US EditionBREAKING: Newly Declassified Docs Reveal Bias of Impeachment 'Whistleblower'
Atkinson’s transcript says the whistleblower did not disclose prior contact with congressional Democrats, renewing questions about the complaint’s origins and credibility.
- On Friday, the House Intelligence Committee released declassified 2019 transcripts revealing that the whistleblower whose complaint triggered President Donald Trump's first impeachment had prior contact with staff for then-Chairman Adam Schiff before filing the allegation.
- That August 2019 complaint alleged Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden, ultimately sparking the impeachment inquiry that culminated in the House impeaching the president in December 2019.
- Then-Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson determined the complaint was an 'urgent concern' and 'appeared credible,' though transcripts show he knew the whistleblower was a registered Democrat with prior ties to Biden.
- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified the records Monday, alleging that 'deep state actors' collaborated with Democrats to advance a 'false narrative' used to justify the 2019 impeachment effort.
- Justice Department officials are reviewing the material as part of an ongoing grand jury probe into a broader effort by Obama- and Biden-era officials to target Trump, according to related reports.
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Democrats’ 2019 Impeachment ‘Whistleblower’ Was Biased Actor, Declassified Documents Reveal
Newly declassified documents are reviving scrutiny of the whistleblower complaint that triggered the first impeachment of President Donald Trump, raising fresh questions about the origins of the complaint and the role of key officials who advanced it.
Tulsi Gabbard exposes flimsy ‘false narrative’ intel community watchdog pushed to impeach Trump in 2019
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a trove of declassified documents Monday showing the flimsy work, biased evidence and lack of first-hand accounts the former intelligence community inspector general used to advance the 2019 impeachment of President Trump.
Gabbard claims ‘coordinated effort’ by intelligence community to advance narrative to impeach Trump
Tulsi Gabbard releases declassified testimony she says exposes how former Inspector General Michael Atkinson advanced Trump's first impeachment without a complete investigation.
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