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Emails Reveal Aide Pressured Intel on Venezuela Gang to Shield Trump

5/21/2025

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Emails have surfaced showing Joe Kent, an aide to Tulsi Gabbard, pressuring intelligence officials to modify a report on Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang, aiming to protect Donald Trump from backlash. This original report contradicted Trump's deportation justifications, sparking alarm over the potential politicization of intelligence within the U.S. intelligence community.

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Emails have surfaced showing Joe Kent, an aide to Tulsi Gabbard, pressuring intelligence officials to modify a report on Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang, aiming to protect Donald Trump from backlash. This original report contradicted Trump's deportation justifications, sparking alarm over the potential politicization of intelligence within the U.S. intelligence community.