DNI Tulsi Gabbard Breaks Down the Facts Showing How Democrats and Intelligence Officials Built the Trump Impeachment on HEARSAY

DNI Tulsi Gabbard Breaks Down the Facts Showing How Democrats and Intelligence Officials Built the Trump Impeachment on HEARSAY

DNI Tulsi Gabbard Breaks Down the Facts Showing How Democrats and Intelligence Officials Built the Trump Impeachment on HEARSAY
April 16, 2026

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks out after releasing newly declassified documents, alleging intelligence community coordination with Democrats during the 2019 Trump impeachment.

In a no-holds-barred interview with News Nation’s Katie Pavlich, DNI Gabbard just blew the lid off the 2019 Ukraine impeachment hoax, proving once and for all that the exact same treasonous tactics the Obama-Biden-Clinton cabal used in the Russia collusion scam were recycled to try and overthrow the will of the American people.

As The Gateway Pundit has been reporting for months, DNI Gabbard has been systematically dismantling the weaponized intelligence community, stripping security clearances from 37 Deep State operatives tied to the Russia hoax, and declassifying explosive documents proving Barack Obama himself led the coup against Trump before he even took office.

Tulsi Gabbard recently declassified a top-secret document related to Trump’s first impeachment that then-House Intel Chairman Adam Schiff locked away in a SCIF [Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility] for years.

The House Intelligence Committee voted on Tuesday to release transcripts from 2019 hearings with the former Intelligence Community Inspector General, Michael Atkinson.

Then on Wednesday, Gabbard criminally referred Ukraine impeachment ‘whistleblower’ Eric Ciaramella and former intelligence community IG, Michael Atkinson, to the Justice Department.

Gabbard joined Katie Pavlich to reveal hundreds of pages of newly declassified transcripts and documents, released in coordination with House Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford, that prove the 2019 impeachment was nothing more than a manufactured partisan hit job orchestrated by Adam Schiff, House Democrats, and their Deep State allies in the intelligence community.

Katie Pavlich:
You released new documentation this week showing what happened in the lead-up to the impeachment of President Donald Trump in 2019. Can you tell us what you found, and why now to release and declassify this information to the public?

Tulsi Gabbard:
You know, first and foremost, it is always the right time to expose the truth to the American people about the deep state tactics that have been used time and time again—fundamentally to undermine the foundational principles of our republic, and, in so many cases, to undermine the decisions that the American people make when they cast their votes in our elections to decide who they want to lead our country.

And so, the documents that we released really pointed to the fact that the 2019 impeachment occurred because there were members of the intelligence community working directly with House Democrats—specifically Adam Schiff, who was on the House Intelligence Committee at the time—concocting this narrative, weaponizing the whistleblower process, lying, and abusing their power, all to create this manufactured basis that Nancy Pelosi then used to drive this impeachment against Donald Trump in 2019.

I’ll hit the high points on these documents. There are details and hundreds of pages of transcripts that we released in conjunction with House Intel Chairman Rick Crawford. But the bottom line is this: the whistleblower—so-called whistleblower—who came forward presented no evidence and no firsthand knowledge. This is a person who had heard about a conversation that President Trump had with Zelenskyy, then went straight to Adam Schiff on the House Intelligence Committee.

Tulsi Gabbard:
This is where they came up with this false narrative. And this so-called whistleblower then went and filed a complaint with the intelligence community inspector general.

The other witness—so-called witness to this—is somebody who also had zero firsthand knowledge and presented zero evidence. This was someone who was also a co-author of the 2017 Russia hoax intelligence community assessment that President Obama had ordered be created in conjunction with John Brennan and James Clapper at the time—again, no firsthand knowledge or evidence—and someone who said that even after reading the transcript, he didn’t really see the issue there until the whistleblower had explained it to him.

And lastly, the inspector general himself—and this is really such a violation of public trust and the responsibility that we expect all of our inspectors general to have—didn’t conduct a full investigation. He didn’t even ask to see the transcript of the phone call between President Trump and Zelenskyy. And he admitted to Congress that he didn’t have any firsthand knowledge; he did not have any evidence that he was relying on.

He had made a criminal referral to the Department of Justice based on this so-called whistleblower’s complaint. The Department of Justice came back and said, “There’s nothing here.” This inspector general then went to Congress anyway and presented it to them—all of this coming down to the bottom line, which is that this was a partisan, political attempt, once again, to undermine the will of the American people, who elected Donald Trump as president of the United States.

