05 February 2026
Tulsi Gabbard Faces Scrutiny Over Whistleblower Complaint Mishandling as Director of National Intelligence
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Tulsi Gabbard, as Director of National Intelligence, faces intense scrutiny over her handling of a classified whistleblower complaint filed last May. According to Freedom Press, the complaint alleged misconduct by Gabbard and an unnamed federal agency, but instead of promptly sharing it with Congress, her office delayed release for eight months until media pressure forced action. Freedom Press reports that Gabbard placed an adviser, Dennis Kirk, in the intelligence community inspector general's office to report directly to her, raising conflict of interest concerns, and later replaced acting Inspector General Tamara Johnson with her former aide Christopher Fox.
The complaint surfaced amid controversy over an intelligence memo released via Freedom of Information Act request, which undermined the Trump administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act for deportations. Freedom Press states Gabbard fired officials who authored the memo and worked in Freedom of Information Act offices, despite her prior claims that its reporting threatened national security, claims later proven unfounded.
WhistleblowerAid.org Chief Counsel Andrew P. Bakaj recently advised Gabbard he will provide an unclassified briefing to Congress if she fails to act on the matter, as noted on their site. Punchbowl News reports Democrats are pressing Gabbard on the complaint, while she also draws fire for participating in an FBI raid on the Fulton County, Georgia, elections office last week.
Critics, including Freedom Press, highlight Gabbard's past support for the Protect Brave Whistleblowers Act as hypocritical, given her administration's approach and the lack of protections for intelligence community employees handling classified information. These events underscore tensions in oversight of the 18 intelligence agencies under her leadership.
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The complaint surfaced amid controversy over an intelligence memo released via Freedom of Information Act request, which undermined the Trump administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act for deportations. Freedom Press states Gabbard fired officials who authored the memo and worked in Freedom of Information Act offices, despite her prior claims that its reporting threatened national security, claims later proven unfounded.
WhistleblowerAid.org Chief Counsel Andrew P. Bakaj recently advised Gabbard he will provide an unclassified briefing to Congress if she fails to act on the matter, as noted on their site. Punchbowl News reports Democrats are pressing Gabbard on the complaint, while she also draws fire for participating in an FBI raid on the Fulton County, Georgia, elections office last week.
Critics, including Freedom Press, highlight Gabbard's past support for the Protect Brave Whistleblowers Act as hypocritical, given her administration's approach and the lack of protections for intelligence community employees handling classified information. These events underscore tensions in oversight of the 18 intelligence agencies under her leadership.
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