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Tulsi Gabbard<\/strong> strongly denied allegations that she or the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) concealed a whistleblower complaint, accusing Sen. Mark Warner<\/strong> (D-VA) of spreading “blatant lies” for political gain.<\/p>\n On Saturday, in a post on X<\/strong>, Gabbard said, “I am not now, nor have I ever been, in possession or control of the Whistleblower’s complaint, so I obviously could not have \u2018hidden’ it in a safe.”<\/p>\n She added that the complaint was handled and secured by the Biden-era Intelligence Community (IC) Inspector General,\u00a0Tamara Johnson,<\/strong><\/span> and her successor, Chris Fox<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Don’t Miss:<\/strong><\/p>\n Gabbard detailed the timeline of events, saying she first saw the complaint two weeks ago, to guide how it should be shared with Congress.<\/p>\n She emphasized that the complaint contained highly classified and compartmented intelligence, requiring it to be stored securely: “After IC Inspector General Fox hand-delivered the complaint to the Gang of 8, the complaint was returned to a safe where it remains, consistent with any information of such sensitivity.”<\/p>\n She also challenged Warner’s claims regarding a 21-day legal deadline, saying it applies only when a complaint is both urgent and credible, which she said this complaint was not.<\/p>\n “Either Senator Warner knows these facts and is intentionally lying to the American people, or he doesn’t have a clue how these things work,” Gabbard wrote.<\/p>\n 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 safe for eight months. This is a blatant lie. <\/p>\n The truth:<\/p>\n \u2013 I am not now, nor have I ever been, in possession or\u2026<\/p>\nTulsi Gabbard Denies Hiding Whistleblower Complaint<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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