Schiff accused of leaking classified material
A Democrat whistleblower told the FBI that Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., as a House member, approved leaking classified information in order to discredit President Donald Trump over the since-debunked Russia collusion scandal, according to newly released documents.
The documents, which were obtained by Newsmax's Alana Austin, recently were given to Congress by FBI Director Kash Patel, who found the files and declassified them.
The whistleblower, a career intelligence officer, worked for Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee for more than 10 years and notified the FBI in 2017 of Schiff's alleged behavior, Just the News reported Monday night.
The intelligence officer reportedly considered the classified leaking to be "unethical," "illegal," and "treasonous" but was told not to worry about it because Schiff said he would be spared prosecution under the Constitution's speech and debate clause.
DOJ officials cited the same excuse when appearing to show little interest in pursuing Schiff when the allegations were brought to them, Just the News reported.
The whistleblower most recently was interviewed by the FBI in 2023.
Patel took to social media Monday night to confirm he had found the documents.
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As someone who once handled Top Secret material, I never heard of the speech and debate clause being used as an excuse for revealing classified material. In fact, it sounds like a ridiculous excuse. There is a process for declassifying documents, and politicians are not supposed to do it on their own.
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'The FBI will now lead the charge, with our partners at DOJ, and Congress will have the chance to uncover how political power may have been weaponized and to restore accountability...'
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Fresh revelations from FBI memos handed over by Director Kash Patel to Congress expose a calculated effort by Democrats, led by then-Rep. Adam Schiff, to undermine Donald Trump’s presidency through illegal leaks of classified information tied to the discredited Russiagate scandal. A longtime Democratic intelligence officer on the House Intelligence Committee repeatedly alerted the FBI starting in 2017 about Schiff’s approval of these leaks, aimed at smearing Trump and pushing for his indictment.
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