"The White House did not direct me to withhold the complaint," Maguire said.
The complaint was released Thursday ahead of Maguire's hearing. Maguire said that because the White House had released the memo of the call between Trump and Zelensky, the complaint no longer fell under executive privilege and therefore could be released to Congress.
Here are the top moments from Maguire's testimony:
Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, questioned Maguire on whether the complaint mentioned "serious wrongdoing by the president of the United States."
"Yes, that this is the subject of the allegation of the complaint," Maguire replied. He added: "I am not authorized as the director of National Intelligence to provide material that has executive privilege."
Schiff asked why Maguire went first to the White House and then to the Justice Department for advice on how to handle the complaint, despite Trump and Attorney General William Barr being subjects of the complaint.
"I believe everything involved in this matter is totally unprecedented," Maguire said.
Schiff asked whether Maguire discussed the whistleblower complaint with Trump, but he declined to say.
"I will not divulge privileged conversations that I have as the director of National Intelligence with the president of the United States," Maguire said.
Schiff also pressed Maguire on whether he thought the whistleblower is a "political hack," quoting name-calling from Trump.
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