(09-30-2019, 12:12 PM)B2hibry Wrote:

(09-30-2019, 11:21 AM)mikesez Wrote: Classified material can be shared with members of the intelligence committees of either house... That's why those committee members are there.

DNI Maguire said that the whistleblower did nothing wrong.

To your first part. Once again you are absolutely wrong. There is this misconception that just because you have a clearance of one type or another, you automatically are privy to ALL material of the classification or below. No. Nobody and I mean nobody has access to any or all materials. Can it eventually be shared...sure, with classification authority permission but certainly not in the middle of a complaint investigation.  

DNI Maguire is not the IG, but I'll entertain. He did not say that. He said it appeared there was a "credible allegation" and whistleblower did the right thing. As Director, he cannot interfere, and that was a typical CYA statement. Maguire also stated it was not a matter of national security, therefore not in his wheelhouse. Therefore did not investigate. So back to my #4. Who wrote the report?

I am well aware that access is not merely a matter of clearance. I understand there's also the "need to know" principle.  I have a friend with top secret clearance who is some sort of expert on guidance systems for missiles. He can access pretty much anything related to gimbals and gyroscopes, but nothing that's not related to that, even if it has a lower level of clearance. The need to know question is all about job duties.

But US Congress is the institution that chartered the CIA. The members of the intelligence committee can claim "need to know" on everything.

I'm glad we agree that the phone call did not have sensitive national security content.  Given this agreement, I am not sure why you're asking all these questions about who knew what and when. The material is true and the material does not betray troop movements or spying strategies or anything of that nature. There is zero chance that Trump ever becomes acquainted with Vladimir zelinski unless he became President. The man is not a personal friend of his and no privacy was owed. as for the idea that 2 leader of free countries should be allowed to discuss things candidly without leaks to the press, that is what summits are for. That is what anonymous subordinates are for. Also, try not to use these phone calls to conspire to have foreign governments publicly release info that is politically sensitive in our country! Try not to do the one thing your people have been out swearing up and down they would never ever do!

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