According to newly released FBI interview summaries, a whistleblower who once worked as a Democratic intelligence officer claims House Intelligence Committee staff were explicitly encouraged to leak material “derogatory” to Donald Trump during the Trump–Russia investigation. The source alleges Adam Schiff, then the committee’s top Democrat, signaled that damaging disclosures were not only acceptable but politically useful after Hillary Clinton’s defeat, when his own hopes for a CIA director post had evaporated.
The same whistleblower says Eric Swalwell likely served as a conduit for those leaks, even as he now flatly denies any role and questions the accuser’s credibility. Investigative reporter Paul Sperry has pointed to the Washington Post’s Ellen Nakashima as a possible recipient, suggesting that front-page Russiagate narratives may have been quietly shaped by partisan strategy. The whistleblower insists they tried to alert authorities, only to be fired soon afterward.
