A complaint filed last year by a US intelligence community whistleblower that is now being scrutinized by lawmakers includes claims that the distribution of a highly classified intelligence report had been "restricted for political purposes" and that an intelligence agency lawyer had failed to report a potential crime to the Justice Department, a government watchdog told lawmakers earlier this week.

Chairman of the House Oversight Committee James Comer (R-KY) and Ranking member Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) look at images of former U.