent Colburn, Former Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, Department of Defense; Former Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Homeland Security Elinor G. Constable, Former Ambassador to Kenya, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State Cindy Courville, Former Ambassador to the African Union; Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs, National Security Council J. Michael Daniel, Former Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator, National Security Council Miguel Diaz, Former Ambassador to the Holy See

Mieke Eoyang, Former Subcommittee Staff Director, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Rena Epstein, Former Member of the Senior Intelligence Service, Central Intelligence Agency Jon Finer, Former Chief of Staff and Director of Policy Planning, Department of State; Former Middle East Advisor to the Vice President Michele A. Flournoy, Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Department of Defense

Paul Frandano, Former Director, Environment and Societal Issues Center, and Founding Co- Chair, Red Cell, Central Intelligence Agency Joshua A. Geltzer, Former Senior Director for Counterterrorism and Deputy Legal Advisor, National Security Council; Former Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Department of Justice Beth George, Former Deputy General Counsel, Department of Defense; Former Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Department of Justice Suzy George, Former Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff, National Security Council Jennifer G. Gessler, Former Regional Department Manager, Central Intelligence Agency Michael Gibson, Former Senior Executive and China Analyst, Central Intelligence AgencyNina Hachigian, Former Ambassador to ASEAN; Former Staff, National Security Council Chuck Hagel, Former Secretary of Defense; Former Co-Chair, President’s Intelligence Advisory Board; Former Member, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Oona Hathaway, Former Special Counsel to the General Counsel, Department of Defense Patricia M. Hawkins, Former Ambassador to the Togolese Republic Michael V. Hayden, Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency; Former Director, National Security Agency; Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Brett Holmgren, Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs, National Security Council Vicki J. Huddleston, Former Ambassador to Mali; Former Ambassador to Madagascar; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs, Department of Defense John Hughes, Former Deputy Director, Office of Sanctions Policy and Implementation, Department of State Patrick M. Hughes, Former Director, Defense Intelligence Agency; Former Assistant Secretary for Information and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security Roberta S. Jacobson, Former Ambassador to Mexico; Former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State Deborah K. Jones, Former Ambassador to Kuwait; Former Ambassador to Libya

Nate Jones, Former Director for Counterterrorism, National Security Council Colin Kahl, Former Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, Department of Defense Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Former Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia, National Intelligence Council; Former Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency Laura Kennedy, Former Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament; Former Ambassador to Turkmenistan Frank Kendall, Former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense Harold Hongju Koh, Former Legal Adviser and Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy Human Rights and Labor, Department of State Lisa Kubiske, Former Ambassador to Honduras; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Finance and Development, Department of State Patricia H. Kushlis, Former Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Information Agency Jonathan L. Lee, Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Department of Homeland Security; Former Director for Human Rights and National Security Issues, National Security Council J. William Leonard, Former Director, Information Security Oversight Office; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Security and Information Operations, Department of Defense George Little, Former Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and Pentagon Press Secretary, Department of Defense; Former Director of Public Affairs and Chief of Media Relations, Central Intelligence Agency Carmen Lomellin, Former Ambassador to the Organization of American States Kelly Magsamen, Former Principal Deputy Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, Department of Defense; Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council Mary B. McCord, Former Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Department of Justice Carmen Medina, Former Deputy Director of Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency Karen J. Monaghan, Former Senior Intelligence Service Officer, Central Intelligence Agency; Former Department Chief in Europe, Eurasia Mission Center

Molly Montgomery, Former Special Advisor to the Vice President for Europe and Eurasia; Former Foreign Service Officer, Department of State Michael Morell, Former Acting and Deputy Director and 33-Year Career Intelligence Officer, Central Intelligence Agency Katrina Mulligan, Former Intelligence Officer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Former Director for Disclosures Response, National Security Council; Former Attorney Advisor in the National Security Division, Department of Justice Scott Nathan, Former Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, Department of State; Former Associate Director for General Government Programs, Office of Management and Budget James C. O’Brien, Former Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, Special Presidential Envoy for the Balkans, and Adviser to the Secretary of State, Department of State Matthew G. Olsen, Former Director, National Counterterrorism Center; Former General Counsel, National Security Agency Maria Otero, Former Undersecretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Department of State Jung Pak, Former Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Korea, National Intelligence Council June Carter Perry, Former Ambassador to Lesotho; Former Ambassador to Sierra Leone Larry Pfeiffer, Former Chief of Staff, Central Intelligence Agency Stephen Pomper, Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, National Security Council Jeffrey Prescott, Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Iran, Iraq, Syria and the Gulf States, National Security Council; Former Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Ned Price, Former Spokesperson and Senior, Director, National Security Council; Former Senior Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency Asha Rangappa, Former Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation Nicholas Rasmussen, Former Director, National Counterterrorism Center; Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism, National Security Council Elizabeth Raspolic, Former Ambassador to Gabon