Tulsi Gabbard Says ‘I Am Not Now, Nor Have I Ever Been, In Possession’ Of Whistleblower Complaint, Slams Warner’s ‘Blatant Lies’
Tulsi Gabbard He or the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) is accused of spreading “blatant lies” for political gain.
Tulsi Gabbard Denies Covering Whistleblower Complaint
In an article published on Saturday XGabbard said: “I do not now, nor have I ever, have or had control of the whistleblower complaint, so I could not ‘store’ it in a safe.”
He added that the complaint was handled and secured by us. Biden-era Intelligence Community (IC) Inspector General, Tamara Johnson, and his successor, Chris Fox.
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Gabbard detailed the timeline of events, saying she first saw the complaint two weeks ago to provide guidance on how it should be shared with Congress.
He emphasized that the complaint contained highly classified and compartmentalized intelligence, requiring it to be kept securely: “After IC Inspector General Fox hand-delivered the complaint to the Gang of 8, the complaint was returned to a vault where it remained, consistent with any information of such sensitivity.”
He also disputed Warner’s claims about the 21-day statute of limitations, saying it only applied when a complaint was both urgent and credible, which he said was not the case in this case.
“Either Senator Warner knows these facts and is deliberately lying to the American people, or she has no clue how this stuff works,” Gabbard wrote.
Senator Mark Warner and his friends in the Propaganda Media have repeatedly lied to the American people that I or the ODNI “hid” a whistleblower complaint in a vault for eight months. This is a blatant lie.
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– I don’t have it now and never have or…
— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) February 7, 2026
Whistleblower Complaint Postponed Due to Security Directive
A top-secret whistleblower complaint filed in May with the intelligence community’s inspector general alleged that classified intelligence was blocked from routine congressional access for political reasons, Reuters reported.
Lawmakers, including Warner, argued that the complaint should be shared within 21 days, but successive inspectors general have found that implausible and the legal deadline applies only to urgent, credible complaints.
Media reports indicate the complaint involves an intelligence wiretap linked to a person close to the President donald Embersand the delays were linked to the need for appropriate security guidance before being shared with Congress.
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