Inside the Classified Whistleblower Complaint Against America's Spy Chief (UPDATED)
White House invoked executive privilege to redact portions of complaint alleging Tulsi Gabbard restricted an NSA report involving Jared Kushner for political reasons
When a whistleblower complaint finally reached Congress this week after an eight-month delay, lawmakers discovered something unusual: significant portions had been blacked out under claims of “executive privilege.” The redactions concealed names and other key information, making it difficult for lawmakers to evaluate a complaint alleging political interference with intelligence reporting.
The redactions concealed names and other key information in a complaint about alleged political interference with intelligence reporting. Even more unusual: the intelligence report at the center of the complaint was so highly classified that the Intelligence Community Inspector General, a former CIA covert action officer with Top Secret clearance, had to obtain special authorization just to read it.
What do we know about the complaint?
The complaint was received on May 21, 2025, via the Intelligence Community Inspector General hotline.
Update: The whistleblower’s attorney init…
