There are at least two things going on in what we might call the whistleblower saga. I got confused by them last night, so let me try to clarify them for myself and whomever else might be confused. A whistleblower submitted a complaint to the Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG), which the ICIG was then …
The Intelligence Whistleblower’s Life Is Over Because the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act Does NOT Actually Protect Intelligence Community and National Security Whistleblowers!
Right now only a very limited number of people know the name of the Intelligence official or officer who filed the whistleblower complaint with the Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG). She or he is represented by a top national security lawyer, who is of counsel for a firm that specializes in national security law, classification, …
The Counterintelligence Implications of the Intelligence Officer’s Whistleblower Complaint
About an hour ago The Washington Post reported that the Intelligence official’s or officer’s complaint to the Intelligence Community Inspector General has to do with Ukraine. A whistleblower complaint about President Trump made by an intelligence official centers on Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter, which has set off a struggle between Congress …
Ukrainian Connection? (Updated)
As discussed in another thread last night, The Post published a scoop on the whistleblower complaint that is currently the subject of an investigation by the House Intelligence Committee. It involves a promise Trump made to a foreign leader on a phone call: Trump’s interaction with the foreign leader included a “promise” that was regarded …
Speculations Are Open
We’ve all been wondering about the subject of the whistleblower complaint being withheld by Acting DNI Joseph Maguire from the House Select Intelligence Committee. Tonight, Washington Post has a hint for us. Twitter is exploding with speculation, and why should they be the only ones? From Adam Schiff’s letter to Maguire, it can be surmised …
Adam Schiff Writes A Letter
The Friday night news dump was unusually late this week. Adam Schiff, Chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, wrote a letter to Joseph Maguire, Acting Director of National Intelligence. Read it – it’s short and to the point. A whistleblower in the Intelligence Community disclosed a concern to the DNI intended for …
Late Night Open Thread: Space Crime!
In retrospect it's insane that we ever thought 'space crime' would be cool s*** like starship piracy and comet smuggling. Turns out it's just a new frontier for financial crime and that's why Musk, Bezos et al are all desperate to get there first. https://t.co/3RMPqtPu1T — Zeddy (@Zeddary) August 25, 2019 Good quip, but of …
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