WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees have rejected a top-secret complaint from an anonymous government insider alleging that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard withheld classified information for political reasons.
WATCH: Trump says Gabbard joined FBI search at Fulton County election center at Bondi's 'insistence'
The responses this week from Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. Rick Crawford mean the complaint is unlikely to proceed further, though Democratic lawmakers who also have seen the document said they continue to question why it took Gabbard's office eight months to refer the complaint to Congress as required by law.
Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.
Gabbard's office has rejected any allegations of wrongdoing as well as criticism of the timeframe for the referral, saying the complaint included so many classified details that it necessitated an extensive legal and security review. Select lawmakers were able to view the complaint this week.
Cotton wrote Thursday on X that he agreed with an earlier inspector general's conclusion that the complaint did not appear to be credible. He said he believes the complaint was prompted by political opposition to Gabbard and the Trump administration.
"To be frank, it seems like just another effort by the president's critics in and out of government to undermine policies that they don't like," wrote the Arkansas...
Copyright 2026, Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC. (NWA Media) All rights reserved. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC ...