Former Secret Service agent and conservative commentator Dan Bongino criticized reports of an alleged confrontation between the CIA and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, calling the situation a “disgrace.” The claims arose after Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna alleged that the CIA “raided” Gabbard’s office and seized documents connected to the John F. Kennedy assassination and Project MKUltra. Luna chairs the House Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets and referenced the allegations in a preservation letter tied to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee testimony.
According to Luna, a CIA employee testified that agency officials retrieved roughly 40 boxes of files that were reportedly being processed for declassification. The claims sparked significant attention online and fueled speculation about internal tensions over transparency and classified records. However, a spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) denied the reports, saying the CIA did not conduct any “raid” on Gabbard’s office.
Bongino, speaking on his show Thursday, criticized media coverage and described the situation as politically motivated. He questioned reports suggesting that intelligence officials acted independently of former President Trump, calling such claims “total bullsh*t” and arguing they misrepresented the relationship between the administration and federal agencies. He also suggested that some leaks were intended to undermine the MAGA movement from within the White House.
The commentator expressed frustration over the timing of the controversy, noting that President Trump was overseas dealing with tensions involving China. Bongino described the alleged CIA-Gabbard incident as a distraction from more pressing national security issues, calling the media coverage “kiddie bullshit” and questioning why the allegations had been amplified.
The alleged files relate to historically significant and highly scrutinized matters. MKUltra, the CIA’s Cold War-era mind control program, has long been subject to conspiracy theories, while JFK assassination records remain among the most examined classified collections in U.S. history. To date, no public evidence has confirmed that a raid occurred, and the ODNI continues to dispute Luna’s characterization of the incident.