A Guide to Everyone Involved in the Big Trump Whistleblower Story

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A Guide to Everyone Involved in the Big Trump Whistleblower Story

By MOLLY OLMSTEAD at Slate

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/09/trump-whistleblower-complaint-guide-michael-atkinson-joseph-maguire.html

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Michael Atkinson
Inspector general for the U.S. Intelligence Community

Atkinson received the whistleblower complaint in August and deemed it credible and of “urgent concern.” Once he determined the issue to be serious, he alerted the House and Senate intelligence committees to the matter in early September (as was legally mandated). On Thursday, he briefed the lawmakers privately on the complaint, though he reportedly left out specifics about the substance of the complaint.

The inspector general for the intelligence community is tasked with looking out for fraud, mismanagement, and other misconduct. Atkinson was sworn into the role in May 2018. He’d previously worked as a lawyer in private practice and at the Justice Department, where he later led the department’s Fraud and Public Corruption Section and helped lead its National Security Division.

Joseph Maguire
Acting director of national intelligence

Maguire received the complaint from Atkinson two weeks after the whistleblower submitted it. As the leader of the intelligence community, Maguire was responsible for turning over the complaint to Congress, as is legally required. But he has refused, arguing that the complaint is not under his purview because it involves the White House, which is not part of the intelligence community. This has placed him in direct conflict with congressional Democrats, who contend that he is improperly protecting the president. His defenders say he is simply following legal advice from Justice Department officials.

Last week, the House Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena ordering Maguire to turn over the complaint and testify before Congress. Maguire’s office warned that the complaint involved “potentially privileged” matters, and Maguire initially refused to appear at the hearing, saying he was unavailable. He later agreed to testify and is now scheduled to appear before the committee next week.

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[Cha]

1. KR!

I know nothing so this should be helpful.

Thanks, apple!

[applegrove]

3. De rien Cha!

[bluestarone]

2. looks like a week for them to get their story straight

That's their usual way of doing things. Moscow Mitch will be part of the coverup!

[Horizens]

4. True

"arguing that the complaint is not under his purview because it involves the White House, which is not part of the intelligence community."

[leftstreet]

5. Thank you for this Trump Admin Season 4 recap

Excellent!

I haven't been bingewatching this shitshow, so I missed a lot

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. short version: Russiapublicans do not recognize U.S. law