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Gabbard claims ‘coordinated effort’ by intelligence community to advance narrative to impeach Trump

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released newly declassified testimony that she alleges shows a «coordinated effort» by the intelligence community to «manufacture a conspiracy» used as the basis of President Donald Trump first impeachment.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Monday released two declassified transcripts from closed-door House Intelligence Committee hearings that Gabbard’s office says show former Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson advanced as credible a whistleblower complaint based on secondhand information from an individual who had previously worked with then-Vice President Joe Biden in Ukraine. Gabbard’s office argued that, based on this and other testimony, Atkinson’s actions «weaponize[d] the whistleblower process and exceed[ed] his statutory jurisdiction.»
Atkinson’s investigation helped trigger the first impeachment of Trump by advancing what he deemed a «credible» whistleblower complaint regarding a July 2019 phone call between the president and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Former Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson «did not follow standard IG procedures and relied upon politicized, manufactured narratives» while investigating the whistleblower claim that ultimately led to Trump’s 2019 impeachment, Gabbard’s office said Monday.
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced on Tuesday the revocation of former intelligence officials’ credentials. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Gabbard, citing previously classified House testimony by Atkinson, said the former inspector general «aggressively advanced» his preliminary probe while relying on secondhand testimony and what she described as politicized witnesses. Gabbard’s office also charged that Atkinson «never conducted a formal or complete investigation.»
«In his own words, IC IG Atkinson recognizes that his conclusions were based on a ‘preliminary investigation,’ noting that ‘I haven’t done an investigation to determine whether they actually, in fact, took place … that all of the alleged actions actually took place,’» according to the statement from Gabbard.
Under federal law, the inspector general’s preliminary role is to determine whether a whistle-blower complaint «appears credible,» rather than to fully investigate or substantiate the underlying allegations. Atkinson did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
The testimony reveals that Atkinson was aware that the primary whistleblower, whose identity has still not been officially disclosed, was a «registered Democrat» and had alerted staff on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence before submitting their «Disclosure of Urgent Concern» form, Gabbard’s office said.
The whistleblower also admitted having «worked closely with Vice President Biden» and «travelled with Biden to Ukraine and was part of conversations where LUTSENKO corruption was discussed,» according to the DNI release. Yuriy Lutsenko, Ukraine’s prosecutor general from 2016 to 2019, was the official who inherited and closed the Burisma investigation and was subsequently courted by Hunter Biden-linked lobbyists seeking to facilitate connections between the Ukrainian government and Democratic political circles, Fox News Digital previously reported.
Gabbard also accused Atkinson of ignoring any bias, highlighting testimony in which he said, «I also want to make it clear that I never considered the whistleblower to be politically biased.»
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President Donald Trump irked Americans on both sides of the aisle on Sunday night by posting an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
The office said that on the initial form submitted by the whistleblower, they admitted, «I do not have direct knowledge of private comments or communications» by Trump. Notably, whistleblower laws do not require a whistleblower to provide first-hand information, according to the National Whistleblower Center.
Gabbard’s office said one of the «key» witnesses Atkinson relied on to corroborate the whistleblower’s report during his preliminary investigation was also a co-author of the controversial 2017 intelligence community assessment on Russian collusion that Gabbard has previously said was instigated at the direction of former President Barack Obama.
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Gabbard, herself a former Democrat, accused Atkinson of having «failed to uphold his responsibility to the American people, putting political motivations over the truth.»

From left, FBI Director Kash Patel, Defense Intelligence Agency Director James Adams, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Acting Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command William Hartman, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe are seated before the Senate Committee on Intelligence hearings to examine worldwide threats on Capitol Hill Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Washington. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
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«Deep state actors within the Intelligence Community concocted a false narrative that was used by Congress to usurp the will of the American people and impeach the duly-elected President of the United States,» said Gabbard. «And this, along with the politicization of the whistleblower process by a former CIA employee who was working hand in glove with Democrats in Congress, are egregious examples of the deep state playbook on how to weaponize the Intelligence Community.»
She added that «exposing these tactics and showing how they undermine the fabric of our democratic republic furthers the critical cause of transparency and accountability and will help prevent future abuse of power.»
Democratic lawmakers largely dismissed the disclosures from Gabbard, framing the declassification as an attempt by the DNI to win favor from Trump.
«This is a nothingburger — just another sad attempt by Tulsi Gabbard to get in Donald Trump’s good graces,» Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the ranking member on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told Politico’s NatSec Daily newsletter.
Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, also criticized the declassification on X.
«Everyone can read the transcript of Trump’s phone call to extort President Zelenskyy for dirt on Biden. That was an impeachable offense, and no amount of dust kicking and sycophancy can obscure it,» Himes wrote. «Had Joe Biden made that call, Republicans would have burned the place down.»
Fox News Digital reached out to House and Senate Intelligence Committee Democrats for additional comment.
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El llanto en medio de las balas: Una bebé sobrevive a brutal ataque armado donde murieron sus padres en Costa Rica

