Washington, April 16 -- US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has asked the Justice Department to investigate two former officials who were key figures in President Donald Trump's first impeachment investigation.
A spokesperson for Gabbard's office confirmed that she drafted criminal referrals for a whistleblower and a former intelligence community watchdog, without mentioning any specific alleged crimes, according to CBS News.
Whether or not to pursue a criminal investigation following a referral is up to prosecutors at the Justice Department, she added.
The referrals came after Gabbard came down hard on the former Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, who handled the 2019 whistleblower complaint earlie...