Intelligence Dispute Centers on Kushner Reference in Intercepted Communication

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: New York Times

Feb. 12, 2026 Updated 4:06 p.m. ET


It was a discussion last year between two foreign nationals about Iran, not an unusual topic for American spies to study. But an intercept of that communication, collected by a foreign spy service and given to the United States, has now become a flashpoint within the intelligence community and between the administration and Congress. The reason is a single name that came up in the discussion: Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law.

The previously unreported mention of Mr. Kushner in the discussion came after members of Congress were briefed last week about a classified report filed by a whistle-blower regarding the intercept, according to people familiar with the material. The whistle-blower has accused Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, of limiting who could see the report and of blocking wider distribution among the nation’s spy agencies, people familiar with the complaint said.

The whistle-blower report was drafted last May, while the Trump administration was deliberating about a strike on Iran. At the end of June, the military bombed Iranian nuclear sites on Mr. Trump’s orders. Mr. Kushner has subsequently helped lead negotiations between the administration and Iran over Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs and its sponsorship of terrorism across the Middle East. He also has business interests in the Middle East and in other parts of the world.

The episode has led to clashes over how to interpret the mention of Mr. Kushner in the discussion and whether Ms. Gabbard was improperly seeking to keep the intelligence from being distributed within the intelligence community.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/politics/kushner-gabbard-iran-intelligence.html

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[jls4561]

1. I did have Jared on my bingo card for this. Still waiting to mark the squares that read "beachfront property" and

“lots of zeros in the dollar amount”.

No wonder Tulsi didn’t want this to come out-either she didn’t want to anger big daddy-in-law or she was waiting to get her cut.

[bluestarone]

2. This was all sealed because of national security issue?

Looks more like to cover their ass issue. LIES LIES LIES!!

[LiberalArkie]

3. I seem to remember stories about Israel pushing for destruction of Iraq because they had missiles that could destroy

Israel. And later had weapons of mass destruction. But it was enough to have their puppets destroy Iraq..

Is Iran an act II?

Almost forgot, before that was Lebanon.

[riversedge]

4. ...."The complaint is so redacted, it's hard to get to the bottom of it." Warner said, *Tom Cotton said was OK.......

obviously, this issue is NOT over.

‪Kyle Griffin‬
‪@kylegriffin1.bsky.social‬
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Breaking WSJ:

The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

Breaking WSJ:

The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 2026-02-12T21:05:23.579Z

Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
Substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known

By Dustin Volz, Josh Dawsey and C. Ryan Barber

Updated Feb. 12, 2026 4:21 pm ET

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/gabbard-whistleblower-complaint-based-on-intercepted-conversation-about-jared-kushner-620659e0?st=hgjLQy&reflink=article_copyURL_share




...........The intelligence community inspector general, Christopher Fox, provided the complaint to the so-called Gang of Eight in person in a secure room in Congress last week on a “read-and-return” basis, meaning lawmakers weren’t able to take any files with them or take notes.

Following review of the complaint, Sen. Tom Cotton, the Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said it wasn’t credible and handled appropriately by Gabbard.

Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, countered Sunday that he couldn’t judge the veracity or credibility of the complaint in part because the version shared with Congress was so heavily redacted.

“The complaint is so redacted, it’s hard to get to the bottom of it.” Warner said, adding that he was pressing to obtain the unredacted version as well as the underlying intelligence intercepts at issue.

[2na fisherman]

5. Kushner Shadow Foreign Policy Is Making Money

He has no experience as an ambassador or statesman. And it is obvious that his only reason for being involved in such matters is to make money for he and his father-in-law. These people could care less about peace and more about war if it shows them ways to make a profit from it. Blood money.

[popsdenver]

6. Seems to me

that IRAN is a serious security threat to Saudi's......The Saudi's TWO BILLION DOLLARS previously paid to Jared, obviously bought them a great deal, especially getting the U.S. to attack IRAN based on a lot of BS....?????????

Maybe no different than the U.S. oil companies getting Trump to go after Venezuela??????????

Trump and his spawn, including Jared, continue to make a fortune using their powers.
Ivanka and Jared made a fortune off controlling the entire PPE supply chain during Covid.......
I am guessing there are an un-fathomable number of ways, yet unknown, that they have also amassed tons of money for themselves........

LOL, I even have suspicious that Trump has a list of everyone in the Epstein files, and is already blackmailing them all.......

[Martin68]

7. The Trump family are all traitors.