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Also, based on my reading of the relevant statute, it appears the whistleblower can’t go directly to Congress in this situation.
The statute does provide one pathway for an IC whistleblower to go directly to Congress but only if the IC Inspector General determined the complaint wasn’t credible.
In this case he determined it was both credible and of urgent concern, thus that option can’t be invoked.
The Inspector General has no authority to disclose the content of the complaint to Congress either.
If the whistleblower were to go to Congress, I assume Barr’s DOJ would prosecute him/her.
It seems like a deeply flawed law as the whole thing relies on the DNI turning over the complaint rather than withholding it in violation of the statute.
The statute does provide one pathway for an IC whistleblower to go directly to Congress but only if the IC Inspector General determined the complaint wasn’t credible.
In this case he determined it was both credible and of urgent concern, thus that option can’t be invoked.
The Inspector General has no authority to disclose the content of the complaint to Congress either.
If the whistleblower were to go to Congress, I assume Barr’s DOJ would prosecute him/her.
It seems like a deeply flawed law as the whole thing relies on the DNI turning over the complaint rather than withholding it in violation of the statute.
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