Fox only just received a copy of the complaint, which was filed last week. It alleges that the donations from roughly 6,000 individuals "clearly constitute" gifts to a current intelligence official, which may be restricted because of the employee's official position pursuant to 5 CFR 2635.203 and other statutes.

The complaint also raised the possibility that some of the donations may have come from prohibited sources, and urged the ICIG to investigate whether any "foreign citizen or agent of a foreign government" contributed.

Tully Rinckey, the whistleblower's law firm, is refusing to comment on his identity despite several reports claiming to identify the whistleblower. However, they have at least confirmed that the holder of the top-secret SCI security clearance has served in government.