Tulsi Gabbard Did not ‘Blindside’ the CIA by Revoking Clearance for a Very Public ‘Undercover’ Officer – RedState

Director of Nationwide Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard completely blindsided the Central Intelligence Company when she launched an inventory of 37 officers with revoked safety clearances who had been deemed ethically suspect. Taking outing from being blindsided by world occasions, the supply of the CIA’s shock and shock right here was the inclusion of an undercover CIA officer on the listing. Based on a considerably overwrought report within the Wall Road Journal, “Gabbard didn’t know the CIA officer had been working undercover, in line with an individual accustomed to the fallout from the listing’s launch. Three different individuals with data of the state of affairs mentioned that Gabbard’s workplace didn’t meaningfully seek the advice of with the CIA earlier than releasing the listing.”