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NEW: Weeks before the complaint became public, CIA's top lawyer made criminal referral to DOJ on the whistleblower's allegations about Trump's abuse of power, raising questions about why DOJ didn't open an inquiry.
by @KenDilanianNBC @JuliaEAinsley #Maddow nbcnews.to/2Io2o0A
by @KenDilanianNBC @JuliaEAinsley #Maddow nbcnews.to/2Io2o0A
@KenDilanianNBC @JuliaEAinsley The move by CIA's general counsel, a Trump appointee, meant she and other senior officials concluded a potential crime had been committed by Trump, raising questions about why DOJ closed the case without conducting an investigation.
Because, Barr.
#Maddow
Because, Barr.
#Maddow
@KenDilanianNBC @JuliaEAinsley NSC lawyers [whose chief legal adviser is John Eisenberg] directed WH officials to move Trump's Ukraine call transcript to the high security server.
It was also Eisenberg who alerted the DOJ about the whistleblower complaint [in which he was implicated].
It was also Eisenberg who alerted the DOJ about the whistleblower complaint [in which he was implicated].
@KenDilanianNBC @JuliaEAinsley Top NSC lawyer Eisenberg "was already aware that people inside his agency believed something improper had occurred on Trump's July 25 call with the Ukrainian president."
But instead of reporting it, Eisenberg's solution was to "lock down" the transcript in the 'secret' server.
But instead of reporting it, Eisenberg's solution was to "lock down" the transcript in the 'secret' server.
