The White House is working on an agreement allowing whistleblowers to express themselves in Congress

The White House and intelligence officials are working on an agreement that will allow the whistleblower who has filed an explosive complaint against President Trump to meet with congressional investigators, as part of a broader administration effort aimed at suppress the calls for Mr Trump's dismissal.

The meeting could give the Democrats a flood of evidence as they question whether to remove the president. Such a meeting would allow the whistleblower to share at least some details of the complaint that he filed – which concerns Trump's efforts to get the Ukrainian government to investigate former vice president Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his son – although the document itself is not handed to Congress.

The administration had originally barred the whistleblower's complaint from being forwarded to Congress, arguing that it did not meet the legal definition of a case under the jurisdiction of the National Intelligence Director.

But on Monday, as Democrats and Republicans exerted political pressure on Capitol Hill, the administration began the process of rescinding this decision.

Intelligence community lawyers sent a letter to the whistleblower on Monday, saying the bureau was trying to solve problems that would allow the whistleblower to speak in Congress, according to a person informed about it. Andrew P. Bakaj, the whistleblower's lawyer, sent a letter Monday to the director of national intelligence, saying his client wanted to meet members of Congress but needed permission from the office.

Intelligence lawyers have had talks with the White House and Justice officials on how the whistleblower can report his complaint without impinging on issues such as executive privilege .