ODNI Tulsi Gabbard criminally referred two intel officials to the Justice Department for leaking to The New York Times and the Washington Post.
And a third criminal referral is “on its way,” Fox News reported.
An ODNI official told Fox News that they are “aggressively investigating other leaks.”
Gabbard:
“Politicization of our intelligence and leaking classified information puts our nation’s security at risk and must end. Those who leak classified information will be found and held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.
“Today, I referred two intelligence community leakers to the Department of Justice for criminal referral, with a third criminal referral on its way, which includes the recent illegal leak to the Washington Post,” Gabbard said. “These deep-state criminals leaked classified information for partisan political purposes to undermine President Trump’s agenda.”
Last month DHS Chief Kristi Noem said her investigators identified two leakers within the Department of Homeland Security and are preparing to refer them to the Justice Department for felony prosecutions. Potentially that would be up to ten years in prison.
Referrals are a necessary step in the prosecution of those who would undermine this administration by breaking the law. However, one should not be happy about this until charges are actually brought.
It all takes time, in many cases too much time.
STAGES OF A CRIMINAL CASE
- Arrest
- Bail
- Arraignment
- Indictment or Information
- Preliminary Hearings and Pre-trial Motions
- Trial
- Sentencing
- Appeal
What we need is a slam dunk case that can be pled out fairly quickly. That could lead to a string of these people being sent to prison.