DNI Tulsi Gabbard Cracks Down on Intelligence Community Leaks
Gabbard announces investigations into politically motivated leaks and misconduct within U.S. spy agencies, vowing accountability for unauthorized disclosures.
- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has launched an investigation into recent leaks of classified information from U.S. intelligence agencies to media outlets including The Washington Post, NBC News, and HuffPost.
- Gabbard emphasized that politically motivated leaks undermine national security and pledged to aggressively pursue and hold accountable those responsible.
- Examples cited by Gabbard include leaks related to U.S.-Russia relations, Israel-Iran dynamics, and activities of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.
- The crackdown follows Gabbard's recent firing of over 100 intelligence officers for alleged misconduct in internal chat rooms involving unprofessional discussions on sensitive topics.
- This move comes as Gabbard seeks to restore trust in the intelligence community, a goal she outlined during her confirmation as DNI last month.