As RedState reported on Monday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard used declassified documents to lay out and confirm the twisted Democrat/intelligence community conspiracy that led to the impeachment of President Donald Trump in 2019.
"Inspector General Atkinson failed to uphold his responsibility to the American people, putting political motivations over the truth," Gabbard wrote.
"And this, along with the politicization of the whistleblower process by a former CIA employee who was working hand in glove with Democrats in Congress, are egregious examples of the deep state playbook on how to weaponize the Intelligence Community."
Gabbard went on to note that "Exposing these tactics and showing how they undermine the fabric of our democratic republic furthers the critical cause of transparency and accountability and will help prevent future abuse of power."
READ MORE: DNI Gabbard Reveals Intelligence Community Conspiracy That Led to Trump's 2019 Impeachment
On Wednesday, news broke that Gabbard has now made criminal referrals to the DOJ for both Atkinson and the so-called "whistleblower, Eric Ciaramella:
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence sent criminal referrals to the Justice Department for the whistleblower whose complaint helped trigger President Donald Trump’s 2019 impeachment and for the former intelligence community inspector general who notified Congress of the allegations, Fox News Digital has learned.
"I want to refer information that may constitute possible criminal activity in violation of federal criminal law committed by one or more former employees of the intelligence community," ODNI's general counsel wrote in the referral to the Justice Department.
[...]
"The possible criminal activity concerns the circumstances described in the following congressional briefings: Discussion with Intelligence Community Inspector General, House Permanent Select Comm. on Intel., 116th Cong. (2019); Briefing by the Intelligence Community Inspector General, House Permanent Select Comm. on Intel., 116th Cong. (2019)," it continued.
EXCLUSIVE: @ODNI sent criminal referrals to the DOJ for the whistleblower whose complaint helped trigger @realDonaldTrump 2019 impeachment and for the former intel community inspector general who notified Congress of the allegationshttps://t.co/juE53cF5Zl
— Brooke Singman (@BrookeSingman) April 15, 2026
FLASHBACK: 'Flat-Out False': Surprising Source Calls Out Schiff For Lying About Dealings With 'Whistleblower'
While this is unquestionably welcome news, I'm sure I'm not the only one wanting to know when it will be Adam Schiff's turn. In case you missed this "absolute gem" from Hans Mahncke:
This is an absolute gem from the IG Atkinson transcript. When John Ratcliffe exposed Ciaramella for having lied about not being in contact with anyone in Congress, Schiff jumped in to “explain” that when he himself denied it as well, he meant that Ciaramella had not been “permitted to testify,” not that he had not been in contact. No honest person with two functioning brain cells would ever believe this. Schiff should be in court facing charges just as Ciaramella should, and so should the Inspector General.
This is an absolute gem from the IG Atkinson transcript. When John Ratcliffe exposed Ciaramella for having lied about not being in contact with anyone in Congress, Schiff jumped in to “explain” that when he himself denied it as well, he meant that Ciaramella had not been… pic.twitter.com/WMtn76GXTm
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) April 14, 2026
For those who missed it, the documents Gabbard released can be reviewed here.
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