Reports claimed the CIA raided Tulsi Gabbard’s office, but the DNI spokesperson says the allegation is false.
A flurry of late-breaking claims about a possible CIA raid on Tulsi Gabbard’s office has been met with a firm denial. with the Director of National Intelligence spokesperson insisting the agency did not carry out such an action.. The dispute erupted after online reports that suggested the CIA had targeted documents connected to JFK-related material set for potential declassification.
According to the denial posted on X. the spokesperson said plainly that “This is false—the CIA did not raid the DNI’s office.” The message directly counters the circulating reports that framed the alleged operation as an attempt to seize records tied to the assassination of President John F.. Kennedy.
Those earlier allegations claimed the CIA raided Director Tulsi Gabbard’s office in pursuit of soon-to-be declassified documents related to the JFK assassination. The reports stated the documents were connected to materials that were expected to move toward public release.
The story was attributed to remarks discussed during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday. as reported by Fox News correspondent Jesse Watters.. Watters said the claims came from court-related comments by James Eardman III. described in the reporting as a Fauci whistleblower. who alleged that the CIA stepped in and took possession of files.
In the account tied to the hearing. Eardman was said to have indicated that the files were actively being prepared for public release when the alleged intervention occurred.. The reporting framed the alleged CIA involvement as happening at a moment when the documents were already in the process of being readied for declassification.
Representative Anna Paulina Luna added to the pressure after the allegations surfaced. expressing outrage and warning that the CIA could be acting in defiance of a presidential executive order tied to declassification efforts.. Luna also took to X to publicly warn the agency had 24 hours to return the documents to Gabbard’s office.
Luna’s post stated that if the documents were not returned within that time window. she would move to issue a subpoena.. That threat underscores how quickly the claim escalated from a courtroom-adjacent allegation into a direct confrontation with an intelligence agency over records requested by Congress.
Beyond the immediate back-and-forth. the dispute highlights the high-stakes tension that often surrounds declassification schedules and the handling of sensitive government records.. When allegations involve potential seizure or interference in materials moving toward public release. it can quickly draw attention not only from lawmakers but also from the public.
The rapid denial from the DNI spokesperson sets up a clash between opposing narratives: one side describing a raid aimed at documents. and the other insisting no such action occurred.. With the clock ticking on the stated 24-hour demand. watchers will be looking for whether any documents are returned or whether additional legal and political steps follow.
For now. the claim remains contested. with the dispute centered on whether the CIA took custody of documents connected to JFK-related declassification efforts and whether any timeline referenced in the allegations will be reflected in official action.. The story was described as developing as of the latest updates.
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