Thread by @ProfMJCleveland

THREAD: My latest @FDRLST exposes several significant details in the Ukraine Purse-Strings Hoax--so important it merits additional highlighting here. thefederalist.com/2019/09/30/did… So, read the piece first, and then follow along. 1/

@FDRLST 2/ The key here is to understanding that the Intelligence Community Whistle Protection Act "ICWPA" authorizes sharing classified info w/ intelligence communities only in limited circumstances.

@FDRLST 3/ AND that the first step is for the Inspector General to "accept" a complaint under the ICWPA. Simple illustration: If CIA agent filed a sexual harassment claim with IG under ICWPA the IG would reject filing. IG wouldn't assess credibiity & pass on to DNI.

@FDRLST 4/ In this case, IG should NOT have accepted the filing for 2 independent reasons. First, because the complaint ON ITS FACE did NOT involve an "urgent concern". AND the "whistleblower" knew it! HE selectively quoted the statute to eliminate the language that he couldn't meet!

@FDRLST 5/ And second, the "whistleblower" didn't have first hand information. Here it is key to re-read @seanmdav piece from Friday. thefederalist.com/2019/09/27/int… That was a huge find on Friday, but after digging into the law more, I realized it was YUGE!

@FDRLST @seanmdav 6/ The prior form indicates the IG wouldn't EVEN ACCEPT a filing unless it was based on first-hand knowledge. Without "accepting" the complaint as a ICWPA filing, the IG office doesn't even see it; doesn't review for credibility; doesn't pass to DNA AND

@FDRLST @seanmdav 7/ in short, there is no "whistleblower" and no right to disclose to House. This raises several questions: Which form did whistleblower use was one many have focused on, and it seems likely there was a form b/c DNI mentioned complaint charging Trump w/ campaign finance crimes.

@FDRLST @seanmdav 8/ BUT that is not in the complaint that was disclosed--that claimed President misused his powers. However, IT DOES NOT MATTER WHICH FORM, IF ANY, THE "WHISTLEBLOWER" used! What matter is this.

@FDRLST @seanmdav 9/ Did the IG's office previously ONLY accept complaints based on first hand information BUT changed its policy around time of charge against Trump? If so that is YUGE.

@FDRLST @seanmdav 10/10 It implicates the IG's office in this latest take-down attempt. DNI MUST determine when the policy was change. Who instigated the change? We need to investigate the investigators of the investigators!! This is what TDS does--it destroys a country to destroy a man! END

@FDRLST @seanmdav Post Twit: So you can "see" the significant of what the "whistleblower" did, here's a visual of the actual statutory language and the selective quoting used in the complaint which omits the key language to make it appear as an "urgent concern" when it wasn't.

@FDRLST @seanmdav P.T. 2: Here is the OLC's full analysis of "urgent concern." It is VERY dense and raises many other important points regarding constitutional separation of powers. games-cdn.washingtonpost.com/notes/prod/def…