Acting Intelligence Chief Refuses to Testify

“The acting director of national intelligence will not testify before Congress this week or immediately hand over a whistle-blower complaint to lawmakers, escalating a standoff between Capitol Hill and leaders of the intelligence agencies,” the New York Times  reports.

“The Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff, demanded in a cryptic letter on Friday that Joseph Maguire, the acting director of national intelligence, turn over a whistle-blower complaint made to the inspector general for the intelligence agencies.”

“Mr. Schiff asked in his letter whether the underlying conduct involved ‘the president or those around him.’ But Mr. Schiff has said he cannot discuss the content of the complaint, and it is difficult to assess because its nature is not publicly known. Other lawmakers said they did not know the complaint’s details.”