Who Is James A. Wolfe? Former Senate Intel Panel Security Director Indicted for Lying to FBI
An ex-Senate Intelligence Committee security director was arrested Tuesday for allegedly lying to the FBI, which was investigating unauthorized intelligence leaks to reporters, the Justice Department revealed.
James A. Wolfe, 58, has been accused of repeatedly giving false statements to federal agents in December 2017, when he was asked about his communication with three journalists, reported CNBC. According to the indictment, the former U.S. Senate staffer also lied about giving two journalists classified information.
The arrest comes amid a crackdown on intelligence leaking by the Trump administration. "The Attorney General has stated that investigations and prosecutions of unauthorized disclosure of controlled information are a priority of the Department of Justice," Assistant Attorney General John Demers said in a statement. "The allegations in this indictment are doubly troubling as the false statements concern the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive and confidential information."
In recent months, Wolfe has been responsible for accompanying witnesses to the committee’s secure spaces in relation to the Russia inquiry. Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner was one of the people who Wolfe has escorted.
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