No kidding.
Neither he nor his staff should have had any contact with the “whistleblower” prior to him coming forward.
They probably prepped him on what to say.
Yeah, that is very sketchy to say the least. Whistleblower = another moron that is about to find out the hard way that accepting the fat envelope full of $100 bills is nowhere near the scrutiny, having your life turned completely upside down, and putting your family through hell (ref: Stormy Daniels).