Acting spy chief Joseph Maguire heads to Capitol Hill Thursday where he will publicly discuss the handling of a whistleblower complaint that includes allegations about President Trump's communication with Ukraine.
The hearing comes one day after lawmakers had their first chance to see the classified account that spurred Democrats to launch a formal impeachment inquiry. The account was declassified and could be released as soon as Thursday, three sources told CNN Wednesday night.Maguire will testify before the House Intelligence Committee and is also scheduled to brief members of the Senate panel behind closed doors.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared the President had betrayed his oath of office and announced she is opening a formal impeachment inquiry, a move that has raised the stakes of this week's events.After reviewing the complaint on Wednesday, California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell said the whistleblower"invokes other witnesses to the disturbing conduct" in the complaint, and lays out"a lot of other documents.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Washington Post: Acting spy chief threatened to resign if White House restricted his testimonyActing Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire threatened to resign if the White House tried to restrict his testimony before Congress, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Read more »
The White House Just Emailed House Democrats Their Talking Points, Then Tried to Recall ThemThe White House just sent their talking points on Ukraine to House Democrats, and then immediately tried to recall them
Read more »
House Republican leader opposes House impeachment inquiryU.S. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said on Tuesday he did not back the ...
Read more »
FDA’s Acting Chief Says Agency Acted Too Slowly to Avoid Vaping CrisisThe Food and Drug Administration’s acting commissioner said the agency moved too slowly to avoid the vaping health crisis, which has been linked to hundreds of lung injuries and some deaths.
Read more »
House Judiciary chief call on Barr to recuse himself from Ukraine probesU.S. Attorney General William Barr must recuse himself from any Ukraine-related ...
Read more »