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The inspector general wrote, "although i believe and appreciate that the acting dni is acting in good faith, the acting dnis treatment of the complainants allegations alleged urgent concern does not appear to be consistent with past practice. the inspector general noted that whistle plblower complaints wer routinely passed along to the intelligence committees including whistleblower complaints that the inspector general thought did not meet the definition of urgent concern and were not credible....

Demanding help from ukraine for his re-election effort and threatening to deny ukraine u.s. military assistance unless and until he gets it and now theres a new acting director of national intelligence that isnt letting the whistle-blower complaint thats reportedly about ukraine be forwarded to the intelligence committees which theyre legally required to do. somewhere out there right now in america is a whistle-blower from the intelligence community who has gone through channels and done things ...

Doesnt make any difference. he just becomes the latest person ive heard recently to say, in effect, some form of the president can say whatever he wants. is that your understanding? >> well, i think rudys defense and donald trumps comments in his tweet are belied by the very, very rigorous effort that the administration is undertaking to advance this whistle-blowers complaint from going to the intelligence committees. if it was appropriate, if it was something that they had no concerns about, wh...

Acting dni are affecting the execution of his important duties. in other words, i cannot do my job because i am being told that what i actually want to tell you about is outside the intelligence activities that are governed by the laws, governing whistleblowers and so i cant talk to you. i would like to, but the white house and the department of justice wont let me. >> its a detailed, very specific four-page, single-spaced letter. >> yeah. >> that atkinson, the inspector general, wrote to the le...

Urgent concern. lawmakers will hear from both men and hear the extent of white house involvement and this could just deepen president trumps suspicion of the intelligence community. hes lang wharbored suspicions - thats likely to sour the relationship even further, poppy. >> sarah, thank you very much for that reporting. joining us to discuss more, former director of communications for u.s. national intelligence, you have years of experience in this field. so when you hear the words urgent conce...

Through this process, and get it to the intelligence committees. its just giving it to them for their attention. it doesnt mean its going to become public. and i think its really undermining their oversight authority. and i should add, anderson, that the reporting requirement is not just for the house intelligence committee, but also for the senate intelligence committee. so it will be interesting to see whether senators warner and burr also, you know, stake out some kind of interest in getting ...

For. is for classified -- people who have access to classified information to go through the appropriate channels where their protests can be heard but classified information can be protected. and if it goes to the intelligence committees, then the classified information will be protected. because thats what these committees do. >> and heres where it gets a little confusing. we dont know if its classified information. the way its been described is a promise was made. so we dont know if thats pro...

Acting director maguire, which according to congressman schiff, the inspector general has done. now, we dont know what this whistle-blower complaint is. neither apparently does congress. but the inspector general does, and according to schiff, they judge it to be both credible and urgent. according to the law, once the inspector general has reported the whistle-blower complaint to the director of national intelligence, the statute says, and im quoting, the director shall within seven calendar da...

Knowledge of it. >> thats an important point to make. congress does not currently know the nature of these phone calls, including the intelligence committees. but there is a foreign country, including this foreign leader who does. so there are people out there who know exactly what the president promised. andy, what is the current and future situation for the whistleblower who raised the flag? >> well, first of all, its an incredibly important thing for any individual with a security clearance a...

According to congressman schiff, the inspector general has done. now, we dont know what this whistleblower complaint is. neither, apparently, does congress, but the inspector general does and according to schiff, they judged it to be both credible and urgent. according to the law, once the inspector general has reported the whistleblower complaint to the director of national intelligence, the statute says, and im quoting, the director shall within seven calendar days of such repeat forward such ...