A seasoned intelligence officer who aided Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee repeatedly alleged to the FBI that then-Rep. Adam Schiff approved leaking classified information to tarnish President Trump’s image during the Russiagate probe, shocking newly released documents reveal.
Now-Sen. Schiff (D-Calif.), then the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, openly discussed plans to reveal sensitive information about the Trump-Russia collusion probe starting soon after the 45th president’s inauguration in 2017, the unidentified male whistleblower alleged.
During an FBI interview in June 2023, the source recalled being part of an all-staff meeting called by Schiff, at which the Democrat “stated the group would leak classified information which was derogatory to President of the United States Donald J. TRUMP. SCHIFF stated the information would be used to Indict President TRUMP.”
The whistleblower said he objected to Schiff’s idea, a summary of the interview reveals, only to be told by other participants that “they would not be caught leaking classified information.”
Sometime later, the whistleblower said he was approached again about leaking against Trump and responded that they “believed this activity to be unethical and treasonous.”
The whistleblower later reached out to the FBI and was even invited to attend a mock grand jury hearing, only to later be told that the Justice Department would not investigate further.
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