La quietud habitual del Barrio Las Palmas, en Guápiles, se desvaneció de forma abrupta la noche de ayer 25 de mayo. En un instante, el silencio de la comunidad fue reemplazado por el estruendo de ráfagas de fuego, transformando una humilde vivienda en el escenario de una profunda tragedia humana.
Dos vidas, pertenecientes a un hombre y una mujer que apenas comenzaban a echar raíces en la zona, fueron apagadas de manera violenta, dejando tras de sí un vacío incalculable y el llanto de una pequeña cuya existencia cambió para siempre en un parpadeo. El suceso ha conmocionado a los habitantes locales, quienes atestiguan cómo la criminalidad irrumpe en la intimidad del hogar, un espacio tradicionalmente sagrado para el resguardo de la familia.
De acuerdo con los reportes de las fuentes policiales y medios locales, el asalto a la tranquilidad de la vivienda ocurrió con una frialdad sobrecogedora. Al menos dos sujetos armados irrumpieron de forma directa en el inmueble, sorprendiendo en primera instancia al hombre en el sector de la cochera. Allí, bajo el peso de un ataque fulminante, la víctima perdió la vida de forma inmediata, quedando tendida sin posibilidad de recibir asistencia médica.

No hubo espacio para la tregua ni para el auxilio. Los agresores, determinados en su avance, continuaron hacia el interior de la estructura, persiguiendo a la mujer que, en un desesperado intento por salvaguardar su integridad, buscó refugio en los confines del cuarto de baño. No obstante, los atacantes la alcanzaron en ese último rincón, ejecutando múltiples disparos a muy corta distancia antes de huir de la escena.
Cuando las unidades de la Cruz Roja Costarricense arribaron al lugar, tras ser alertadas por los vecinos alarmados por el estruendo de los impactos, el panorama era irreversible. Los socorristas confirmaron que tanto el hombre como la mujer carecían por completo de signos vitales. Sin embargo, en medio del horror y los vestigios del ataque, un milagro de vida se abrió paso entre las paredes del inmueble.
Los oficiales de la Fuerza Pública localizaron y rescataron sana e ilesa a una bebé de aproximadamente dos años de edad, quien presumiblemente es hija de la pareja fallecida. Junto a ella, otra mujer adulta que se encontraba en la propiedad logró sobrevivir al asalto sin sufrir heridas físicas. Ambas resultaron ilesas del atentado, resguardadas por el azar en medio de la tempestad.

El rastro del suceso no tardó en extenderse más allá de las fronteras del vecindario. Minutos después del doble homicidio, una llamada ingresó con urgencia al sistema de emergencias 9-1-1, alertando sobre un vehículo envuelto en llamas frente al plantel de los Badilla, en el sector de El Prado de Guápiles.
Al llegar al sitio, el Cuerpo de Bomberos controló el fuego que consumía el automotor. La principal hipótesis de los investigadores apunta a que este vehículo fue el utilizado por los perpetradores para llegar y escapar de la escena, incendiándolo posteriormente de forma deliberada en un intento por borrar cualquier huella física, balística o biológica que permitiera su identificación.

La respuesta institucional se activó de inmediato para contener el impacto del crimen y brindar protección a la víctima más vulnerable. La niña de dos años fue puesta bajo la custodia y el cuidado del Patronato Nacional de la Infancia (PANI), donde equipos especializados se encargan de asegurar su bienestar físico y emocional en estas horas críticas.
Mientras tanto, los agentes del Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) asumieron la custodia de la vivienda en el Barrio Las Palmas, procediendo con el levantamiento de los cuerpos y la recolección de indicios esenciales para el caso. Las autoridades mantienen estrictos operativos en diversos puntos estratégicos de la región para intentar localizar a los autores del crimen.
De momento, las causas detrás de este ataque violento permanecen bajo investigación, mientras la comunidad intenta procesar el dolor de una realidad que golpea con fuerza la dignidad de la vida humana.
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Hasan Piker names pro-CCP tycoon Singham as financier of ‘political movements’ despite nonprofit veneer

