Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire threatened to resign if the White House tried to restrict his testimony before Congress, the Washington Post reported
Citing current and former US officials familiar with the matter, the report came the day before Maguire's highly anticipated congressional testimony about a whistleblower complaint submitted to the Intelligence Community Inspector General. A source familiar with the situation previously told CNN that the complaint included a July 25 phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The paper reported that the stance was partially meant to push the White House to formally decide whether to assert executive privilege regarding the complaint --- such that Maguire effectively indicated that he would cooperate with Congress unless the White House legally blocked him from doing so, the officials told the Post Read MoreMaguire denied the report on Wednesday, asserting in a statement that"at no time have I considered resigning my position since assuming this role on Aug.
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