Acting intelligence chief Maguire won't say if he talked to Trump about whistleblower complaint
Joseph Maguire told several members of the House Intelligence Committee multiple times that his conversations with Trump are "privileged," as he rebuffed questions about whether he and the president have discussed the whistleblower's complaint.
The release came after House Democrats launched an impeachment inquiry into Trump over concerns that he had leaned on Ukraine's president during a July 25 phone call and other times to probe Biden, the former vice president, and his son Hunter Biden, who previously served on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company, in order to harm Biden's ongoing bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.
That explanation was met with dismay by Democrats, who questioned the proprietary of asking White House staff whether it would be appropriate to give Congress a complaint about the leader of the White House: Trump. "This was different. To me it just seemed prudent to be able to check and ensure as a member of the Executive Branch before I sent it forward," Maguire said.
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