Maguire finding his backbone (Update below)

You may recall the acting DNI is the one who was supposed to turn over the intel whistleblower's complaint to Congress (presumably at the direction of Trump/Barr/Pompeo) but didn't.  Now, he's found a little gumption.  Probably thinking about staying out of prison.

The acting Director of National Intelligence threatened to resign over concerns that the White House might attempt to force him to stonewall Congress when he testifies Thursday about an explosive whistleblower complaint about the president, according to current and former U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

  WaPo

I figured he'd do it. Refuse to answer questions - not resign.

The officials said that Joseph Maguire, who was thrust into the top intelligence post last month, warned the White House that he was not willing to withhold information from Congress, where he is scheduled to testify in open and closed hearings on Thursday.

In essence, Maguire was serving notice that he intended to cooperate with lawmakers unless the White House moved forward with a legal case to prevent him from doing so, the officials said.

They've got two more days.

The White House disputed the account. “This is actually not true,” White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a tweet.

Sure, Steph.

[Maguire] has at times expressed his displeasure to White House counsel Pat Cipollone and others that the White House had put him in the untenable position of denying the material to Congress over a claim that it did not fall within his jurisdiction as leader of the intelligence community.

Another "acting" director Trump figured he could control.

Since the whistleblower controversy erupted earlier this month, Maguire has been the target of harsh criticism from Democratic lawmakers who accuse him of blocking the complaint from being transmitted to Congress.

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Maguire became DNI last month after the resignations of previous director Daniel Coats and Trump’s refusal to allow the deputy director, Sue Gordon, to step into the senior job.

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In his only public statement on the matter, issued Tuesday evening, Maguire said, “In light of recent reporting on the whistleblower complaint, I want to make clear that I have upheld my responsibility to follow the law every step of the way.”

Yeah, he's worried about going to prison.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE: So maybe he didn't find his backbone.

Joseph Maguire, the acting director of national intelligence, will testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday. He disputed a report by The Washington Post that he had threatened to resign if the White House tried to block him from talking about the complaint before Congress. "I have never quit anything in my life, and I am not going to start now," he said in a statement.

  CBS