An anti-Trump whistleblower at the center of ongoing Democratic efforts to impeach President Donald Trump coordinated with Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and his Democratic staff prior to filing his whistleblower complaint, The New York Times reported on Wednesday afternoon.
The bombshell report that the whistleblower and his Central Intelligence Agency colleagues actively worked exclusively with congressional Democrats before filing the complaint raises serious questions about whether the complainant followed federal laws providing whistleblower protections for employees within the U.S. intelligence community.
Under federal law, whistleblowers within the intelligence community are required to report any allegations of wrongdoing to the Intelligence Community Inspector General in order to receive statutory whistleblower protections for their disclosures.
"The employee may contact the intelligence committees directly if the employeebefore making such a contact, furnishes to the Director, through the Inspector General, a statement of the employee's complaint or information and notice of the employee's intent to contact the intelligence committees directlyand obtains and follows from the Director, through the Inspector General, direction on how to contact the intelligence committees in accordance with appropriate security practices," the federal whistleblower law, known as the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act, or ICWPA, states.
Under the whistleblower law, the ICIG has near-total authority to determine how whistleblower evidence is weighed and ultimately whether complaints are considered credible.
The communication between the whistleblower and House Democrats prior to the complaint's filing also raises questions about whether Schiff and his committee staff coordinated with the ICIG regarding the watchdog's whistleblower forms and guidance stating that first-hand information is required in order for the agency to properly investigate "Urgent concern" complaints.
The new revelations that Schiff and his staff coordinated with the anti-Trump complainant and his colleagues prior to a formal whistleblower complaint also suggest Schiff was less than truthful about his interactions with the whistleblower.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/10/02/breaking-anti-trump-whistleblower-colluded-with-house-democrats-before-filing-complaint/
The bombshell report that the whistleblower and his Central Intelligence Agency colleagues actively worked exclusively with congressional Democrats before filing the complaint raises serious questions about whether the complainant followed federal laws providing whistleblower protections for employees within the U.S. intelligence community.
Under federal law, whistleblowers within the intelligence community are required to report any allegations of wrongdoing to the Intelligence Community Inspector General in order to receive statutory whistleblower protections for their disclosures.
"The employee may contact the intelligence committees directly if the employeebefore making such a contact, furnishes to the Director, through the Inspector General, a statement of the employee's complaint or information and notice of the employee's intent to contact the intelligence committees directlyand obtains and follows from the Director, through the Inspector General, direction on how to contact the intelligence committees in accordance with appropriate security practices," the federal whistleblower law, known as the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act, or ICWPA, states.
Under the whistleblower law, the ICIG has near-total authority to determine how whistleblower evidence is weighed and ultimately whether complaints are considered credible.
The communication between the whistleblower and House Democrats prior to the complaint's filing also raises questions about whether Schiff and his committee staff coordinated with the ICIG regarding the watchdog's whistleblower forms and guidance stating that first-hand information is required in order for the agency to properly investigate "Urgent concern" complaints.
The new revelations that Schiff and his staff coordinated with the anti-Trump complainant and his colleagues prior to a formal whistleblower complaint also suggest Schiff was less than truthful about his interactions with the whistleblower.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/10/02/breaking-anti-trump-whistleblower-colluded-with-house-democrats-before-filing-complaint/
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