Tulsi Gabbard Pulls Security Clearances Of 37 Intel Officials

Now this is the kind of house cleaning we were promised.

On Tuesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard — yes, that Tulsi — dropped a political bomb that has Washington’s intelligence swamp scrambling for cover. In a move that shocked the old guard and thrilled anyone who’s been paying attention since 2016, Gabbard stripped the security clearances of 37 current and former intelligence officials for — and get this — abusing the public trust.

Cue the gasps. Cue the media meltdown. Cue every former CNN contributor who’s now clutching their pearls and screaming “danger to democracy” from their Georgetown living rooms.

But here’s the kicker: this wasn’t just a random cleanout. Gabbard didn’t spin a wheel and land on some unlucky bureaucrats. This was surgical. Strategic. And long overdue.

The list includes some familiar names — like ex-Principal Deputy DNI Stephanie O’Sullivan and Vinh Nguyen — both of whom worked hand-in-glove with James Clapper to cobble together that now-infamous 2016 “intelligence assessment” that suggested Russia “aspired” to help Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton. Yes, aspired — not exactly language that screams hard evidence, but that didn’t stop the media from running it like it was the smoking gun.

That assessment became the holy scripture for the Left’s Russia-collusion fantasy. And now we know it was rushed, manipulated, and — according to new documents just released by Gabbard — potentially cooked.

Because here’s the timeline they really don’t want you to look at:

On December 7, 2016, U.S. intelligence officials internally concluded that Russia likely didn’t interfere in the election in any meaningful way.

Then suddenly — poof — that assessment was scrapped the very next day. Why? “New guidance,” according to the documents.

And who do you think gave that guidance?

If you guessed the White House, congratulations. You’re officially smarter than a New York Times reporter.