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We Watched The Whistleblower Hearing So You Don’t Have To: Here’s What We Learned

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 26: Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire is sworn in prior to testifying before the House Select Committee on Intelligence in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol... WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 26: Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire is sworn in prior to testifying before the House Select Committee on Intelligence in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill September 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. The committee questioned Maguire about a recent whistleblower complaint reportedly based on U.S. President Donald Trump pressuring Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate leading Democrats as “a favor” to him during a recent phone conversation. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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September 26, 2019 3:37 p.m.

On top of joking that he wouldn’t have taken the job as acting director of national intelligence had he known ahead of time what he’d have to deal with, Joseph Maguire revealed a bit of news during his testimony before the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday.

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