Senate Confirms Tulsi Gabbard to Lead the DNI.

[Vambram]

Although details of the TdA brief were leaked, the article does not say that man and woman were the leakers. Nor does the official statement from Gabbard's team assert that.

I believe that it is clearly implied.

 

[BPPLEE]

Collins also has whistleblower complaints against him for political bias and "deliberately undermining the incoming Trump administration," officials said.

They added that Collins was closely associated with Michael Morrell, the former deputy director of the CIA who worked to write a public letter in 2020 claiming that Hunter Biden's laptop had "all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation," and to get signatures from top ex-intelligence officials.
As for Langan-Reikhof, officials said she has been a "key advocate" for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and is someone who whistleblowers allege is "radically opposed to Trump."

 

[essentialsaltes]

Collins also has whistleblower complaints against him for political bias and "deliberately undermining the incoming Trump administration," officials said.

They added that Collins was closely associated with Michael Morrell,

Closely associated to someone who wrote a letter! I must away to my fainting couch.

 

[BPPLEE]

Closely associated to someone who wrote a letter! I must away to my fainting couch.

"deliberately undermining the incoming Trump administration,"

 

[essentialsaltes]

I believe that it is clearly implied.

I doubt it. BPPLEE's story (or one quite like it) mentions that as a separate set of firings.

"For example, officials told Fox News Digital that ODNI fired two bureaucrats in early May who they say leaked information from an assessment about the violent Tren de Aragua gang to the Times. Officials said those bureaucrats were "CIA detailees" who were fired for "not following proper procedures." "

 

[wing2000]

"deliberately undermining the incoming Trump administration,"

It is called draining the swamp.

It's called firing anyone who exhibits a hint of independent thought. That doesn't bode well for our national security.

 

[Vambram]

It's called firing anyone who exhibits a hint of independent thought. That doesn't bode well for our national security.

Our nation was more secure in Trump's first administration and our national security is getting better and better than what we saw during the Biden administration.

 

[BPPLEE]

It's called firing anyone who exhibits a hint of independent thought. That doesn't bode well for our national security.

You'll defend these people you know nothing about just because they were fired by a Trump appointee.
So just let it go when Trump supporters do the opposite.

 

[wing2000]

A former NIC official, Jonathan Panikoff, criticized the move, telling CNN that Collins is “an unbelievable professional who’s served selflessly for 30 years and is a real China expert,” and Langan-Riekhof is “not just a strategic thinker but an unbelievably gifted analyst.”

Maria Langan-Riekhof has spent over 27 years in intelligence, holding senior roles at the CIA and NIC. She led the Global Trends report and founded the CIA’s Strategic Insight Department. She holds degrees from the University of Chicago and the University of Denver.

You'll defend these people you know nothing about just because they were fired by a Trump appointee.
So just let it go when Trump supporters do the opposite.

Yes, I'll trust officials with decades of experience over some wanna be DNI who parrots the MAGA line. Let me guess, some "whistle blower" outed them as unloyal.

 

[Postvieww]

It's called firing anyone who exhibits a hint of independent thought. That doesn't bode well for our national security.

False!

 

[BPPLEE]

A former NIC official, Jonathan Panikoff, criticized the move, telling CNN that Collins is “an unbelievable professional who’s served selflessly for 30 years and is a real China expert,” and Langan-Riekhof is “not just a strategic thinker but an unbelievably gifted analyst.”

Maria Langan-Riekhof has spent over 27 years in intelligence, holding senior roles at the CIA and NIC. She led the Global Trends report and founded the CIA’s Strategic Insight Department. She holds degrees from the University of Chicago and the University of Denver.



Yes, I'll trust officials with decades of experience over some wanna be DNI who parrots the MAGA line. Let me guess, some "whistle blower" outed them as unloyal.

You can always find someone to vouch for you and decades of experience doesn't mean you're not trying to undermine the current administration

 

[Gene2memE]

Please read the details of that entire CNN article. Those 2 men were fired for leaking intel to the media.

First of all, it's a man and a woman.

Secondly, the article says nothing of the sort. Here's the only place where the CNN article mentions leaks:

"The dismissals come as Gabbard has vowed to root out what she has described as politicization of the intelligence community, and launched a war on leaks to the media that critics say is hollowing out the intelligence community of needed expertise from experienced professionals."​

That's a generalised statement about what Gabbard has done as DNI, not a statement about anything in particular done by these officials.

Furthermore, other media articles contradict the notion that they were "fired for leaking intel to the media".

