Complaint against Gabbard alleges DNI withheld classified info for ‘political purposes’

Published February 3, 2026 11:30pm ET



A highly classified complaint related to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard contained an allegation she withheld classified information “for political purposes,” though the intelligence community’s inspector general determined the allegation “did not appear credible.”

The complaint, from May 2025, first made headlines when the Wall Street Journal reported Monday on the lengthy process taken to prepare the highly sensitive document for lawmaker viewing.

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