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Gothmog

(145,231 posts)
Wed Sep 25, 2019, 02:55 PM Sep 2019

Acting director of national intelligence threatened to resign if he couldn't speak freely before Con

This makes me feel better about this person https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/acting-director-of-national-intelligence-threatened-to-resign-if-he-couldnt-speak-freely-before-congress/2019/09/25/b1deb71e-dfbf-11e9-be96-6adb81821e90_story.html

The acting Director of National Intelligence threatened to resign over concerns that the White House might attempt to force him to stonewall Congress when he testifies Thursday about an explosive whistleblower complaint about the president, according to current and former U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

The revelation reflects the extraordinary tensions between the White House and the nation’s highest-ranking intelligence official over a matter that has triggered impeachment proceedings against President Trump.

The officials said that Joseph Maguire, who was thrust into the top intelligence post last month, warned the White House that he was not willing to withhold information from Congress, where he is scheduled to testify in open and closed hearings on Thursday.
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Acting director of national intelligence threatened to resign if he couldn't speak freely before Con (Original Post) Gothmog Sep 2019 OP
oboy here we go dweller Sep 2019 #1
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