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DNI Tulsi Gabbard Named Undercover CIA Officer in Public Clearance Revocations

CIA leaders describe the social media posting as a blindside that jeopardizes covert tradecraft.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard looks on during a press briefing at the White House on July 23, 2025.
Tulsi Gabbard looks on during her swearing in ceremony as Director of National Intelligence, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 12, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
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Overview

  • A Wall Street Journal report says Gabbard publicly posted a list of 37 revoked clearances that included an undercover senior CIA officer, whose name appeared on her Aug. 19 X post.
  • CIA officials say they received the list the night before it went public and were not meaningfully consulted, with the named officer described as a Russia/Eurasia specialist with more than two decades of service.
  • ODNI says the action followed President Trump’s direction and aimed to stop the alleged weaponization, politicization, manipulation, or leaking of intelligence.
  • Former intelligence officials warn the disclosure risks CIA cover procedures and relationships with foreign partners, while attorney Mark Zaid flagged a potential Privacy Act violation.
  • Most people on the list were tied to 2016 Russia assessment work or a 2019 impeachment letter, and revocation of a clearance effectively ends an officer’s ability to do the job, fueling calls for Gabbard’s ouster.