US Intel Chief to Testify About Whistleblower Complaint Key to Impeachment Inquiry

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US Intel Chief to Testify About Whistleblower Complaint Key to Impeachment Inquiry
By Patsy Widakuswara, Steve Herman
September 26, 2019 03:50 AM

FILE - Retired Vice Adm. Joseph Maguire appears at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 25, 2018. President Donald Trump has named Maguire acting national intelligence director.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - The acting U.S. director of national intelligence, who had blocked the release of a whistleblower complaint now at the center of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s actions, is set to testify publicly Thursday before the House intelligence committee.

Joseph Maguire is also expected to speak to members of the Senate’s intelligence committee behind closed doors.

On Wednesday evening, some lawmakers who sit on intelligence committees were allowed to view the whistleblower’s complaint. Assessments are generally split along party lines with Democrats calling it damning and Republicans predicting its public release would not cause any concern for the fate of the Trump presidency.

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