by Sundance at The Conservative Treehouse
As a sidenote, a few days ago it was reported that AG Pam Bondi was “blindsided” with the criminal referral from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. The narrative was essentially that the criminal review or expectation was a hot potato handed to Bondi by Gabbard and Bondi was ‘annoyed.’ Just an fyi as this series of events unfolds.
Today Fox News is reporting exclusively, from their being leaked a copy of a letter from Bondi’s office, that Attorney General Pam Bondi has tasked a DOJ lawyer with presenting the declassified evidence to a grand jury. Details are scant within the article.
FOX NEWS – Attorney General Pam Bondi directed her staff Monday to act on the criminal referral from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard related to the alleged conspiracy to tie President Donald Trump to Russia, and the Department of Justice is now opening a grand jury investigation into the matter, Fox News Digital has learned.
Bondi ordered an unnamed federal prosecutor to initiate legal proceedings, and the prosecutor is expected to present department evidence to a grand jury to secure a potential indictment, according to a letter from Bondi reviewed by Fox News Digital and a source familiar with the investigation.
A DOJ spokesperson declined to comment on the report of an investigation but said Bondi is taking the referrals from Gabbard “very seriously.” The spokesperson said Bondi believed there is “clear cause for deep concern” and a need for the next steps.
The DOJ confirmed two weeks ago it received a criminal referral from Gabbard. The referral included a memorandum titled “Intelligence Community suppression of intelligence showing ‘Russian and criminal actors did not impact’ the 2016 presidential election via cyber-attacks on infrastructure” and asked that the DOJ open an investigation.
No charges have been brought at this stage against any defendants. A grand jury investigation is needed to secure an indictment against any potential suspects. (read more)…
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