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Far-left political influencer Hasan Piker identified American Marxist tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham as a major financier behind a network of pro-communist U.S. nonprofits engaged in «political advocacy» and «a lot of political movements,» marking the first public acknowledgment from a figure inside the far-left network that organizations in the Singham network are operating with an explicitly political agenda.
The comments are significant because congressional investigators and watchdog groups have long argued that nonprofits connected to Singham are functioning as overt political operations while enjoying tax-exempt charitable status. Critics argue such activity may violate nonprofit tax laws, which place strict limits on the amount of political activity charities can conduct.
As Fox News Digital reported exclusively on Saturday, Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued an administrative subpoena to Piker and far-left CodePink co-founder Susan Medea Benjamin for possibly violating sanctions against doing business with the Communist Party of Cuba when they traveled to the island nation in March for an ideologically-charged transnational convergence of communists in an international «convoy.»
Piker and Benjamin haven’t responded to requests for comment, but they have publicly defended their trips to March as «humanitarian» missions to help the people of Cuba.
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At about 37 minutes in a six-hour livestream on Monday, headlined, «FEDS ARE AFTER ME,» punctuated with two cursing emojis, Piker stunned listeners knowledgeable about the intricacies of far-left networks by saying that he believes federal investigators are ultimately targeting Singham and the organizations he supports, including CodePink and the self-declared communist organizations ANSWER Coalition and Party for Socialism and Liberation, for the «political» work they do.
Together, these groups and others in the Singham network have organized, coordinated and staffed most of the divisive anti-U.S. street protests the nation has seen over the past decade. Party for Socialism and Liberation is called «PSL» by far-left activists.
«I think that ultimately the target is probably Singham and his operation from PSL to ANSWER Coalition to CodePink — like anything that he has ever financed,» Piker said during the stream.
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A five-part Fox News Digital investigation published in March, the week of the Cuba convoy, documented how Singham funneled $278 million, starting in 2017 after his marriage to CodePink co-founder Jodie Evans, into a network of six nonprofits that, in turn, have financially supported dozens of organizations globally and operationally participated in a transnational network of about 2,000 organizations, most of them promoting pro-China messaging and causes aligned with the Chinese Communist Party.
The investigation also documented for the first time Singham’s appearance at a Shanghai conference in November 2025 at the Golden Tulip Hotel, where he praised Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party’s vision for a «new world order.»
Piker defended Singham during the livestream, arguing the federal government was attempting to suppress activism financed by Singham, a wealthy ideological donor.
«And it’s not new, it’s been around for a while,» Piker said.
Piker continued. «It’s like totally f—ing ridiculous to try and stop the political advocacy of an American citizen.»
He continued: «Roy Singham is an American citizen. He lives in China now and he’s a centimillionaire. I think he has almost a billion dollars.» A centimillioniare is a rich person with a net worth of at least $100 million.
In 2017, Singham sold his technology company, Thoughtworks, for an estimated $785 million, and began establishing a new network of shell corporations and nonprofit organizations in the U.S., from his adopted base in Shanghai, according to the Fox News Digital investigation.
Piker then described Singham as «funding vehicle» for «a lot of political movements.» The Singham network has deployed rapid-response teams to protest U.S. actions, including demonstrations that support the Islamic Republic of Iran, with professional protesters like CodePink D.C. Coordinator Olivia DiNucci painting her hands red to vilify U.S. military action in Iran. She protested beside Benjamin outside the White House.
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Piker said, «Not sure how much money he has now, but he’s been a funding vehicle for a lot of political movements in the country, like a lot of activism, and they hate that s—, so they’re trying to jam them up.»
«They’re trying to hit him on anything and everything they possibly can. That’s it, that’s the goal here. That’s the broader goal.»
Monday’s comments were especially notable because they marked the first time a prominent figure within the network openly characterized Singham’s role as supporting «political movements» and «political advocacy» operations in the United States.
According to Fox News Digital’s investigation, Singham has pumped the $285 million into six organizations: $22.44 million to the People’s Forum, a hub for communist organizing in New York City; $1.33 million to CodePink; $68.7 million to Justice and Education Fund Inc., a nonprofit that funnels money to anonymous projects overseas; $1.098 million to BreakThrough BT Media, a propaganda arm; and $16.76 million to Tricontinental Ltd., a pro-communist think tank. The Party for Socialism and Liberation and ANSWER Coalition share office space at the People’s Forum and share leadership with the People’s Forum.
Multiple congressional committees — including the Senate Judiciary Committee, the House Judiciary Committee, House Oversight Committee and House Ways and Means Committee — have examined aspects of Singham’s funding network, particularly questions surrounding foreign influence, nonprofit compliance and political advocacy activities.
Investigators have increasingly focused on whether organizations receiving charitable tax benefits engaged in political activism beyond the scope permitted under federal law. Piker’s description of Singham as financing «political movements» may now intensify the investigations.
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Marxist political influencer Hasan Piker stands outside his home in West Hollywood, Calif., on May 12, 2026, pointing silently to his dog Kaya to direct her back into his home. (MB/Splash for Fox News Digital)
Piker is the Turkish-born nephew of a Turkish-American socialist political operative Cenk Uygur, founder of the Young Turks YouTube channel and a co-founder of Justice Democrats, a socialist organization that helped elect far-left lawmakers including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
In recent years, Piker has risen to national prominence as one of the country’s most influential left-wing online commentators, espousing Marxism even though critics call him a «champagne socialist,» because of his penchant for wearing designer clothes, driving expensive vehicles and living a high-end lifestyle. Piker drew criticism in even socialist circles for living in a $2 million home in West Hollywood, California.
Piker has monetized these hours-long livestreams on a platform called Twitch, popular with young online gamers. He talks for hours on end, mostly without a script, free associating in a stream of conscious that often includes rants, curses and condemnations of the very nation where he has built his wealth, repeating the talking points of U.S. adversaries including Russia, China, Cuba and Hamas, the terrorist organization. In his livestream on Monday, Piker bragged about buying a suit from a photoshoot he just completed in New York City over the weekend.
News of the subpoena against Piker and Benjamin triggered widespread reaction across activist and political circles, with far-left figures and organizations rallying behind Piker, while even Democratic leaders and influencers mocked Piker for turning his back on Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and now facing scrutiny from the Trump administration.
Piker himself has devoted two livestreams since the news broke to condemning the investigation, describing it as politically motivated and characterizing himself as a victim.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control enforces U.S. sanctions laws and restrictions involving foreign governments, organizations and individuals under Treasury Department sanctions programs. In Washington policy circles, «OFAC» has become a verb and getting «OFAC’ed» is widely viewed as a serious escalation because it can indicate potential sanctions or foreign transaction violations.
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Fox News Digital’s Sophia Compton contributed to this report.
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Donald Trump se somete a su tercer chequeo médico programado en 13 meses en un hospital militar

