but they changed the form. >> the inspector-general said none of that was true. in a statement issued yesterday, michael atkinson said the complainant had direct and access knowledge. the whistleblower had more than secondhand assertions. and the i.g. found other information supported the complainant's allegations. meantime, president trump made clear he still wants to know the whistleblower's identity. >> mr. president, do you now know who the whistleblower is, sir? >> we're trying to find out about a whistleblower. when you have a whistleblower that reports things that are incorrect. >> the identity of a whistleblower is protected by law. >> they're protecting the process, not the validity of that. if they impeach president trump, mitch mcconnell says his hands will be tied.