Article snippet: On Wednesday, the New York Times (NYT) revealed: However, the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act (ICWPA) of 1998 explicitly requires an official concerned about wrongdoing within the government to go to the IC inspector general before the congressional panels in charge of oversight of the intelligence community. Under a section titled, “Summary of Procedures for Reporting Urgent Concerns Pursuant to the ICWPA,” the official Director of National Intelligence (DNI) website states: The CIA whistleblower in question went to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Schiff’s office days before the intelligence community’s inspector general, the internal investigator, and watchdog. Investigators from the office of the IC IG are expected to operate independently of political leadership in government. The whistleblower released information behind a July 25 call between President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. According to the whistleblower, the U.S. commander-in-chief abused his power by urging Zelensky to investigate former American Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s ties to a potential criminal in Ukraine. Trump denies the allegations. The July call, however, is now at the center of the impeachment proceedings that House Democrats are pursuing. Former VP Biden is the leading Democrat presidential candidate. Link to the full article to read more