Tulsi Gabbard launches investigation into leaks at spy agencies
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she has ordered an investigation into “politically motivated leaks” from inside the intelligence community.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Friday she has ordered an investigation into “politically motivated leaks” from inside the intelligence community and is also probing internal chat rooms for any misconduct by employees.
“Politically motivated leaks undermine our national security and the trust of the American people and will not be tolerated,” Gabbard said in a statement. “Unfortunately, such leaks have become commonplace with no investigation or accountability. That ends now. We know of and are aggressively pursuing recent leakers from within the Intelligence Community and will hold them accountable.”
In a series of posts on X, Gabbard listed what she said were recent examples of unauthorized leaks from sources in the intelligence community. She referred to news reports — on topics including Israel, Iran and the U.S.-Russia relationship — by HuffPost, The Washington Post, NBC News and The Record news site. But she did not specify precisely which stories she believes were based on leaks or when they were published or broadcast.
“Any unauthorized release of classified information is a violation of the law and will be treated as such,” Gabbard wrote.
During President Donald Trump’s first term, his administration referred more media leaks for criminal investigation each year than in any of the previous 15 years, according to records released in 2021 by the Justice Department to the independent watchdog group, Project on Government Oversight, in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
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