I’m going to try and keep this short.
You can tell from the transcripts of the testimony from ICIG Michael Atkinson that at the time of his testimony, September 19, 2019 and October 4, 2019, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) was not in a classified session; simply closed-door.
In fact, during the October 2019 deposition, Ranking Member Devin Nunes went out of his way to clarify the status of the hearing itself. Chairman Schiff reemphasized this was not part of the impeachment inquiry, simply a hearing to clarify questions from Republicans to ICIG Atkinson about the nature of the complaint created by CIA whistleblower Eric Ciaramella.
This is interesting, because that means at the time of the hearing itself in 2019 any one of the members could have immediately gone to the microphones and discussed all of the information gained from within the questioning. They didn’t.
Later on, Chairman Adam Schiff classified the Atkinson testimony in order to bury it. The Lawfare impeachment crew, led by Adam Schiff, Jerry Nadler, Mary McCord, Dan Goldman, Barry Berke, Stephen Castor and Norm Eisen also weaponized the “ongoing investigation” classification to keep the CIA/ICIG report hidden during the impeachment effort.
President Trump was not even allowed to see/review the classified IC IG information that was being used to impeach him.
Now, as you can see from the attendance above, John Ratcliffe was present for both Atkinson depositions. Despite his immediate silence, we know John Ratcliffe was concerned about the content within ICIG Atkinson’s statements as he relayed in a series of questions during a public hearing December 9, 2019 {SEE HERE}.
Ratcliffe questioned both Dan Goldman and Stephen Castor who were part of Adam Schiff’s staff and present during the October 2019, testimony of ICIG Atkinson. WATCH THIS:
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John Ratcliffe knew all of the details from ICIG Atkinson’s testimony because he was present and part of the questioning during both sessions.
♦ Here’s where it gets interesting.
Following the failed impeachment effort (Senate acquittal), President Trump fired IC IG Michael Atkinson April 3, 2020, and then nominated John Ratcliffe to the position of DNI to replace Acting DNI Ric Grenell.
The ICIG investigation of the alleged claims by CIA whistleblower Eric Ciaramella ended during the impeachment inquiry. Following the impeachment acquittal, and following the subsequent firing of Atkinson, all of the ICIG work product returned to the custodial review of the ODNI.
DNI nominee John Ratcliffe was confirmed by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on May 21 and sworn in on May 26, 2020. John Ratcliffe was now a constitutionally confirmed DNI with access to the full record and work product that led to the previous impeachment effort.
Why didn’t DNI John Ratcliffe release the ICIG investigative material and CIA whistleblower report?
Why did it take another six years and DNI Tulsi Gabbard to discover, dig out, declassify and release the material that was in the custodial review of DNI John Ratcliffe back in 2020?
Congressman Ratcliffe was in both Atkinson depositions during Sept/Oct 2019, and he knew the impeachment allegations were false. He essentially called out the HPSCI Democrat staff in December of 2019. Congressman Ratcliffe became DNI in May 2020 and knew the entire background of the IC IG material that was now at his fingertips.
Ratcliffe knew President Trump was set up.
Why didn’t John Ratcliffe release the evidence of it in 2020?
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I might also note that following the 2022 midterm election, Republicans took back control of the House in January 2023.
Why didn’t HPSCI Chairman Mike Turner (2023/2024) release the Atkinson transcripts to the public? Why didn’t HPSCI Chairman Rick Crawford (2025-present) release the Atkinson transcript in 2025, without the request of DNI Tulsi Gabbard.
To be fair, former HPSCI Chairman Mike Turner might say that back in 2023 without the underlying CIA/ICIG report, the explosive Atkinson testimony didn’t have context…..
…. But that brings us back to the question of why DNI John Ratcliffe didn’t release the CIA/ICIG report as soon as he took office in 2020.
Has the statute of limitations tolled?
Johnny didn’t bark – Tulsi did!
Boom! Will the President have a come-to-Jesus meeting with Radcliffe? Regardless, hope all this information, this putting together the puzzle pieces gets to the President. Wouldn’t it be special to have Tulsi and Sundance in that meeting? Oh yeah.
We knew Radcliff was sitting on his hands in 2020, along with Barr.
Why did Trump appoint Radcliff as Cia director in 2025???
you could ask that same question about quite a few people, both in his current term and almost everyone in his first term.
The President is not a “people picker”. Look no further than the three ass-wipes he put on the supreme court. They are all young and will oversee the destruction of our nation from their high and mighty positions.
President Trump assumes that when he “hires” someone they will be loyal to him because that’s the way private industry works. The employees hired need the job and the salary it pays. On the other hand, the people appointed to these high ranking government positions don’t need a $200,000 salary when they were making $2 million in the private sector so there’s no loyalty to the man who gave you the government job!
I think a President “hires” who the Senate will confirm, not who he otherwise would choose.
Put barr behind bars with the rat.
It would appear PDJT is starting to think he IS Jesus.
It would appear that he is o easily suggestable as to question the only faithful servant in his White House (Gabbard) with any whisper of a slight, rather that looking at the record.
“We can hear who talks the talk, but we SEE who walks the walk.”
Does PDJT need glasses or something to SEE what is going on right in front of his face?
Maybe he is starting to fail and the rumors of his stepping down after the election are true.
Better that than he hang on to repeat FJB in the next two years.
