A [[whistleblower]] complaint by [[Eric Ciaramella]] addressed to Sen. [[Richard Burr]] of the [[Senate Intelligence Committee]] and Adam Schiff was marked "urgent concern" alleging collusion between President Trump and [[President Zelensky]] of Ukraine.<ref>https://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/20190812_-_whistleblower_complaint_unclass.pdf</ref> The [[Intelligence community]] Inspector General (ISIG) and Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) determined the complaint was not of "urgent concern" and [[DNI]] James McGuire acted properly.<ref>https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6429710-OLC-Opinion-Trump-Ukraine-Call.html</ref> The Dept. of Justice Office of Legal Counsel strongly rebuked ICIG [[Michael Atkinson]]’s original granting whistleblower status based on [[hearsay]]. interpretation of his responsibility with the complaint. In the OLC opinion, they point out that Atkinson’s internal justification for accepting the whistleblower complaint was poor legal judgement. | A [[whistleblower]] complaint by [[Eric Ciaramella]] addressed to Sen. [[Richard Burr]] of the [[Senate Intelligence Committee]] and Adam Schiff was marked "urgent concern" alleging collusion between President Trump and [[President Zelensky]] of Ukraine.<ref>https://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/20190812_-_whistleblower_complaint_unclass.pdf</ref> The [[Intelligence community]] Inspector General (ISIG) and Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) determined the complaint was not of "urgent concern" and [[DNI]] James McGuire acted properly.<ref>https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6429710-OLC-Opinion-Trump-Ukraine-Call.html</ref> The Dept. of Justice Office of Legal Counsel strongly rebuked ICIG [[Michael Atkinson]]’s original granting whistleblower status based on [[hearsay]]. interpretation of his responsibility with the complaint. In the OLC opinion, they point out that Atkinson’s internal justification for accepting the whistleblower complaint was poor legal judgement. |