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.
Former Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, who was found by Gabbard’s office to not have followed proper procedure before sending a whistleblower complaint about Trump’s infamous July 2019 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Congress, was one of the people hit with a criminal referral, Fox News reported Wednesday.
The whistleblower, who reportedly went to Democratic lawmakers about Trump’s phone call before filing a complaint, was also referred for potential prosecution, the outlet reported.
A spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence confirmed to The Post that a criminal referral was sent to DOJ “related to one or more former employees of the Intelligence Community and their role in the 2019 impeachment of President Trump.”
The referrals, written up by ODNI’s general counsel, reference “possible criminal activity” related to Atkinson’s discussions and briefings with the House Intelligence Committee in 2019.
They also come days after Gabbard released a trove of newly declassified documents revealing the flimsy work, biased evidence and lack of firsthand accounts Atkinson used to advance the 2019 impeachment of Trump.
The documents included transcripts of the...
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