US EditionODNI sends criminal referrals to DOJ for ex-IG, whistleblower tied to Trump impeachment
Gabbard released documents she says show the intelligence watchdog mishandled a whistleblower complaint tied to Trump’s impeachment, while seeking Justice Department probes.
- On Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard referred former CIA analyst Eric Ciaramella and former Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson to the Justice Department for potential investigation over their roles in the 2019 complaint triggering President Donald Trump's first impeachment.
- Declassified files allege Atkinson modified whistleblower forms to accommodate hearsay, ignoring Justice Department guidance that the complaint did not qualify as an 'urgent concern.' He allegedly accepted the filing despite knowing it relied on secondhand accounts of the July 2019 phone call between Trump and Zelensky.
- Transcripts released by the House Intelligence Committee reveal Ciaramella had a 'prior professional relationship with one of the Democratic Presidential candidates.' Records show he had pre-complaint contact with staff for then-Chairman Adam Schiff, contradicting Schiff's public claims that his committee had not spoken directly with the whistleblower.
- These referrals revive contentious impeachment-era debates as the administration investigates alleged intelligence community abuses. Trump reacted to the released documents by stating, 'They cheated in every way possible,' asserting the election was rigged.
- Gabbard has utilized her tenure to declassify documents seeking to undermine the 2017 intelligence assessment regarding Russian election interference. Her actions, alongside similar efforts by CIA Director John Ratcliffe, represent a sustained push to challenge established intelligence community narratives from the 2019 and 2020 periods.
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Gabbard sends criminal referral over Trump’s 2019 impeachment to Justice Department
DNI Tulsi Gabbard sent at least one criminal referral to the DOJ seeking investigations of a whistleblower complaint and its handling by the intelligence community watchdog that led to the 2019 impeachment of President Trump.
US spy chief sends criminal referrals to JOD for whistleblower, watchdog in Trump’s 1st impeachment probe
Spokesperson for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's office confirmed criminal referrals for whistleblower and former intelligence community watchdog but did not detail what specific crimes are alleged, reports CBS News
Tulsi Gabbard refers ex-intel community watchdog, whistleblower behind 2019 Trump impeachment to DOJ for criminal prosecution
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s office has reportedly referred at least two former Intelligence Community members to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution over their roles in advancing the 2019 impeachment of President Trump.
Gabbard sends criminal referrals to DOJ for whistleblower and watchdog who helped launch Trump's first impeachment
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has sent criminal referrals to the Justice Department related to a government watchdog and a whistleblower whose complaint helped trigger President Trump's first impeachment.
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