Katie Pavlich:
I want to get back to the Department of Justice in just a second, but you talked about the criminal—or the referral—and the lack of firsthand information. So, in the lead-up to the impeachment of President Trump, the standard was that it had to be firsthand information. And then, right before he happened to go through this impeachment process, the standard changed to being able to use secondhand information, even if it were unreliable and deemed unreliable by the inspector general. Why was that standard changed?

Tulsi Gabbard:
This is something that—again—there are further lies being told in the transcripts of this former Inspector General Atkinson when he went and testified before the House Intelligence Committee, where he was directly asked this question that you’re asking here now.

And he’s making claims, “Oh, well, the law required me to do it.” That’s complete nonsense. The law did not require him to do it. The responsibility is with the inspector general to deem whether or not a complaint is credible and whether or not it is urgent.

How do you find a complaint to be credible when there is zero evidence provided and there is zero firsthand knowledge provided—not only by the whistleblower, but by any witness in this case—and when the inspector general himself did not even request to see the documents that these individuals are referencing in their false accusations?

And so, it was obviously, to me, part of this plot to change the standard—which the inspector general did—from requiring that there be either evidence or firsthand knowledge presented in order to determine whether or not a complaint is credible, to merely allowing for hearsay and nothing else.

This fed into this manufactured narrative

Katie Pavlich:
Is it ever appropriate for politicians to be working with the intelligence community behind the scenes on an impeachment probe?

Tulsi Gabbard:
No. And this is why the fact that the so-called whistleblower, instead of going directly to the inspector general and filing a complaint, went directly to the House Intelligence Committee—and Adam Schiff specifically and his team—really points to the politicization of intelligence and the intelligence community.

And, again, the whistleblower process is really egregious here, because it is the channel for those to come and report complaints about things like politicized intelligence and the tactics of the deep state being deployed.

Katie Pavlich:
Well, and then let’s not forget that Adam Schiff repeatedly lied about having any contact ahead of time with this so-called whistleblower, after the standards were changed so that they could move forward with this in a political fashion, right ahead of an election year.

Regarding accountability, today your office sent criminal referrals to the Department of Justice related to your findings in this case. Can you talk to us about why you decided to do that, and which laws you believe were broken?

Tulsi Gabbard:
It’s important to push for accountability. The first step is exposing the truth to the American people. That is a huge step toward accountability, because the more we shine a light on the truth of these deep state tactics to undermine our republic and the will of the American people, the more likely it is that we have hope for change.

Accountability can come after the presentation of the truth—and, in this case, documents that had not been released publicly before. I’m leaving it up to the lawyers and the Department of Justice to take a look at this and determine the specific legal parameters. But it was important for us to refer this, along with all of the information that we have, so that the Department of Justice can do exactly that and investigate it.

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Trump Admin Cuts $11M Contract with Catholic Charities for Migrant Child Shelters in Miami

Trump Admin Cuts $11M Contract with Catholic Charities for Migrant Child Shelters in Miami
April 16, 2026

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President Donald Trump’s administration has terminated an $11 million federal contract with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, effectively shutting down their taxpayer-subsidized operation housing and caring for unaccompanied illegal migrant children.

The contract, funneled through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), supported the Msgr. Bryan O. Walsh Center, an 81-bed shelter and broader reunification program that has been running for over 60 years.

That gravy train is now over. The program will be forced to shut its doors within the next three months.

This is Trump delivering on his promise to end the radical left’s open borders nightmare that turned Catholic Charities and other NGOs into multi-billion-dollar facilitators of the Democrat invasion.

The Miami Herald reported:

The Archdiocese of Miami said late Tuesday that Archbishop Thomas Wenski was not immediately available to discuss the contract’s cancellation or the Trump Administration’s rift with the church. But it shared a statement that Wenski, a longtime immigrant-rights advocate, wrote for the Miami Herald’s editorial board.

“The U.S. government has abruptly decided to end more than 60 years of relationship with Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Miami,” Wenkski wrote.

“The Archdiocese of Miami’s services for unaccompanied minors have been recognized for their excellence and have served as a model for other agencies throughout the country.”

Wenski added: “Our track record in serving this vulnerable population is unmatched. Yet, the Archdiocese of Miami’s Catholic Charities’ services for unaccompanied minors has been stripped of funding and will be forced to shut down within three months.”

