The IGin this case the lie is a half truthThe Federalist is FAKE NEWS!Yes they didIts odd that the whistleblower rules changed just in time for it to hurt trumpNot true, of course. No surprise there!"Atkinson saw to it that the 'Whistle-blower' form was updated just in time to allow for second hand information"
No they didn't.
ICIG Admission Of Whistleblower Changes Raises Explosive New Questions
A Monday press release from the ICIG admitting it changed whistleblower rules and forms raises explosive new questions about the anti-Trump complaint.thefederalist.com
THE ACTUAL LAW WAS NOT CHANGED, AND EVEN YOU KNOW IT!
The law was not changed
but the regulation implementing the law was changed
read the reference given and you wont have to ask
They'll rather argue without reading the reference.