[SeekAndFind]

RE: Look at the ICIG's statement and the US Code he references in it. First hand knowledge isn't required for a whistleblower report under the law.

HERE is the PDF file of Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community’s Statement on Processing of Whistleblower Complaints

Let me copy and paste the relevant portion of this document ( I underline and bold the relevant portion ):

In order to find an urgent concern “credible,” the IC IG must be in possession of reliable, first-hand information. The IC IG cannot transmit information via the ICWPA based on an employee’s second-hand knowledge of wrongdoing. This includes information received from another person, such as when a fellow employee informs you that he/she witnessed some type of wrongdoing. (Anyone with first-hand knowledge of the allegations may file a disclosure in writing directly with the IC IG.)

So, how does the above statement square with your statement that First hand information isn't required for a whistleblower report under the law?

[semimojo]

So, how does the above statement square with your statement that First hand information isn't required for a whistleblower report under the law?

As MortMan posted in 33 above, there was a first-hand standard for the ICIG to forward the complaint to Congress but not for the WB to make the complaint, which is the part governed by statute.

Once again, it's moot because the IG determined that the WB did have direct knowledge.

It's all in the ICIG statement you just linked.