WSJ’s Tulsi Gabbard Hoax Is Straight From The Russia-Collusion Playbook
Hans Mahncke
Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, is under attack again. A so-called “whistleblower” filed a complaint against her alleging wrongdoing so sensitive that its details supposedly could not be disclosed. The complaint was reviewed and closed because it lacked credibility. That determination was made by Tamara Johnson, a career official who served as the acting inspector general of the intelligence community during the Biden administration. That should have been the end of the story.
Instead, the secrecy surrounding the complaint has been repackaged as proof that something terrible must have occurred. The absence of evidence is now being marketed as evidence itself.
Enter The Wall Street Journal. In a breathless piece published this week, the WSJ reported on the existence of this “sensitive” complaint while strongly implying that its classification alone suggests guilt. To heighten the drama, the article likens the episode to a John le Carré novel. At that point, the piece collapses into accidental self-parody.
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https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/05/wsjs-tulsi-gabbard-hoax-is-straight-from-the-russia-collusion-playbook/
