On Thursday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard called out The Washington Post, accusing one of its Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters for engaging in unethical behavior by harassing intelligence officials to obtain sensitive information.
A few hours later, the Post responded, calling the journalist in question “one of the most careful, fair-minded, and highly regarded reporters covering national security.” The reporter’s behavior, the newspaper said, was just part of her attempts “to report on government officials and hold power to account, without fear or favor and regardless of party.”
An hour later, Gabbard’s Office of the Director of National Intelligence noted what this statement didn’t include: A denial. Which, you know, would have been nice under the circumstances.
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The case involved WaPo reporter Ellen Nakashima, who
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