I'm not saying it is always bad every time it happens. I'm saying that it is deeply dangerous to have this as an entrenched, regular pattern. The whistleblower here followed procedure. Not all have,https://twitter.com/JerylBier/status/1177308570985140224 …
Fair: McCarthy has a strong argument that this procedure doesn't actually apply to the POTUS. My point is, this was put together & sent up the chain of command via regular channels.