Trump Whistleblower & The Law - Did the DNI legally withhold the Memo?

Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire faced questions before the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday Concerning his handling of a whistleblower complaint that prompted House Democrats to Establish a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.

Maguire didn't transmit the criticism -- based on remarks made by Trump to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at a July telephone call -- to Congress before Wednesday, although the intelligence community inspector general believed it "credible" and of" urgent concern," requiring reporting on Congress. However, the director of intelligence and the Justice Department blocked the inspector general from doing this, asserting it did not satisfy the threshold necessitating its transmission.

Maguire defended his handling of this complaint and the whistleblower.