{"id":642095,"date":"2026-05-14T06:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/642095\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T06:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:03:19","slug":"tulsi-gabbard-spokesperson-denies-cia-raid-after-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/642095\/","title":{"rendered":"Tulsi Gabbard Spokesperson Denies CIA Raid, After Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Rep. Tulsi Gabbard<br \/>\n                          CIA Did Not Raid Office &#8230;<br \/>\n                          According to Spokesperson<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              May 13, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:38 PM PDT<br \/>\n                                                                      |<br \/>\n                                                                Updated<br \/>\n                                  May 13, 2026<br \/>\n                                8:37 PM PDT\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260514_bac3d229f89848af84522c78de8e07e2\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:654424ff-ff13-4ff8-a74a-65f26c901045\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bac3d229f89848af84522c78de8e07e2_md.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsi Gabbard CIA Getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>8:35PM PT &#8212; The Director of National Intelligence spokesperson took to X to deny the reports claiming the CIA had raided Director Tulsi Gabbard&#8217;s office &#8230; saying plainly &#8220;This is false &#8212; the CIA did not raid the DNI&#8217;s office.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>      This is false &#8211; the CIA did not raid the DNI\u2019s office. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vZOEqzeK4M\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/vZOEqzeK4M<\/a><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DNIspox\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@DNIspox<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The CIA has raided US Director of National Intelligence <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.tmz.com\/ncr\/person\/62f7132f-6db2-5c8d-afb9-2124a247dd31\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a>&#8216;s office &#8230; looking to seize soon-to-be declassified documents relating to the assassination of JFK, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>      \ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: THE CIA JUST RAIDED TULSI GABBARD\u2019S OFFICE\u2026 HOLY SMOKES! \ud83d\udea8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N8B0X0VS7c\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/N8B0X0VS7c<\/a><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseBWatters\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@JesseBWatters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Fox News reporter Jesse Watters, the explosive allegations surfaced during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Watters says the Fauci whistleblower &#8212; James Eardman III &#8212; claimed while in court today that the files were actively being prepared for public release when the CIA allegedly stepped in and took possession of them.<\/p>\n<p>      The CIA has 24 hours to return the documents to Tulsi Gabbard\u2019s office or else I will make a motion to issue a subpoena. These documents have been requested by Congress. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DNIGabbard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@DNIGabbard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CIADirector?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@CIADirector<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y5lMw8AYK5\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y5lMw8AYK5<\/a><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLuna\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@RepLuna<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The allegations also sparked outrage from Representative Anna Paulina Luna, who accused the CIA of potentially defying a presidential executive order regarding declassification efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Luna took to X andd publicly warned the agency had 24 hours to return the documents to Gabbard\u2019s office &#8230; or she would move to issue a subpoena.<\/p>\n<p>Story developing &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>      <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rep. 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