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Letter from Klitenic to House Intelligence Committee Whistleblower Complaint on Ukraine (Kelly Smith, comp.) 1 (9/17/2019)

handle is hein.presidents/usgvtwht0018 and id is 1 raw text is: UNCLASSIFIED OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL WASHINGTON, DC 20511 September 17, 2019 The Honorable Adam Schiff Chairman Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Schiff, I write in response to your September 13, 2019, letter and the subpoena from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), which was issued to the Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) last Friday evening. As you know, before you sent that letter, I had written to you, as well as to the other leaders of the Intelligence Committees, to explain how the DNI had handled a recent complaint received from the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (ICIG). That letter explained how the DNI's handling of the complaint complied with all applicable legal provisions. The DNI has given nearly four decades of service to protecting the national security of our country. He is committed wholeheartedly to the mission of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), and he has deep respect for the relationship between ODNI and the Intelligence Committees. He looks forward to working constructively with you on this matter, as well as on the many pressing national security matters that our country faces, both this week, and on an ongoing basis. The Intelligence Community and the Intelligence Committees have a long history of working cooperatively to support congressional oversight interests. We are disappointed, however, that rather than following our established practice of working together, HPSCI immediately served a subpoena for documents and demanded the Acting Director's immediate testimony. That subpoena demanded production of sensitive and potentially privileged materials within fewer than two business days after service. At the outset then, we believe that it is important to correct the record: * ODNI has complied fully with all applicable law. We reiterate the full explanation provided in our September 13 letter, which I attach here. UNCLASSIFIED

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