Article snippet: House Democrats are sounding the alarm after an intelligence community watchdog testified behind closed doors Thursday about the handling of a whistleblower complaint that is said to relate to a conversation MORE had with a foreign leader. Intelligence Chairman MORE (D-Calif.) said the committee would consider a series of remedies to compel acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Joseph Maguire to share the complaint with Congress, which comes after Intelligence Community (IC) Inspector General Michael Atkinson said he found this whistleblower had brought forward a credible and “urgent concern.” Schiff says the law requires Maguire to share the complaint with Congress no later than seven days after the director receives the allegations from the inspector general (IG). While Schiff said they would wait to hear Maguire’s reasoning when he testifies before Congress next week about his handling of the complaint, he also telegraphed the Democrats will consider pulling at Congress’s purse strings or going to court to gain access to the allegations if the director does provide it voluntarily. “We will look at whatever remedies we have, including when the director of national intelligence comes to Congress for authorization to reprogram funds for one purpose or another,” Schiff said after the meeting concluded Thursday, adding that they “will use whatever leverage” they can. “We are exploring with the House general counsel what our options are. I would imagine if... Link to the full article to read more