REPORT: Whistleblower filed Trump complaint after going to CIA general counsel
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The whistleblower at the center of scrutiny over President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine filed his complaint with the intelligence community’s inspector general after first going to the CIA general counsel, according to a new report.
Multiple people familiar with the matter told The New York Times that the whistleblower brought a broad complaint to Courtney Simmons Elwood, the CIA general counsel, the week after the July 25 phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The article goes on to state the following:
During the call, which formed the basis for the later whistleblower complaint, Trump urged Zelensky to open an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden, a chief political rival. A readout of the call was released by the White House on Wednesday, while the complaint was released Thursday.
The New York Times article stated that “the initial allegations brought to the CIA counsel only reported that major questions existed about one of Trump’s calls with a foreign leader, with the counsel later learning that multiple people raised concerns about the call.”
“However, as the process dragged out, the whistleblower reportedly became concerned his allegations were not being taken seriously, particularly after finding out Elwood had contacted the White House,” the report states.
Whistleblower filed Trump Ukraine complaint after going to CIA general counsel: report https://t.co/4QvR8lTTiu pic.twitter.com/zyCp5jozHp
— The Hill (@thehill) September 27, 2019
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