At today’s impeachment inquiry hearing in the House Intelligence Committee, chair Adam Schiff claimed that he does not know the identity of the whistleblower. The White House then used a previous Washington Post fact check to show Schiff and his staff had indeed “spoken directly with the whistleblower,” in spite of Schiff’s claim to the contrary:

Four (4) Pinocchios. That’s what Adam Schiff earned for his claim that "we have not spoken directly with the whistleblower." pic.twitter.com/zR8McgiyOD — The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 13, 2019

We won’t be surprised if somebody in the MSM takes a “Republicans pounce” approach to reporting that, but CNN’s Jake Tapper opted to simply shine the light on somebody other than Schiff:

Wait til the White House reads the rest of the fact checks at that sitehttps://t.co/F2bwJXzm25 https://t.co/gX5rpkNQZ9 — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 13, 2019

Well, that was a fast one-eighty away from Schiff:

"ignore THIS lie, but QUICK, LOOK AT THESE OTHERS" https://t.co/mVAsaPsqvM — Belell B Kaeh (@BelellBKaeh) November 13, 2019

.@jaketapper instead of addressing the claim about whether Adam Schiff lied…you instead are playing whataboutism and in a weird way, playing defense on behalf of Adam Schiff. This isn't your role. https://t.co/FSo4Ff7PBE — B. Kollinger (@bronk34) November 13, 2019

Maybe CNN can ask Schiff about his whistleblower claims the next time he’s on pushing the Democrats’ ever-evolving narratives of the day.