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Here's How the FBI Justified the 2020 Georgia Ballot Seizure

Affidavit references possible 'deficiencies' that have already been thoroughly investigated

(Newser) - The FBI relied on years-old claims of fraud, many of them thoroughly investigated, to obtain a search warrant to seize ballots from election offices in Fulton County, Georgia, according to an affidavit unsealed Tuesday that shows the investigation began with a referral from an administration official who tried to help...

Republicans Reject Complaint About Gabbard

Democrats still question 8-month delay on filing

(Newser) - The Republican leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees have rejected a top-secret complaint from an anonymous government insider accusing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard of withholding classified information for political reasons. The responses from Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. Rick Crawford mean the complaint is unlikely to...

More Emerges on Complaint Against Gabbard

DNI chief is accused of playing politics with classified information, plus holding back complaint

(Newser) - A complaint made about Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard months ago relates to an allegation that she withheld access to classified information for political reasons, according to a memo sent to lawmakers by the inspector general's office and obtained by the AP . That allegation in the complaint filed...

Gabbard Coordinated Call Between Trump, FBI Agents

National intelligence director defends her presence at a raid of Fulton County elections hub

(Newser) - Tulsi Gabbard's surprise presence at an FBI raid of an election center in Georgia has drawn the criticism of Democrats, but the director of national intelligence is defending herself in a letter to lawmakers. Key points:
  • Trump directive: Gabbard says President Trump himself asked her to attend the raid
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After 8 Months, Complaint About Gabbard Still Sits in Safe

Congress waits to see document officials say carries national security risks

(Newser) - A whistleblower complaint targeting Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has become so tightly held inside her agency that Congress still hasn't seen it eight months after it was filed. The classified complaint, lodged last May with the intelligence community's inspector general, accuses Gabbard of unspecified misconduct and...

Spy Chief's New Mission: Find 2020 Election Fraud

Democratic senator had wondered why the director of national intelligence was at an FBI election office raid in Georgia

(Newser) - The US director of national intelligence, a job that usually focuses on foreign and national security threats, has been assigned to a priority of President Trump's: Investigate the 2020 election for evidence of fraud. Tulsi Gabbard has been devoting much of her time to reexamining the presidential election won...

Gabbard Is Squeezed Out of Venezuela Operation

CIA director has a seat at the Trump's table, but not the national intelligence chief'

(Newser) - Tulsi Gabbard holds the nation's top intelligence title, but she was kept out of the loop on one of the Trump administration's biggest covert actions: the operation targeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. According to multiple people familiar with the matter, White House officials began excluding the director of...

Loomer Gets Senator's Spy Agency Visit Scrapped

Pentagon cancels Democrat Mark Warner's oversight visit to spy agency after she objects

(Newser) - A Senate oversight visit to a secretive spy agency was abruptly canceled this week after right-wing activist Laura Loomer raised objections, spotlighting growing tensions over the Trump administration's moves to limit congressional oversight and raising questions about how Loomer, who lacks government clearance, had knowledge of the classified...

Hegseth Fires Top Pentagon Intelligence Official

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse's agency had said Iran strike damaged but didn't destroy targets

(Newser) - Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has dismissed Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, in a move officials attributed Friday to a "loss of confidence." The firing continues the Trump administration's purge of top national security officials, the Washington Post reports. Kruse oversaw...

Trump Administration Pulls 37 More Security Clearances

List includes analysts of Russia and election security

(Newser) - In his latest act of retribution, President Trump has revoked the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials. The list released Tuesday includes people with backgrounds in Russia analysis and foreign interference in US elections, the New York Times reports. They include Shelby Pierson, a former...

AG Launching Grand Jury Probe Into Obama Officials: Sources

Controversial move comes after Gabbard's comments about 'conspiracy'

(Newser) - Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered a grand jury investigation into whether Obama administration officials broke federal law during their review of Russia's interference in the 2016 election, sparking controversy and criticism from both political parties. Bondi's move, first reported by Fox News and confirmed by a...

New Counterterror Chief Has Ties to Right-Wing Extremists

Joe Kent is confirmed to run National Counterterrorism Center in 52-44 vote

(Newser) - The Senate on Wednesday evening confirmed Joe Kent, President Trump's pick to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, with Republicans looking past his connections to right-wing extremists and support for conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol. Kent won confirmation on a 52-44 vote tally,...

Gabbard: Obama Directed Creation of 'False Assessment'

Declassified review questions Obama-era intelligence on Russian election motives

(Newser) - Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard made headlines Wednesday by declassifying documents she claims reveal senior Obama-era intelligence officials misled the public on Russian interference in the 2016 election. The 44-page report, created by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee in 2017, re-examines how US spy agencies under the...

Gabbard Accuses Obama Aides of a 'Treasonous Conspiracy'

Intelligence director alleges a 'treasonous conspiracy' to hurt Trump

(Newser) - In a new attempt to discredit the findings that Russia wanted Donald Trump to win the 2016 presidential election, the US director of national intelligence has accused several officials in Barack Obama's administration of participating in a "treasonous conspiracy." Tulsi Gabbard said she'll provide her newly...

Trump: My Intel Chief Is 'Wrong' on Iran's Nukes

Tulsi Gabbard, meanwhile, says her testimony in Congress on the matter was taken out of context

(Newser) - President Trump on Friday said that his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was "wrong" when she previously said that the US believed Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon, suggesting it would be "very hard to stop" Israel's strikes on Iran in order to negotiate a...

Gabbard: AI Checked JFK Files for Secrets Before Release

The technology is helping to speed up intelligence work, director says

(Newser) - Artificial intelligence is speeding up the work of America's intelligence services, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Tuesday. Speaking at a technology conference, Gabbard said AI programs, used responsibly, can save money and free up intelligence officers to focus on gathering and analyzing information, the AP reports. The...

WSJ: Trump Admin Takes 'Concrete Step' in Push for Greenland

Denmark responds after sources say intelligence agencies told to ramp up spying

(Newser) - Amid the Trump administration's ongoing rhetoric regarding a possible takeover of Greenland , two sources tell the Wall Street Journal the US is ordering its intelligence agencies to increase spying in the semiautonomous Arctic territory. Specifically, the administration wants information on Greenland's independence movement as well as how residents...

US Intelligence Refutes Trump Claims on Tren de Aragua

Memo states gang is not directly tied to Maduro government, unlikely a national security threat

(Newser) - To justify invoking the Alien Enemies Act, which he's used to deport hundreds of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador, President Trump claimed the US was under invasion by a hostile foreign nation. He said Tren de Aragua, a criminal gang controlled by Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro,...

Tulsi Gabbard: Sure, I May Make a White House Run in 2028

'I will never rule out any opportunity to serve my country,' DNI chief tells Megyn Kelly

(Newser) - Election 2028 is more than three years away, but one prominent member of the Trump administration is already hinting at an Oval Office run. The Hill reports that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard appeared on Megyn Kelly's SiriusXM program on Thursday, giving Kelly the chance to gush...

Trump Administration Releases RFK Assassination Files

Tulsi Gabbard says 10K pages have been released, with 50K more to come

(Newser) - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised President Trump on Friday for "lifting the veil" on files related to the 1968 assassination of his father. In a move Trump ordered within days of taking office, the administration released around 10,000 pages of files, which can...

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