Overview

• FBI Director Kash Patel released internal 302 summaries of a Democratic House Intelligence Committee staffer’s interviews to Congress on August 12.
• The whistleblower alleges that in a 2017 all-staff meeting, then-Rep. Adam Schiff directed leaks of classified documents to build a case against President Trump.
• The Department of Justice previously declined to press charges, citing Speech and Debate Clause protections and potential statutes of limitations.
• Sen. Schiff’s office issued a categorical denial, pointing to a DOJ Inspector General report that labeled the whistleblower’s claims as unreliable.
• The declassification is part of a wider summer push to release Russiagate-related materials and has reignited partisan debates over the politicization of intelligence.