James Wolfe, fired director of security for the Senate Intelligence Committee, walks into the FBI Washington Field Office on June 11 in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)Federal prosecutors Tuesday called for a two-year prison term for a former senior Senate Intelligence Committee aide who lied to FBI agents about his contact with reporters during a federal leak investigation, even as the committee’s chairman and two top members backed his request for probation. “All persons have an equal and absolute obligation to be truthful when making a statement in an FBI interview,” prosecutors Jocelyn Ballantine and Tejpal S. Chawla wrote. He was also accused of lying about giving two reporters nonpublic information about matters before the committee. After the story published, Wolfe congratulated the reporter, using Signal, stating “Good job!” and “I’m glad you got the scoop,” the indictment said.

Source: Washington Post December 11, 2018 22:53 UTC