Article snippet: The whistleblower complaint related to according to The Washington Post. Two sources familiar with the situation told the Post that the conversation that sparked a whistleblower complaint about an "alarming" promise made by Trump during a recent discussion with a foreign leader involved Ukraine. It wasn't reportedly clear whether Trump's conversation that sparked the complaint was specifically with Ukraine's president, but the Post reports that Trump did have a discussion with the newly-elected Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, just weeks before it was filed. Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee say they were refused a briefing on the contents of the whistleblower complaint by Trump's acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire, but received a briefing on the handling of the issue earlier Thursday. House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. MORE (D-Calif.) told The Hill on Thursday that Maguire had refused a congressional subpoena on the issue, and Democrats are now seeking legal remedy to compel release of the whistleblower report's contents. “The [Intelligence Community Inspector General] determined that the complaint is both credible and urgent, which is why the Committee must move quickly. The Committee's position is clear — the Acting DNI can either provide the complaint as required under the law, or he will be required to come before the Committee to tell the public why he is not following the clear letter of the law, including whe... Link to the full article to read more
Trump whistleblower complaint involves Ukraine: report | TheHill
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