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That it's like a spy within the white house. do you believe that the whistle-blower is a spy, that the white house look at him or her that way? >> the whistle-blower is someone who does not have firsthand knowledge of what happened, got that from a few other people. >> martha: what about those other people? do you consider them to be spies in the white house? >> i don't consider them to be spies but anybody who leaks conversations that are classified or of national security sensitivity ought not to be working in the government, whoever you are, and i hope you're watching, whoever you ar are, b...

Mcguire testified -- >> i want to stress that i believe that the whistle-blower and the inspector general have acted in good faith throughout. i have every reason to believe that they have done everything by the book and follow the law. >> based on a justice department legal opinion, mcguire's of the complaint did not meet the legal standard for immediate congressional notification because the president's call was diplomatic and not an intelligence activity. and because the president's private call is at the heart of the complaint, mcguire said the next hurdle was executive privilege. >> he we...

Whistle blower complaint met the standard of an urgent concern and maguire testified that based on the statute, it had to involve classified information, a possible violation of law and had to do with intelligence activities. he concluded as well as the justice department of legal counsel that it was diplomatic activity, it was not an intelligence activity, so it did not meet the urgent concern standard. and the reason that matters is because at that point, the clock stopped in terms of congressional notification 'cause the statute is very specific. so maguire said he then had to deal with the...

>> shepard: the president is back in washington after meeting with foreign leaders including the ukrainian president on the sidelines of the general assembly in new york city. catherine herridge reporting live on capitol hill. hi, catherine. >> thanks, shep. justice maguire testified for the matter to be an urgent concern, he testified that it had to be classified, an abuse or violation of law and had to involve intelligence activities. at the conclusion of the justice department is that it did not meet that threshold because it was a diplomatic contact and not an intelligence activity. the ev...

Director of national intelligence. >> sandra: dana, the questions could have been changing in the last few minutes as now that complaint has been made public. lawmakers overnight were able to get a chance to look at it. >> you see the committee hearing room is fairly empty now. you imagine there might be a little bit of scrambling before they get underway. no doubt they will. one of the things you'll see the members of congress focus on the democrats will be very frustrated about process and timing. they'll say why did you hold this back? this is to the acting dni. why did you hold this back? ...