Trump Says Person Who Gave Whistleblower Information Was ‘Dishonest,’ Needs to Be Identified

President Donald Trump speaks to the press during Finnish President Sauli Niinisto's visit to the White House October 02, 2019 in Washington, DC. The two leaders will reportedly discuss 5G wireless technology and European and Arctic security during bilateral meetings and later hold a joint news conference in the East Room. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Donald Trump said on Oct. 2 that the person who provided the anonymous whistleblower with information about Trump’s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was “dishonest” and that “this country has to find out who that person was.”

Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office during his meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, Trump said the person who filed a complaint about the president’s call with Zelensky had mischaracterized details of the July 25 call, saying that the person either provided false information or the person who provided the whistleblower with information was “dishonest.”