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Gabbard overrode CIA officials’ concerns in push to release classified Russia report

UNITED STATES, AUG 6 – Tulsi Gabbard released the 2016 election interference report with minimal redactions despite CIA concerns, contradicting prior investigations and prompting a grand jury probe, officials said.

  • On Wednesday, Tulsi Gabbard released a minimally redacted classified report on Russian interference in 2016, angering career intelligence experts.
  • With her expanded declassification authority, Gabbard, backed by President Donald Trump, overrode CIA arguments to keep more classified, career intelligence experts argued her eagerness could compromise sources and methods.
  • Gabbard’s report asserted, 'Russia did not hack the 2016 election votes,' contradicting bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee and Mueller findings that Putin intervened to help Trump, with Ratcliffe confirming Russia’s targeting in 2016.
  • Officials from Democratic and Republican administrations warned that Gabbard’s report endangers sensitive sources and methods, prompting Attorney General Pam Bondi to launch a grand jury investigation.
  • Nearly three weeks after Gabbard claimed a conspiracy, independent analyses called her report 'ludicrous' and 'a nothingburger', a former official said 'a dangerous political stunt'.
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Political Wire broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
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