In response to a Miami Herald inquiry, the Department of Health and Human Services said the daily population of unaccompanied migrant children in the agency’s care was “significantly lower,” at 1,900, under the Trump administration compared to a peak of 22,000 under the Biden administration.

ORR is closing and consolidating unused facilities as the Trump Administration continues efforts to stop illegal entry and the smuggling and trafficking of unaccompanied alien children,” said Emily G. Hillard, the Health and Human Services’ press secretary, though she did not single out Catholic Charities as an affected organization.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Trump administration terminated/suspended USCCB cooperative agreements for refugee resettlement and children’s services (effective around Feb. 2025).

USCCB later announced it would not renew partnerships for refugee and unaccompanied children programs (April 2025), citing untenable conditions; they sought reimbursement for ~$24 million in prior services. This impacted local Catholic Charities affiliates nationwide that partnered on these programs, leading to reported layoffs and program closures at multiple sites.

Catholic Charities and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have been raking in billions of your hard-earned tax dollars to resettle, house, feed, and transport millions of illegal aliens flooding across the southern border.

In 2024 alone, these groups pulled in over $1.4 billion while helping redistribute the greatest illegal migrant invasion in American history.

The funding cut also arrives as tensions escalate between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV.

The Pope recently criticized U.S. foreign policy, prompting a sharp response from Trump, who publicly rebuked the pontiff.

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BREAKING: Former Virginia Democrat Lieutenant Governor Kills His Wife and Himself in Horrifying Murder-Suicide

BREAKING: Former Virginia Democrat Lieutenant Governor Kills His Wife and Himself in Horrifying Murder-Suicide

BREAKING: Former Virginia Democrat Lieutenant Governor Kills His Wife and Himself in Horrifying Murder-Suicide
April 16, 2026

Former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

A former Virginia Democratic politician killed his wife and committed suicide in a horrifying incident overnight.

As WUSA reported, former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife and then himself in a murder-suicide last night in Annandale.

From WUSA:

Former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife, Cerina, and then himself in an overnight murder-suicide in Annandale, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said.

Authorities were called to the 8100 block of Guinevere Drive shortly after midnight Thursday morning. When WUSA9 crews arrived, police were investigating at 8106 Guinevere Drive, which is owned by the former lieutenant governor.

Upon arrival, officers discovered a man and woman dead inside a home. Fairfax County Police Commander Chris Cosgrove said it appears the man shot the woman before shooting himself in what appears to be a domestic-related incident.

Justin and Cerina’s children, 16-year-old son Cameron, 16, and 14-year-old daughter Carys, were home at the time of the incident, but thankfully escaped unharmed.

Cameron called 911 to say that he believed his father stabbed his mother and that he did not know where his dad was.

The Daily Mail reports Cerina filed for divorce from Justin last year and and the proceedings were underway at the time of their deaths. Police say this may have sparked the horrifying act.

Despite the divorce filing, the couple were still living together despite being separated according to Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis.

Police said that they were previously called to Justin Fairfax’s home after Fairfax he that Cerina assaulted him. Investigators determined that the alleged assault was a hoax and no arrests were made.

As WUSA notes, Fairfax served as lieutenant governor of Virginia under Governor Ralph “Blackface” Northam. He was elected in 2019, but his time in office was marred by scandal. These included sexual assault and r*pe allegations by two women.

Dr. Vanessa Tyson alleged that Fairfax sexually assaulted her 2004 at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, while Meredith Watson said he violated her in 2000 at Duke University.

Fairfax denied the allegations, claiming they were consensual. He later met with the FBI amongst an investigation into whether the allegations were politically corrdinated.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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OUTRAGEOUS: Trans Baby Killer Quietly Freed from Prison 30 Years Early — Law Enforcement Not Notified of Convicted Killer’s Release

OUTRAGEOUS: Trans Baby Killer Quietly Freed from Prison 30 Years Early — Law Enforcement Not Notified of Convicted Killer’s Release

OUTRAGEOUS: Trans Baby Killer Quietly Freed from Prison 30 Years Early — Law Enforcement Not Notified of Convicted Killer’s Release
April 16, 2026

Before and after transformation of a person with extensive facial tattoos, showcasing changes in appearance and style.
Autumn Cordellioné, formerly known as Jonathan Richardson.

A shocking case out of Indiana is raising serious questions about public safety, accountability, and a broken criminal justice system after a convicted child killer was quietly released from prison decades early, without even notifying local law enforcement.

