“The Weeknight” co-host Symone Sanders-Townsend accused the Trump administration of planning to “undermine” elections after reporting that the “whistleblower” who triggered President Donald Trump’s first impeachment had been referred for criminal prosecution.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released documents Monday showing that the investigation by then-Intelligence Community (IC) Inspector General (IG) Michael Atkinson into Trump’s July 2019 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “did not follow standard IG procedures.”
Sanders-Townsend claimed Gabbard’s Wednesday referral of Atkinson and former CIA employee Eric Ciaramella to the Justice Department for possible prosecution went beyond trying to “sanitize the past.”
“Breaking just moments ago, MS NOW has just confirmed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard referred the whistleblower whose complaint led to the first impeachment of President Trump and the Inspector General who deemed their complaint credible for possible criminal prosecution by the Trump Justice Department,” Sanders-Townsend said on the broadcast.
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