The top intelligence community lawyer whose initial decision to block the Ukraine whistleblower complaint from reaching Congress will resign from his post, a spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said
Jason Klitenic will step down as General Counsel for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence early next month and return to the private sector, the spokesperson added. News of his departure comes as President Donald Trump faces a March 11 deadline to nominate a new Director of National Intelligence or name a new acting official.
In his response, Klitenic acknowledged that he had consulted with DOJ and determined that the matter did not, in fact, rise to the level of urgent concern."In this instance, the ICIG transmitted to the DNI a complaint, that he viewed as an urgent concern, and we reviewed that report immediately upon receipt. Because there were serious questions about whether the complaint met the statutory definition of an"urgent concern" under 50 U.S.C.
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