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September 17, 2019

Acting Intelligence Dir. Refused to Turn Over Whistleblower Complaint That Could Involve Trump
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House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff has accused the acting director of
national intelligence of refusing to turn over a whistleblower complaint
to protect an unnamed high-ranking official. Schiff subpoenaed Joseph
Maguire, the acting head of national intelligence, who has refused to
hand over the complaint. Schiff says Maguire consulted the Justice
Department about the whistleblower complaint before deciding to withhold
it. Schiff wrote in a letter accompanying the subpoena, "The Committee
can only conclude, based on this remarkable confluence of factors, that
the serious misconduct at issue involves the President of the United
States and/or other senior White House or Administration officials."


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