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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 30, 2019
Statements of September 30, 2019
The Intel Community Whistleblower is entitled to anonymity. Law and policy support this and the
individual is not to be retaliated against. Doing so is a violation of federal law.
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The concerns about an outdated Intelligence Community Inspector General complaint form are
misguided. All Inspectors General and their staff – Intelligence Community or otherwise – must vet
an incoming complaint. A complaint is not accepted merely on its face.
As we know, the ICIG initiated a preliminary investigation where the allegations were vetted
through fact-finding via other, direct evidence. Thus, anyone suggesting otherwise lacks a
fundamental understanding of the investigative process.
Andrew P. Bakaj, Esq.
Lead Attorney for the Intelligence Community Whistleblower
In my more than twenty years of representing national security whistleblowers, and fifteen years
since the Office of the Director of National Intelligence was created, I have never known nor
observed a policy that a whistleblower must have first-hand information to file a complaint.
My experiences have always been that whistleblower must provide evidence that can be
substantiated, whether through documents or identification of witnesses. No whistleblower law I
know of has any personal knowledge requirement.
I fully support and endorse the information set forth in the Intelligence Community Inspector
General’s press releasee that that accurately explains the law and policy as the experts know it to be.
Any assertion to the contrary, as argued by others is blatantly pure disinformation.
Mark S. Zaid, Esq.
Attorney for the Intelligence Community Whistleblower
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