On Capitol Hill, members of the House Intelligence Committee grilled acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire Thursday over why he failed to quickly turn over the whistleblower’s complaint to Congress after the inspector general of the intelligence community found it to be “credible” and “urgent.” Maguire cited White House claims of executive privilege for the delay, calling the case “unique and unprecedented.”

Joseph Maguire: “I am not partisan, and I am not political. I believe in a life of service, and I am honored to be a public servant. … First, I want to stress that I believe that the whistleblower and the inspector general have acted in good faith throughout. I have every reason to believe that they have done everything by the book and followed the law.”