Dan Coats says acting intelligence chief Maguire "caught in a squeeze"

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.axios.com/dan-coats-whistleblower-complaint-trump-ukraine-7873d4d7-9792-4a78-b09b-750c7b654c42.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

Rashaan Ayesh 12:00pm

Former Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said at a Q&A in Indiana that he never saw the whistleblower complaint that alleges President Trump abused his power to solicit election interference from Ukraine, reports the Indianapolis Star.

"Nothing came to me. I left on Aug. 15.... The very next day that was presented to Joe. I feel so bad for Joe. He is caught in a squeeze here and the lawyers are divided. So they are trying to work all that out."

The big picture: The conversation between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took place 3 days before Coats handed in his resignation.

Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire declined to comply with a subpoena from the House Intelligence Committee to release the whistleblower complaint after consulting with the Justice Department.
Maguire eventually released the complaint after House Democrats opened a formal impeachment inquiry into Trump. He testified Thursday before the House Intelligence Committee.

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Enlightening for those of us that suspected Coats was the whistleblower...

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Coats knows he will be in the Hot Seat

within a month.

[uponit7771]

2. I disagree, the ANDI knew about the law and went to Trump anyway under "privilege" which doesn't

... exist and is not blanket IE why he should've gone to congress.

[vlyons]

3. If he doesn't like getting saqueezed

he should resign. An honorable person does not work for Trump.

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. I heard someone say that Schiff's nickname was "the boa constrictor".