Leadership & Organization — 2026-03-20

Gabbard Distances Herself from Kent and Caldwell as Iran War Fractures ODNI

DNI Gabbard publicly stated she 'checks her personal views at the door' in an effort to separate herself from aides Joe Kent and Dan Caldwell, both vocal critics of the Iran war. Kent resigned as NCTC director and is now under FBI leak investigation; Caldwell was hired at ODNI after being cleared in a Pentagon leak probe. The distancing signals internal ODNI fractures over Iran policy are reaching the DNI's immediate staff.

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