Declassified documents show Intelligence Community IG relied on biased, second-hand evidence

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has released never-before-seen documents exposing a coordinated effort by elements within the Intelligence Community, including a former Inspector General, to manufacture a conspiracy that was used as the basis to impeach President Trump in 2019.

Why it matters

This case highlights how Deep State actors within the Intelligence Community can weaponize the whistleblower process and undermine the will of the American people by using politicized, second-hand evidence to impeach a duly elected president.

The details

The documents show that former IC IG Michael Atkinson relied on testimony from a co-author of the 2017 Russia Hoax Intelligence Community Assessment and the self-declared 'Democrat' whistleblower, who admitted to lying about speaking with Democrats in Congress before filing the complaint. Atkinson also ignored DOJ guidance and exceeded his statutory jurisdiction to transmit the flawed whistleblower complaint to Congress.

• In July 2019, President Trump had a phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky.
• In September 2019, the whistleblower complaint was filed with the IC IG.
• In December 2019, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump.

The players

Tulsi Gabbard

The current Director of National Intelligence who declassified the investigative materials.

Michael Atkinson

The former Intelligence...

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