Warner said that the months-long delay reflected an effort to
"bury the complaint"
The contents of the whistleblower complaint are still largely
unknown. Bakaj, the whistleblower's attorney, said that
Gabbard's office had redacted much of the complaint that was
released to intelligence committee members on Tuesday, citing
executive privilege.
"I don't know the contents of the complaint, but by exercising
executive privilege they are flagging that it involves presidenti
action," he said.
On 3 February, Bakaj again requested guidance from Gabbard's
office about how to share the whistleblower's full report while
taking appropriate precautions.
"As you are well aware, our client's disclosure directly impacts
our national security and the American people," Bakaj wrote.
"This means that our client's complete whistleblower
disclosure must be transmitted to Congress, and that we, as
their counsel, speak with members and cleared stafff."