{"id":2592562,"date":"2026-04-19T14:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ms-now-host-melts-down-live-on-air-over-ukraine-whistleblower-being-referred-for-prosecution\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T14:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:14:43","slug":"ms-now-host-melts-down-live-on-air-over-ukraine-whistleblower-being-referred-for-prosecution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ms-now-host-melts-down-live-on-air-over-ukraine-whistleblower-being-referred-for-prosecution\/","title":{"rendered":"MS NOW Host Melts Down Live on Air Over Ukraine &#8216;Whistleblower&#8217; Being Referred for Prosecution"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fms-now-host-melts-down-live-on-air-over-ukraine-whistleblower-being-referred-for-prosecution%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2592562&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece discusses recent claims surrounding the Trump impeachment and related whistleblower disclosures. It <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >notes sympathetic remarks<\/a> by Symone Sanders-Townsend of The Weeknight alleging the Trump administration sought to undermine elections after reports that the whistleblower tied to Trump\u2019s frist impeachment was referred for criminal prosecution. It cites Director of National Intelligence Tulsi gabbard releasing documents that allegedly show the IC Inspector General\u2019s investigation into Trump\u2019s July 2019 call with Ukraine did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uvalde-texas-school-district-suspends-entire-police-force\/\" title=\"Uvalde, Texas School District suspends entire police force\">follow standard procedures<\/a>, prompting Sanders-Townsend to say the referrals were an attempt to sanitize the past. The article also references a claim, reported by MS NOW, that Gabbard referred the whistleblower and a former CIA employee to the DOJ for possible prosecution, though it argues the documents do not support a conspiracy. It recalls the original whistleblower complaint that helped trigger the impeachment, Hunter Biden\u2019s Burisma board appointment, the House\u2019s 2019 impeachment vote, Gabbard\u2019s \u201cpresent\u201d vote on the articles, and the Senate\u2019s acquittal in 2020. All content is attributed to the Daily Caller News Foundation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Weeknight&rdquo; co-host Symone Sanders-Townsend accused the Trump administration of planning to &ldquo;undermine&rdquo; elections after reporting that the &ldquo;whistleblower&rdquo; who triggered President Donald Trump&rsquo;s first impeachment had been referred for criminal prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/index.php\/newsroom\/press-releases\/press-releases-2026\/4154-pr-06-26\">released<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/index.php\/newsroom\/reports-publications\/reports-publications-2026\/4153-dni-tulsi-gabbard-exposes-conspiracy-used-by-congress-to-impeach-president-trump\">documents<\/a> Monday showing that the investigation by then-Intelligence Community (IC) Inspector General (IG) Michael Atkinson into Trump&rsquo;s July 2019 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky &ldquo;did not follow standard IG procedures.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sanders-Townsend claimed Gabbard&rsquo;s Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/odni-sends-criminal-referrals-doj-ex-ig-whistleblower-tied-trump-impeachment\">referral<\/a> of Atkinson and former CIA employee Eric Ciaramella to the Justice Department for possible prosecution went beyond trying to &ldquo;sanitize the past.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Breaking just moments ago, MS NOW has just confirmed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard referred the whistleblower whose complaint led to the first impeachment of President Trump and the Inspector General who deemed their complaint credible for possible criminal prosecution by the Trump Justice Department,&rdquo; Sanders-Townsend said on the broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The move comes days after Gabbard released documents alleging a conspiracy behind Trump&rsquo;s first impeachment. Except folks, the documents prove no such thing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Also today, the Justice Department that will review this criminal referral is the same one that just asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who were sentenced for leading far-right extremist groups and attacking the Capitol on January 6th,&rdquo; Sanders-Townsend continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now Trump had already commuted the sentences of these leaders, but this move will go a step further and erase the convictions. In both instances, the administration, it is not just trying to sanitize the past, it is laying the groundwork for future efforts to undermine elections, and we need to be very clear about that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The whistleblower complaint that helped trigger the first impeachment of Trump in 2019 after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stefanik-blasts-damning-2015-photo-of-joe-biden-with-hunter-biden-linked-adviser\/\" title=\"Stefanik slams &#039;incriminating&#039; 2015 photo of Joe Biden with Hunter Biden-linked advisor.\">president allegedly threatened<\/a> to withhold military aid for Ukraine unless they probed Hunter Biden&rsquo;s business dealings in the country during a phone call with Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s son was appointed to the board of now-defunct Ukrainian oil and gas company Burisma in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump on Dec. 18, 2019, charging Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. 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She noted that Trump had already commuted those sentences, but argued this move would erase the convictions and further undermine elections.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The whistleblower complaint that helped trigger Trump\u2019s 2019 impeachment arose from a call in which the president allegedly threatened to withhold military aid to Ukraine unless Kyiv investigated Hunter Biden\u2019s business dealings; Hunter Biden sat on the board of the now-defunct Ukrainian company Burisma in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Democratic-controlled House impeached Trump on December 18, 2019, charging abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. 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