Seems like a drunken rant. Time for bed Big Al.
One question that comes to mind, based on the actions of the past few months of Trump-45 term, did both Nunes and Ratcliffe separately inform then PDJT-45 of the truth of the situation and he ordered them to hang back, let it ride out, until the return (term 47) so the source of the comments PDJT-45 made “we got them all”, “the calm before the storm”, etc. and is why Ratcliffe is now head of the CIA so that he ensured Gabbard’s moves would bring out this information at the timing of President Trump’s choosing?
While Nunes was given the position as head of the Truth Social enterprise, so not within the government but now in a position to oversee the creation of a backup alternative to the twitter platforms of the world, biding the time while ‘former’ President Trump could put the pieces into position needed to get to this point?
I know, long shot, but we do know our weapon, PDJT, is a very stable, and very strategic planner having been on the top, then on the bottom, then back on the top in his previous to political office life experiences, so more patient than people give him credit for.
Just a thought because if true, it makes sense how President Trump never appears ruffled when other people would normally be falling apart.
47 knows!!!! Exactly what he’s doing!!
No worries people!
Gracias Dios…
i most definitely trust the plan!
What six ways to Sunday does the Intelligence Community have on each of the “non-performing players” who refused to bark?
Haven’t heard from Senator “six ways to Sunday” lately
ask lindsey.😂
Johnny is the same as Barr only there to protect the system of grift and manipulation. Problem for Johnny and his protection racket buddies, President Trump had 4 yrs of braindead Biden to study analyze what he learned from his first 4 yrs; than formulate a plan for his second 4 yrs. to take down the system of grift corruption manipulation. And do it on a worldwide scale.
Any way that is what I see happening.
Cia is more of a threat to the Republic than Iran. Our troubles are in Langley, VA.
Send in the Marines. Time for a Reckoning it’s 1776 again in 2026.
What recourse do we the people have?
Each of us needs to ask — what should we do now?
In 1776, “The British [were] coming”. People signed their name, pledging their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. And got to work. Organized. Planned. Set up communications. Spied.
Today, in 2026, the British aren’t coming. The British and our enemies are here, and they are embedded and interwoven among us.
We think it is politics and a spectator sport. We are behaving as if we are cheering on our favorite champion PDJT. Offering commentary and opinion on him.
We don’t have time for entertainment, sports, leisure. We are at war.
Draining the swamp is dead. One of the primary reasons for manipulating Trump into war is that now he CAN’T gut the deep state — he needs them to prosecute the war. The deep state will now drag out the war so as to run out the clock on Trump’s presidency.
Deep state will definitely try to wait out Trump’s presidency…no matter what. I think Trump had eyes on Iran regardless.
What documents did the IC want to get back from Mar-A-Lago?
What documents did the IC think Trump had at Mar-a- Lago?
It was the Crossfire Hurricane evidence against the FBI.
We ain’t in Kansas no more.
<We ain’t in Kansas no more.>
Toto didn’t bark? 🙂
From S/D’s twitter
There is the specter of politics, DOJ and FBI at the time.
I would say one possibility is that Ratcliff informed off the record but played his part on orders.
The other is that he is another chess piece firewall for the black hats that is still a useful piece and hasn’t been burned yet.
Time will tell.
But we cannot sit here and say that these files being released by Tulsi has the same effect as if they had been released by Ratcliff. Especially with the Democrat voter base.
Doesn’t make sense. Sure Trump could have been informed off the record, but he didn’t need to be. He knew it was BS, as did we as we live deep in the weeds. However, then people that needed to know and deserved to know was the entire American electorate! That’s who really need to know, the people, the citizens writ large! That to me defies all excuses. Just damn.
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Go along to get along, eh John?
Ratcliff is a rat that Trump should dump and give tulsi a medal!
I never trusted him from the very get-go just watch his body language and eyes in the cabinet meetings. He is a snake.
A couple of weeks ago I would have sounded batshit crazy if i suggested that maybe Ratcliffe spends tens of thousands per month chatting up fetish whores on the phone while wearing a “tit suit” featuring MASSIVE knee shooter bazoombas whose potted plant sized nipples point directly at the opposite corners of this great majestic land of ours.
And that perhaps releasing the information just slipped his mind while he was preoccupied daydreaming about getting Kardashian style Brazilian ass implants.
You’ll certainly sound batshit crazy after everyone watches this clip…
Provided by S/D on twitter.
Nite
My guess – the SSCI wouldn’t confirm him (Ratcliffe) unless he agreed to keep the IC IG testimony under seal.
The biggest question I and lots of others asked was this: why wasn’t the first move Republicans made upon regaining the House majority the releasing of the IG transcript Schiff had buried?
Apparently we now have the answer. I almost wish we hadn’t.
Now why doesn’t anyone, including Tulsi Gabbard, release the J6 Fedsurrection?!?
Innocent Americans were put in prison and many committed suicide!
Why it took 6yrs…..to let the Statue of Limitations run out!
Fantastic. Why isn’t the J6 Fedsurrection and pro-life political prisoners information released?!?
INNOCENT average everyday Americans were political prisoners. China does this crap to their own people.
Yet, we hear nothing from anybody, including Tulsi Gabbard.
Thank God President Trump pardoned all of them.
Not everyone is as fearless as they wish to be. … There are leaders and followers in our world.
May God Bless Donald J. Trump and our country.