Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire on Sept. 26 defended his handling of the whistleblower complaint at the center of controversy surrounding a call between President Donald Trump and the leader of Ukraine.
Democrats allege that Maguire failed to comply with a whistleblower statute when he didn’t disclose the complaint to lawmakers within seven days. Maguire said he was constrained by concerns about executive privilege and a Justice Department opinion that concluded that the complaint didn’t meet the statutory definition mandating congressional notification.
