IC Oversight — 2026-06-08

Gabbard Racing to Declassify COVID Origins and Havana Syndrome Intelligence Records Before June 30 Departure

BLUFSubstantive declassification of either the COVID origins or Havana Syndrome files before Gabbard's June 30 departure remains unlikely, given the compressed timeline and unresolved IC equities disputes.

An ODNI official told the Daily Caller News Foundation that DNI Gabbard is actively working to declassify intelligence on the COVID-19 pandemic and Anomalous Health Incidents before June 30, when she departs the administration 12. On Havana syndrome, a declassified January 2025 IC assessment rated foreign-actor causation "very unlikely," though one agency assessed it "likely" and a second placed odds at roughly even 134. CIA whistleblower James Erdman III testified to the Senate in May that elements of the IC suppressed evidence of a Wuhan lab accident in China 14. Erdman stated he reviewed thousands of pages never released by then-DNI Haines, who in response to a 2023 Congressional declassification mandate published only a brief summary report 1.

Analysis
Substantive public release on either file by June 30 is unlikely. The remaining window is too short for equities review on contested IC matters, and the prior DNI's response to the 2023 congressional declassification mandate, a brief summary report, establishes the institutional baseline for resistance. The three-way IC split on AHI causation, with five agencies rating foreign-actor involvement very unlikely, one rating it likely, and a seventh placing odds at roughly even, adds further friction. Single-source DCNF reporting with no observable ODNI signals of completed equities review warrants low confidence. The ODNI statement could instead signal completed equities review and imminent publication; if release does not materialize, the 2023 mandate remains oversight committees' primary leverage point.
4 sources
  1. Tulsi Gabbard To Declassify COVID Cover-Up And Havana Syndrome Docs Before Exit - Daily Caller
  2. Tulsi Gabbard Moves To Declassify COVID Origins Coverup And Havana Syndrome Records Before Leaving DNI Post - YourNEWS (DCNF)
  3. Tulsi Gabbard to declassify COVID cover-up and Havana syndrome docs before exit - BizPac Review
  4. Tulsi Gabbard To Declassify COVID Coverup And Havana Syndrome Docs Before Exit - Modernity

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