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Gabbard Orders NSA to Retract Controversial Venezuela Report

9/9/2025

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Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, ordered the NSA to retract a classified report on Venezuela involving Richard Grenell.
The report covered Grenell's negotiations with Nicolás Maduro.
Gabbard dismissed NIC chairman Mike Collins and deputy Maria Langa-Rickhof for contradicting claims about Maduro's ties to the Tren de Aragua gang.
The U.S. Navy attacked a Venezuelan vessel, killing 11, citing gang connections, which Venezuela denies.
U.S. intelligence found no evidence linking the gang to Maduro's government.

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Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, ordered the NSA to retract a classified report on Venezuela involving Richard Grenell.
The report covered Grenell's negotiations with Nicolás Maduro.
Gabbard dismissed NIC chairman Mike Collins and deputy Maria Langa-Rickhof for contradicting claims about Maduro's ties to the Tren de Aragua gang.
The U.S. Navy attacked a Venezuelan vessel, killing 11, citing gang connections, which Venezuela denies.
U.S. intelligence found no evidence linking the gang to Maduro's government.