WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released two declassified transcripts from 2019 hearings with the former Intelligence Community Inspector General, Michael Atkinson, following a security review from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The Committee received the declassified transcripts from the ODNI the evening of Friday, April 10, 2026. These transcripts are from two hearings held to examine Atkinson’s role in an alleged whistleblower complaint, which ultimately led to Democrats’ first impeachment efforts against President Trump in December 2019. During a business meeting on March 24, the Committee voted in favor of releasing these two transcripts. 

“There have been many questions and concerns about these Atkinson transcripts, which have been withheld from the American public for far too long,” said Chairman Crawford. “I hope that the release of these transcripts allows the American people to make their own determinations about their content. Thank you to Director Gabbard and her team for moving these so quickly through the declassification process and helping the Committee get them to the American people. I remain committed to executing on the Committee’s continued effort to balance the transparency the American people deserve and the need to protect sensitive national security information.”

The declassified transcript of Michael Atkinson’s testimony before the Committee on September 19, 2019, can be found here.

The declassified transcript of Michael Atkinson’s testimony before the Committee on October 4, 2019, can be found here.

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