Democrats smell blood with new DHS whistleblower complaint
By Olivia Beavers - 09/11/20 06:00 AM EDT
House Democrats are moving quickly to investigate a new whistleblower complaint that alleges top leaders at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) repeatedly sought to politicize intelligence to appease President Trump.
Brian Murphy, a career public servant and former acting under secretary of the agency’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis, said in a whistleblower reprisal complaint made public Wednesday that political appointees sought to modify or suppress vetted intelligence to match or support Trump’s public remarks on various issues.
Democrats say the complaint, which catalogues multiple protected disclosures that Murphy made over the past two years, poses a threat to U.S. national security, and they are vowing to investigate.
Already, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is initiating the next steps by subpoenaing Murphy to appear for a deposition on Sept. 21.
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