Tulsi Gabbard on Ending 'Deep State' Politicization in Intelligence

Legal Victory Against Government Weaponization

• ⚖️ A recent New York appeals court decision is hailed as a great victory for the American people and the Constitution, voiding a $500 million civil penalty against President Trump.
• 🎯 This ruling reinforces that lawfare has no place in America, especially when used by political opponents to undermine the public's right to choose their president.

Addressing the 'Deep State'

• 🔍 The 'deep state' is described as a long-standing issue within the government and intelligence community, predating recent administrations.
• ⚠️ Former DNI James Clapper is cited as an example, involved in manufacturing intelligence regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq and the 2016 Trump-Russia collusion claims.
• 🎯 The current administration is actively working to root out bad actors and politicization within the intelligence community.

ODNI 2.0 and Institutional Change

• 🚀 The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is undergoing a transformation, referred to as ODNI 2.0, to ensure intelligence is apolitical and objective.
• 💡 This initiative aims to eliminate pockets where 'deep state' actors politicize their positions, either by forcing censorship on Americans or inserting partisan opinions into intelligence documents.
• ✅ The core mandate of the intelligence community is to find and tell the truth, a principle that has been compromised in too many instances.

Accountability and Declassification Efforts

• 📈 Director Gabbard is committed to declassifying information to bring transparency and lead to actual accountability.
• 🤝 Collaboration with the Justice Department is ongoing, including a criminal referral related to an intelligence assessment ordered by President Obama that allegedly formed the basis of the 'Russia hoax'.
• 🗣️ The goal is to bring institutional change so that the American people are no longer faced with the weaponization of government agencies against them.