Post Investigation Ties Gabbard's Career to Guru's Memos
The report cites hundreds of memos that appear to show Butler directing Gabbard’s legislation, messaging and social media for years.
- On Sunday, a new Washington Post investigation revealed that Tulsi Gabbard may have been guided by Chris Butler throughout her more than 24-year political career, with nearly 25,000 documents suggesting he controlled her policy positions and legislative proposals.
- Butler founded the Science of Identity Foundation decades ago, a movement some scholars and ex-members describe as a "cult," though the group denies this characterization. Former devotees told investigative journalist Jon Swaine that Butler demanded total obedience and sought to extend his influence into Washington through Gabbard.
- Hundreds of confidential memos obtained by The Post include directives on legislation, policy positions, and television conduct. One memo from January 2015 contained a "derisive assessment" of Gabbard's response to a State of the Union address by President Barack Obama, stating, "In the first place, nobody gives a s--- what you think about his speech, unless you're going to say something of interest."
- Tulsi Gabbard resigned as national intelligence director last Friday, citing her husband's deteriorating health. The investigative report emerged just days after she stepped down from her position in the administration.
- Journalists including The Atlantic's Shane Harris and Anne Applebaum described the investigation as "extraordinary new reporting," with evidence suggesting Gabbard's political rise was the culmination of Butler's decades-long effort to extend his influence into the highest levels of government.
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