Fox News stated that:

Collins also has whistleblower complaints against him for political bias and "deliberately undermining the incoming Trump administration," officials said. ​

Rolling Stone has similar language:

Collins and Langan-Riekhof were reportedly accused by whistleblowers of being “radically opposed to Trump” and “deliberately undermining the incoming Trump administration.” ​

Axios.com has direct statements from officials:

"These Biden holdovers were dismissed because they politicized intelligence," said Gabbard's deputy chief of staff, Alexa Henning, on X.​

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...​

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She added that "the leak of classified info was a NIC product, which is against the law, that is the issue," as she pushed back on a Washington Post report saying Gabbard had "removed or sidelined officials perceived to not support Trump's political agenda."​

However the "NIC product" mentioned wasn't "leaked" - it was a declassified memo that was released by National Intelligence Council in response to an open records request. It literally says "Approved for release by ODNI on 5/5/2025" at the top of it. ODNI is the 'Office of the Director of National Intelligence'.

https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/32f71f10c36cc482/d90251d5-full.pdf

This is just the Trump administration being embarrassed (again) when they get caught out in a lie. So, they fire the people that tell the truth and then lie about it again.

When a liar is caught in a lie, you shouldn't expect the next thing they say will be the truth.

 

[Vambram]

First of all, it's a man and a woman.

Secondly, the article says nothing of the sort. Here's the only place where the CNN article mentions leaks:

"The dismissals come as Gabbard has vowed to root out what she has described as politicization of the intelligence community, and launched a war on leaks to the media that critics say is hollowing out the intelligence community of needed expertise from experienced professionals."​

That's a generalised statement about what Gabbard has done as DNI, not a statement about anything in particular done by these officials.

Furthermore, other media articles contradict the notion that they were "fired for leaking intel to the media".

Fox News stated that:

Collins also has whistleblower complaints against him for political bias and "deliberately undermining the incoming Trump administration," officials said. ​

Rolling Stone has similar language:

Collins and Langan-Riekhof were reportedly accused by whistleblowers of being “radically opposed to Trump” and “deliberately undermining the incoming Trump administration.” ​

Axios.com has direct statements from officials:

"These Biden holdovers were dismissed because they politicized intelligence," said Gabbard's deputy chief of staff, Alexa Henning, on X.​

​

...​

​

She added that "the leak of classified info was a NIC product, which is against the law, that is the issue," as she pushed back on a Washington Post report saying Gabbard had "removed or sidelined officials perceived to not support Trump's political agenda."​

However the "NIC product" mentioned wasn't "leaked" - it was a declassified memo that was released by National Intelligence Council in response to an open records request. It literally says "Approved for release by ODNI on 5/5/2025" at the top of it. ODNI is the 'Office of the Director of National Intelligence'.

https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/32f71f10c36cc482/d90251d5-full.pdf

This is just the Trump administration being embarrassed (again) when they get caught out in a lie. So, they fire the people that tell the truth and then lie about it again.

When a liar is caught in a lie, you shouldn't expect the next thing they say will be the truth.

Therefore, those Biden hold overs were fired because they were following the globalists agenda of the Democratic Party.

 

[Pommer]

Therefore, those Biden hold overs were fired because they were following the globalists agenda of the Democratic Party.

From yon article:
The dismissals come as Gabbard has vowed to root out what she has described as politicization of the intelligence community, and launched a war on leaks to the media that critics say is hollowing out the intelligence community of needed expertise from experienced professionals.


Are we to believe that the Trump Administration would like officials in the DOD to be politically neutral, given the rhetoric of how the government needs to toe-the-line of what the Chief Executive wants?

Sure, sure.

 

[wing2000]

You can always find someone to vouch for you and decades of experience doesn't mean you're not trying to undermine the current administration

Sure, truth-telling has a way of undermining an adminstration built on false hoods.

 

[Postvieww]

Are we to believe that the Trump Administration would like officials in the DOD to be politically neutral, given the rhetoric of how the government needs to toe-the-line of what the Chief Executive wants?

What the Trump administration wants is those DOD officials and others to not be actively working against the agenda he was elected to carry out. That should be easy to understand. Drain the swamp!

 

[essentialsaltes]

Therefore, those Biden hold overs were fired because they were following the globalists agenda of the Democratic Party.

They are not "Biden hold overs". They are career officials with close to 30 years of experience each in intelligence regardless of the White House occupant's party.

 

[BPPLEE]

They are not "Biden hold overs". They are career officials with close to 30 years of experience each in intelligence regardless of the White House occupant's party.

After 30 years it's time to retire anyway

 

[RDKirk]

After 30 years it's time to retire anyway

After 30 years, they're only in their 50s. Civil Service is not that lucrative. What world are you living in?

 

[essentialsaltes]

After 30 years it's time to retire anyway

Brilliant.