re: #35 Eclectic Cyborg

“The Daily reports that before the whistleblower filed a formal complaint with inspector general for the Intelligence Community, he or she tried to do it through the CIA’s internal watchdog system.

But the White House found out and quashed it.”

This definitely seems like Watergate level fuckery,

Apparently the whistleblower had to do it through the CIA. For nat’l security agencies it isn’t possible to legally go directly to Congress.

From NPR:

“…the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act allows workers to report wrongdoing they see in their agencies directly to members of Congress. But there are different rules for people who work in national security.

“If you work in the intelligence community you must bring your concern to the inspector general before you can go to Congress,” he says, whereas an employee at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for example, “can go right to [their] member of Congress or the committee that has jurisdiction over housing” and report their concerns. “Those are two major differences, as we’re seeing play out,” Colapinto says.”