NEW RECORDS VIA @DNIGabbard @RepRickCrawford ATKINSON TRANSCRIPTS
— Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) April 13, 2026
- First Trump Impeachment + Whistleblower Motive
Whistleblower met with Democrats on House Intelligence Committee (then led by Adam Schiff) BEFORE reporting his allegations to the Intelligence Community… pic.twitter.com/x7A1IxHLLO
NEW RECORDS VIA
@DNIGabbard
@RepRickCrawford
ATKINSON TRANSCRIPTS- First Trump Impeachment + Whistleblower Motive
Whistleblower met with Democrats on House Intelligence Committee (then led by Adam Schiff) BEFORE reporting his allegations to the Intelligence Community Inspector General.
October 2019: then Congressman now
@CIADirector
Ratcliffe nailed the timeline in a closed door briefing with Intelligence Community Watchdog Michael Atkinson.- Trump/Zelensky call July 25th 2019
- Whistleblower complaint filed August 12th
- Ratcliffe questioned what happened during those 18 days.Ratcliffe: The whistleblower did not disclose to you that he or she had contact with HPSCI (House Intelligence Committee)?
Atkinson: The answer to that is yes. The answer to that is yes.
Atkinson: On the urgent disclosure form, there's a question that the complainant is asked about who they have reported the violation to...and one of the boxes is the congressional intelligence committees. The complainant did not check that box.
FULL transcripts: https://t.co/0fhvb5kaJs
— Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) April 13, 2026
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