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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Does Joseph Maguire's testimony give Democrats new ammo for impeachment?

    Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire testified before the House Intelligence Committee this morning.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 26, 2019 • 1 min read

    Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire testified before the House Intelligence Committee this morning. He defended his actions involving a whistleblower complaint.

    Maguire was still pressed by Democrats, including committee chairman Adam Schiff, about why he did not hand over the whistleblower complaint to Congress before consulting the White House and the Justice Department.

    Republican Congressman John Ratcliffe, who was offered the position of DNI by President Trump but declined, questioned the accuracy of the findings in the whistleblower complaint.

    The whistleblower, according to the New York Times, is a CIA analyst who worked in the White House at some point. But as for what’s in the actual unredacted complaint, there are quite a few revelations and damning allegations.

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    EPA accuses California of polluting its water and air
    1. 0:00Does Joseph Maguire's testimony give Democrats new ammo for impeachment?You’re reading this
    2. 9:01U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and the Trump-Zelensky scandal
    3. 16:38Why the Trump administration is accusing California of polluting its water and air
    4. 25:11How plants can transform people
    5. 34:32John Leguizamo on feeling invisible and teaching 'Latin History for Morons'
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