A highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard stems from an intercepted conversation between two foreign nationals that referenced Jared Kushner and touched in part on Iran, according to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
The intercept, collected by a foreign intelligence service and shared with the United States, became a flashpoint inside the intelligence community after questions arose over how widely the report was distributed. The whistleblower alleged that Gabbard limited access to the intelligence and delayed broader dissemination within spy agencies and to Congress.
Senior administration officials told the Journal that allegations discussed in the intercept were unverified and in some cases demonstrably false, while others familiar with the material said the reference to Kushner intensified scrutiny because of his role in sensitive diplomatic efforts.
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