Summary

The complaint alleges Gabbard met with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles soon after the intercept and then moved to limit how widely the intelligence was shared.

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A highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has prompted months of internal debate over how — and whether — to share it with Congress. The document was kept under strict security amid warnings that disclosure could cause serious national security damage, and the delay drew scrutiny from lawmakers.

New reporting adds a key detail: the complaint stems from a National Security Agency-intercepted conversation in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner.

Why Kushner is involved

Kushner has played a role in some of the Trump administration’s most sensitive foreign policy efforts, including talks on Iran’s nuclear program and negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

The revelation has intensified a fight on Capitol Hill over oversight and whistleblower procedures, including whether Gabbard’s office delayed transmitting the complaint and how much of the underlying intelligence Congress can see.

What the complaint alleges

According to The Wall Street Journal, the intercepted conversation involved two foreign nationals discussing Kushner, and at least part of the exchange related to Iran. The exact details of the conversation remain classified.

Administration officials denied the claims about Kushner, calling them false, but declined...

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