Dick Foster
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- Dec 27, 2018
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Its no use trying to argue logic and reason to a bunch of drooling, crack brained, mentally ill, deluded nitwits. Facts don't matter, reason doesn't matter and logic simply doest exists in their wierd words of insanity and delusion. All they want to hear and all they'll listen to, their masters at CNN and MSNBC tell them. Even then it's touch and go if it doesn't conform to the pattern.In this case the DNI consulted the department's lawyers and the Justice Department and both said the complaint failed to meet the standards for any urgent. In the paragraph above the one you quoted:This law...Which law is that? The one Nancy invented or the one Schiff invented?The law states the DNI has to turn a complaint over to the Congress if the IG finds the complaint credible and of urgent concern.The DNI following the advice of the Justice Department found that the complaint did not meet the standard for mandatory release to Congress.Bullshit. The complaint was deemed to be credible and of "urgent concern" by the IG. He then sent it to the DNI according to the law; who was then legally obligated to send it to the Congress.
"But a Sept. 13 letter to the House panel and the Senate Intelligence Committee asserted that acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire - after consulting with the Justice Department - found that the complaint did not meet the legal definition of “urgent concern.”
In the letter, Jason Klitenic, general counsel in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, also said the complaint was not subject to disclosure because it did not concern conduct by an intelligence official or an intelligence activity overseen by the DNI, as required by the law.
“Furthermore, because the complaint involves confidential and potentially privileged communications by persons outside the Intelligence Community, the DNI lacks unilateral authority to transmit such materials to the intelligence committees,” he wrote.
Because of the findings, Atkinson was unable to provide details on the complaint in speaking with the committee, lawmakers said."
Lawmaker accuses Justice Department of blocking whistleblower disclosure
However, at this date, everything has been released to Congress and much of it has been released to the public, and there is nothing to justify the Democrats' bizarre allegations against the President.
The IG found the complaint to be credible and of urgent concern.
https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hr3829/BILLS-105hr3829rh.pdf
(5)(A) An employee of the Agency, or of a contractor to the Agency, who intends to report to Congress a complaint or information with respect to an urgent concern may report to the Inspector General.
(B) Within the 60-calendar day period beginning on the day of receipt from an employee of a complaint or information under subparagraph (A), the Inspector General shall determine whether the complaint or information appears credible. If the Inspector General determines that the complaint or information appears credible, the Inspector General within such period shall transmit the complaint or information to the Director.
(C) The Director shall, within 7 calendar days after receipt of the transmittal from the Inspector General under subparagraph (B), forward such transmittal to the intelligence committees together with any comments the Director considers appropriate.
"An employee of the Agency, or of a contractor 11 to the Agency, who intends to report to Congress a com12 plaint or information with respect to an urgent concern 13 may report to the Inspector General."
Since the department's lawyers and the Justice Department determined the complaint did not meet the standard of an "urgent concern" the next paragraph, which you quoted was not relevant. However, all of this is irrelevant since the President released everything that was requested despite the fact that he was not required to by law.