Autumn Cordellioné, formerly known as Jonathan Richardson, a man who now “identifies” as a woman after a convenient late-in-life gender dysphoria diagnosis, was paroled in December 2025 after serving less than half of his 55-year sentence for the brutal 2001 murder of baby Faith Lee.

As Gateway Pundit has previously reported, this same sicko has spent years suing the state of Indiana, demanding taxpayer-funded “gender-affirming” surgery while behind bars.

Judge Richard Young, a Clinton-appointed federal judge, even sided with the baby-killing monster, ordering the Indiana Department of Correction to provide the procedure at the “earliest opportunity.”

On September 12, 2001, then-19-year-old Jonathan Richardson was left alone with his girlfriend’s 11-month-old daughter, Faith Lee, at their Evansville, Indiana home.

He strangled the helpless infant to death. He was convicted of reckless homicide in 2002 and sentenced to 55 years in prison. For decades, the public could rest a little easier knowing this monster was locked away. Not anymore.

According to the Evansville Courier & Press, Cordellioné was paroled and returned straight to Evansville last December, without a single notification to Vanderburgh County Prosecutor Diana Moers or local law enforcement.

The only reason authorities found out? A sharp-eyed citizen who recognized the killer from the original 2002 trial spotted him back in the community and sounded the alarm.

According to the news outlet:

An unnamed person who recognized Cordellioné from her 2002 trial — she was known then as Jonathan Richardson — spotted her in the city and alerted authorities, according to Vanderburgh County Prosecutor Diana Moers.

Moers said her office received no advance notice from the Indiana Department of Correction that Cordellioné, sentenced in 2002 to 55 years for the murder of her 11-month-old stepdaughter, had been paroled after serving less than half of her allotted prison term.

“The Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office was not notified that this defendant was back in the community — they were spotted by a citizen who recognized them from the original court case,” Moers’ office stated in a news release.

[…]

The disclosure landed less than three weeks after Gov. Mike Braun signed into law legislation designed to prevent communication breakdowns between the state and local authorities when prisoners convicted of violent crimes return home. House Bill 1250, which Braun signed March 3, requires IDOC to notify local prosecutors, sheriffs and police chiefs at least seven days before releasing a serious violent felon from prison.

But the reforms were not yet active at the time of Cordellioné’s release, since HB 1250 will take effect July 1.

According to Reduxx, the circumstances surrounding Richardson’s early release remain unclear due to the lack of an official statement from the Department of Corrections.

The news outlet also reported that the murderer has allegedly launched an OnlyFans account since being released.

This case is a perfect example of how soft-on-crime policies have completely corrupted our justice system.

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Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Blasts Progressive Ideology, Encourages Americans to Stand Up to the Radical Left (VIDEO)

Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Blasts Progressive Ideology, Encourages Americans to Stand Up to the Radical Left (VIDEO)
April 16, 2026

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Clarence Thomas speaks at the University of Texas Austin Law School / screen image CSPAN

Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Wednesday evening delivered remarks at the University of Texas Austin Law School in honor of the 250th anniversary of the US.

The event was live-streamed by CSPAN.

“U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke at the University of Texas at Austin ahead of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. During his address, he emphasized the importance of defending and preserving U.S. founding principles,” CSPAN said.

“He also criticized progressive ideology and highlighted the significance of civility in public discourse, warning that a lack of civility could affect the future of the Supreme Court,” CSPAN said.

Thomas, the most senior conservative Justice on the bench, who was nominated by George H. W. Bush, encouraged young conservatives to stand up to the radical left.

A student, identified as Sergio Nunez, asked Justice Thomas, “Why do you think public trust has eroded? Which concerns do you think are legitimate, and how do you suggest we, as a people, can rebuild confidence in government, including the judiciary?”

Justice Thomas blasted progressivism and told the young students to be brave.

“Progressivism seeks to replace the basic premises of the Declaration of Independence and hence our form of government,” the 77-year-old said.

“I think if we don’t stand up and take ownership of our country and take responsibility for it, we are slowly letting others control how we think and what we think,” Clarence Thomas said.

“If you think it’s losing confidence, then you get up, and you participate. You don’t sit on the sidelines,” he said.

Clarence Thomas told the young crowd to be as courageous as the Founding Fathers.

“In my view, we must find in ourselves that same level of courage that the signers of the Declaration have so that we can do for our future what they did for theirs,” he said.

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