1. United States
2. Mich.
3. Letter

I am writing to urge you to hold Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accountable for serious allegations that she blocked highly classified intelligence from routine distribution and violated whistleblower protection laws. Last spring, the National Security Agency detected a phone call between two members of foreign intelligence discussing a person close to Donald Trump. According to whistleblower attorney Andrew Bakaj, Gabbard bypassed normal intelligence distribution channels by taking a paper copy directly to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. One day later, she ordered the NSA not to publish the intelligence report and instead directed that classified details be transmitted only to her office. This intelligence has been kept under lock and key for eight months. A whistleblower filed a formal complaint on May 21 alleging that Gabbard blocked this intelligence from routine dispatch. The law requires agencies to relay whistleblower complaints to Congress within 21 days. Senator Mark Warner noted that this complaint was not received until February, a delay of more than eight months. Acting Inspector General Tamara Johnson dismissed the complaint after just 14 days on June 6, claiming she could not determine if the allegations appeared credible. The independence of the inspector general's office is now in serious question. Two weeks after the whistleblower first made contact on April 17, Gabbard assigned one of her top advisers, Dennis Kirk, to work in that office on May 9. Kirk served in the first Trump administration and co-authored Project 2025. Representative Stephen Lynch warned that Kirk's appointment could compromise the integrity of the watchdog office. When the gang of eight finally received materials on Tuesday night, the complaint was heavily redacted under claims of executive privilege. This pattern of delay, obstruction, and potential conflicts of interest demands congressional investigation. I urge you to support a full inquiry into whether Gabbard violated intelligence sharing protocols and whistleblower protection laws, and whether the inspector general's office has been compromised by political interference.