• James Wolfe was accused of domestic violence in 2003 and 2004.
• He worked on the Senate Intelligence Committee until December.
• He was indicted Thursday for lying to the FBI about contacts with reporters.

The former Senate Intelligence Committee staffer indicted for lying to the FBI about his leaks to the media was charged in 2004 with domestic violence, court documents show.

James A. Wolfe, 57, was charged on June 25, 2004 in a Maryland domestic violence case involving his wife. Maryland court records also show that Wolfe is listed in a June 2003 case that resulted in a protective order being placed against him.

Wolfe was also a defendant in a 2006 civil claim from Tower Federal Credit Union. Maryland court documents show list the U.S. Senate Hart office building as Wolfe’s mailing address.

The 29-year Senate veteran’s criminal history raises numerous questions about his Senate work, which allowed him access to Top Secret information.

A spokesperson for the Senate Intelligence panel acknowledged that Wolfe was charged in the case but said that the FBI likely investigated the allegations.

“The charges referenced were dropped in 2004,” the spokesperson told The Daily Caller News Foundation.

“Security clearances are reviewed approximately every five years. Mr. Wolfe’s clearance was reissued in August 2008. We cannot speak for the committee’s leadership at the time, but they likely would have been aware and the incident would have been looked at as part of the subsequent review by the FBI.”

Wolfe was arrested on Thursday and charged with three counts of lying to the FBI about his contacts with reporters. While working as director of security at the Senate Intel Committee, the 29-year Senate veteran had a four-year romantic relationship with Ali Watkins, a reporter who published an article that appears based on information from Wolfe.

The new indictment against Wolfe notes that he was in contact with Watkins when she published an April 3, 2017 article identifying former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page as a witness in an investigation into a Russian spy ring.

In one message cited in the indictment, Wolfe told Watkins

veteran had a four-year romantic relationship with Ali Watkins, a reporter who published an article that appears based on information from Wolfe. The new indictment against Wolfe notes that he was in contact with Watkins when she published an April 3, 2017 article identifying former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page as a witness in an investigation into a Russian spy ring. (RELATED: Senate Intel Staffer Targeted Trump Aide In Aggressive Leak Campaign) In one message cited in the indictment, Wolfe told Watkins

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— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) June 8, 2018