Tulsi Gabbard’s office warns whistleblower lawyer he can’t brief lawmakers on mystery complaint

Source: New York Post

WASHINGTON — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s office warned an attorney for a whistleblower Monday he could not brief members of Congress on his client’s claims without risking the disclosure of classified information. ODNI general counsel Jack Dever told Andrew Bakaj that he had no legal authority to bring the complaint against Gabbard to members of the House and Senate intelligence committees. “The highly classified nature of the underlying complaint increases the risk that you or your client inadvertently or otherwise breaks the law by divulging or mishandling classified information,” wrote Dever, according to a copy of the letter reviewed by The Post.