{"id":1885701,"date":"2026-04-16T13:46:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1885701"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:46:31","slug":"tulsi-gabbard-sends-criminal-referrals-for-2-trump-whistleblowers-to-doj-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1885701","title":{"rendered":"Tulsi Gabbard Sends Criminal Referrals for 2 Trump Whistleblowers to DOJ: Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ac\/16by9\/2026\/04\/16\/ac6193a0669f4247a899fee05235743c_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Tulsi Gabbard Sends Criminal Referrals for 2 Trump Whistleblowers to DOJ: Reports<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Mess With Trump &#8230; You Deal With The DOJ!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-16T06:46:31-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              April 16, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:46 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-16T07:38:43-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  April 16, 2026<br \/>\n                                7:38 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-6ed39ef50562bf100496894f5f535f68\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260416_ac6193a0669f4247a899fee05235743c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:3e756cb8-c24e-48a4-8f30-ce554f249687\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ac\/4by3\/2026\/04\/16\/ac6193a0669f4247a899fee05235743c_md.png\" alt=\"tulsa gabbard and donald trump getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-27b4f1c30f29ab73f2fe1fb063a07534\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Director of National Intelligence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tulsi-gabbard\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Tulsi Gabbard<\/strong><\/a> reportedly has two of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s whistleblowers in her crosshairs &#8230; and she&#8217;s now getting the Justice Department involved in potentially prosecuting them for alleged crimes against DJT, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1ff7c381586f14dc64f1e36592ddfaee\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/odni-sends-criminal-referrals-doj-ex-ig-whistleblower-tied-trump-impeachment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Fox News<\/strong><\/a>, Gabbard sent two criminal referrals to the DOJ &#8212; one for a whistleblower who filed a complaint that led to Trump&#8217;s impeachment in his first term. The other is for an ex-intelligence community inspector general who gave Congress a heads-up on the Trump accusations regarding a 2019 phone call he made as Commander-in-Chief to Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\"><strong>Volodymyr Zelensky<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6ee2998aae3ae83f0bc4b96d43712251\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260416_047d350a6cd140bbb24c9d5f9e4e3bb3\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:3e756cb8-c24e-48a4-8f30-ce554f249687\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/04\/4by3\/2026\/04\/16\/047d350a6cd140bbb24c9d5f9e4e3bb3_md.jpg\" alt=\"tulsi-gabbard-sub-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-97578ec56236013871e55e2fcbc5664b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>In the referrals, Gabbard&#8217;s general counsel wrote, &#8220;I want to refer information that may constitute possible criminal activity in violation of federal criminal law committed by one or more former employees of the intelligence community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-24a3007f34cf0733c1848d2653a81e76\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Earlier this week, Gabbard released documents revealing a &#8220;coordinated effort&#8221; by people in the intelligence community &#8212; namely then-Inspector General <strong>Michael Atkinson<\/strong> &#8212; to &#8220;manufacture a conspiracy&#8221; as the basis to impeach Trump in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3e9d77a2e44af5b041abc98bf34c7ae4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260416_4da8f2df15c841b986739ef65b9131ac\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:3e756cb8-c24e-48a4-8f30-ce554f249687\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4d\/4by3\/2026\/04\/16\/4da8f2df15c841b986739ef65b9131ac_md.png\" alt=\"michael atkinson 2019 getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8bc9527b48680b28f32a36d172aa5c5c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>One intelligence official told Fox News the referrals specifically target Atkinson and the unidentified whistleblower.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-734099efef0a7869768ea1dcbf0464d4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Gabbard&#8217;s office says the docs detail Atkinson&#8217;s failure to &#8220;conduct basic due diligence and willfully exceeded his statutory jurisdiction to mischaracterize the president\u2019s phone call with Zelensky as an \u2018urgent concern\u2019 to Congress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8cde8aa51f351123d2c8edb65301513a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Plus, Atkinson reportedly found the whistleblower showed indications of &#8220;political bias&#8221; 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