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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has requested additional information from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) regarding allegations of a 2016 conspiracy linking President Donald Trump to Russia. This request is part of the DOJ’s grand jury investigation into the matter.
A DOJ prosecutor has asked the ODNI for various documents to support Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s recent request for an investigation into Obama administration officials allegedly involved in the conspiracy. The prosecutor’s request was first reported by The Federalist and confirmed by a source familiar with the matter.
The prosecutor’s letter to the ODNI requested a dozen categories of items, including any nonpublic material related to the declassified documents Gabbard made public in July.
Gabbard disclosed on the Ingraham Angle that she met with DOJ prosecutors involved in the grand jury inquiry. She mentioned that they have more questions and are committed to uncovering the truth.
The fact that a meeting took place and that a DOJ official leading the grand jury inquiry is seeking records from the ODNI indicates that the investigation is in progress and in the information-gathering phase.
Grand jury investigations are conducted in secret and can take some time to conclude. Prosecutors present evidence to the grand jury, which then decides whether there is probable cause to charge someone with a crime.
It was previously reported that there is a grand jury investigation related to Gabbard’s intelligence, but the targets and potential charges remain unknown.
Gabbard has alleged that newly declassified evidence shows that Obama administration officials, including Barack Obama, John Brennan, James Comey, and James Clapper, manipulated intelligence to undermine Trump’s election win in 2016.
The DOJ’s letter to the ODNI also included a request for information on intelligence community investigations into media leaks, suggesting that these may be part of the grand jury probe.
Obama has rejected Gabbard’s allegations through a spokesperson, calling them “outrageous” and “ridiculous.”
