Good Thursday morning. I'm Anna Palmer and welcome to your Politico Playbook audio briefing. Stay tuned

after the show for a message from VET Voice Foundation. And I'm Jake Sherman. Today's big story and a big

mystery. The Washington Post is reporting a whistleblower complaint has triggered a fight between the

intel community and Congress and it involves Trump's communication with a foreign leader and a

promise the president made to the foreign leader and a promise.

The president made to the foreign leader that was so disturbing a whistleblower complaint was

filed. It's unclear which foreign leader Trump was talking with. The Intel Community

Expector General is expected to brief the House Intel Committee today at 9 a.m.

And Joseph Maguire is testifying next Thursday in a public hearing, also at 9 a.m.

In the last 24 hours, two potential rival camps for the presidency have asked us to suspend our disbelief.

President Donald Trump's White House said his legislative affairs director, Eric Euland, and A.G. Bill Barr,

were walking around the Capitol canvassing for support

for a gun plan that the president did not support. And Senator Elizabeth Warren told reporters in the

Capitol that she has endorsed Senator Ed Markey, and he was a great partner in the Senate. But asked

if it was ill-advised for Representative Joe Kennedy to launch a primary challenge to Markey,

Warren said, I have no criticism.

In case you were wondering, all is awesome between Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Judiciary Chairman

Jerry Nadler. Heather Kegel reports that Pelosi said in a closed-door meeting that

Corey Lewandowski deserved to be held in contempt of Congress there and then for his performance before the panel this

week. Donald Trump spoke to reporters again on Air Force One, this time from San Diego to Washington,

and he said he expects to give San Francisco a notice of environmental violations related to the

city's homelessness problem. He also talked about Barack Obama's Netflix production deal and said

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