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1. The original complaint went to IC IG on Aug 12. As I recall, Coats left Aug 15. Trump then passed over the principal deputy to reach McGuire. But the event that triggered the complaint is what interests me. I would think an intercept could be most likely and if so the report
2. may be due to the fact that NSA caught somebody big. The member expected to hear about it & nothing happened. Was that before Coats was ushered out by Trump? Was that what started him towards the door? But by now too many people know about this: IC IG, the ODNI and GC. Plus
3. the whistle-blower and his/her chain of command to whom they reported it and feared likely stonewalling. That's a lot of people. One thing that the reports don't seem to acknowledge is "privileged" isn't just limited to Executive Privilege. "Law Enforcement Privilege" could
4. be to what this is referring. That would track the idea that the subject of the complaint was not an IC person so likely to someone handed off to the FBI DOJ Nat Sec Div. PS ODNI GC is FBI Dir. Wray's brother-in-law. 😎
5. Just to play devil's advocate, what if Nunes is a mole and got caught? Would this handling be appropriate where he would be tipped off if they followed procedure? Same with White House personnel? @RepAdamSchiff
