By DAVID KLEPPER WASHINGTON (AP) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has withheld a complaint made about her conduct from members of Congress for eight months, claiming the delay is needed for a legal review, an attorney for the person making the allegations said Monday. Related Articles Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS raises conflict of interest concerns Trump says he won’t tear down the Kennedy Center arts venue but it needs to be closed for repairs Trump administration cuts number of sites for testing the 2030 census, focusing on the South Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera, Noem says Ed Martin removed as head of Justice Department’s ‘Weaponization Working Group’ The complaint was reviewed by the office of the intelligence community’s inspector general, which deemed it not credible, Gabbard’s office said. The person then sought to have the complaint referred to members of Congress’ intelligence committees, as is permitted by federal law, but that has not occurred. Andrew Bakaj, the attorney for the person who made the complaint, said he could not identify his client, their employer or offer specifics about the allegations because of the nature of their work. But he said there’s no justification for keeping the complaint from Congress since last spring. There was no delay in getting the complaint to members of the intelligence committees, Gabbard’s press secretary Olivia Coleman said, though she added that the number of classified details in the complaint made the review…

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By DAVID KLEPPER WASHINGTON (AP) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has withheld a complaint made about her conduct from members of Congress for eight months, claiming the delay is needed for a legal review, an attorney for the person making the allegations said Monday. Related Articles Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS raises conflict of interest concerns Trump says he won’t tear down the Kennedy Center arts venue but it needs to be closed for repairs Trump administration cuts number of sites for testing the 2030 census, focusing on the South Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera, Noem says Ed Martin removed as head of Justice Department’s ‘Weaponization Working Group’ The complaint was reviewed by the office of the intelligence community’s inspector general, which deemed it not credible, Gabbard’s office said. The person then sought to have the complaint referred to members of Congress’ intelligence committees, as is permitted by federal law, but that has not occurred. Andrew Bakaj, the attorney for the person who made the complaint, said he could not identify his client, their employer or offer specifics about the allegations because of the nature of their work. But he said there’s no justification for keeping the complaint from Congress since last spring. There was no delay in getting the complaint to members of the intelligence committees, Gabbard’s press secretary Olivia Coleman said, though she added that the number of classified details in the complaint made the review…

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By DAVID KLEPPER WASHINGTON (AP) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has withheld a complaint made about her conduct from members of Congress for eight months, claiming the delay is needed for a legal review, an attorney for the person making the allegations said Monday. Related Articles Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS raises conflict of interest concerns Trump says he won’t tear down the Kennedy Center arts venue but it needs to be closed for repairs Trump administration cuts number of sites for testing the 2030 census, focusing on the South Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera, Noem says Ed Martin removed as head of Justice Department’s ‘Weaponization Working Group’ The complaint was reviewed by the office of the intelligence community’s inspector general, which deemed it not credible, Gabbard’s office said. The person then sought to have the complaint referred to members of Congress’ intelligence committees, as is permitted by federal law, but that has not occurred. Andrew Bakaj, the attorney for the person who made the complaint, said he could not identify his client, their employer or offer specifics about the allegations because of the nature of their work. But he said there’s no justification for keeping the complaint from Congress since last spring. There was no delay in getting the complaint to members of the intelligence committees, Gabbard’s press secretary Olivia Coleman said, though she added that the number of classified details in the complaint made the review…

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