Is The ICIG Guilty of A Corrupt Act?
It was widely known that in order to submit an ICIG whistleblower report that the information had to be firsthand knowledge. No hearsay or gossip was permitted. It was stated unequivocally that submitting second-hand knowledge would result in the complaint being rejected.
As Sean Davis at The Federalist noted,
“The [Intelligence Community Inspector General] cannot transmit information via the ICPWA based on an employee’s second-hand knowledge of wrongdoing,” the previous form stated under the bolded heading “FIRST-HAND INFORMATION REQUIRED.” “This includes information received from another person, such as when an employee informs you that he/she witnessed some type of wrongdoing.”
“If you think that wrongdoing took place, but can provide nothing more than second-hand or unsubstantiated assertions, [the Intelligence Community Inspector General] will not be able to process the complaint or information for submission as an ICWPA,” the form concluded.