The Last Act of an Unusual Spy Chief

Tulsi Gabbard’s final act as DNI reflected the office’s shifting mission

On her final day as director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard did not issue a warning about China, Russia, Iran, or terrorism. Instead, she dropped one last bombshell — on the Covid pandemic.

Gabbard released a trove of documents intended to reopen one of the most contentious debates of the pandemic era: whether government officials, intelligence …