El presidente Donald Trump se someterá este martes por la mañana en un hospital militar a su tercer chequeo médico programado en 13 meses, mientras surgen dudas entre médicos fuera del entorno presidencial y los estadounidenses en general sobre la salud y el estado físico del jefe de la Casa Blanca, que el mes que viene cumplirá 80 años.
El republicano visitará el Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, en Bethesda, para una visita médica y dental, según informó la Casa Blanca.
El presidente ya estuvo en este hospital en abril de 2025 para su examen físico anual y regresó en octubre para lo que los funcionarios calificaron como un «seguimiento programado», lo que provocó semanas de consultas sobre el diagnóstico y los procedimientos de Trump que la Casa Blanca evitó repetidamente. Siempre han dicho que el presidente “goza de excelente salud”.
Trump es la persona de mayor edad elegida presidente en la historia de Estados Unidos y llegó luego de que su antecesor Joe Biden hubiese sido desplazado de la candidatura demócrata en medio de rumores de demencia senil.
Trump hizo campaña en 2023 y 2024 presumiendo de su vigor, especialmente en comparación con Biden, y de sus resultados en exámenes cognitivos mientras atacaba a su oponente llamándolo «Joe Dormilón». La salud y el estado físico de Trump han sido centrales en su identidad política, y mucho se debe a que el presidente las ha invocado continuamente.
Pero ahora también recibe algunas preguntas similares a las que le hacían a Biden, como si está apto física y mentalmente para desempeñar sus funciones.
Si bien se lo ve activo, protagoniza múltiples actos, viajes y contactos con la prensa, médicos independientes se preguntan por qué las manos de Trump se ven con frecuencia con moretones que intenta siempre cubrir con maquillaje, por qué sus piernas están hinchadas y si las veces que se lo ha visto somnoliento en las reuniones públicas es señal de un problema más profundo.
La Casa Blanca ha atribuido anteriormente los moretones en las manos a frecuentes apretones de manos y a su uso de aspirinas como anticoagulante. En una entrevista con The Wall Street Journal en enero, Trump defendió su consumo de aspirinas, diciendo que ayudaba a mantener una circulación sanguínea saludable.
Pero el año pasado se reveló que el presidente sufría insuficiencia venosa crónica, tras ser examinado por una inflamación en las piernas.
En diciembre, el médico presidencial Sean Barbabella aclaró que le habían realizado una tomografía computarizada del corazón y del abdomen (que previamente no había sido informada) para descartar posibles problemas cardiovasculares. Según Barbabella, los resultados avanzados de imagen fueron «perfectamente normales» y no mostraron «absolutamente ninguna anomalía».
Pero médicos fuera de su entorno advierten que las explicaciones de la Casa Blanca no son suficientes.
«Esta Casa Blanca simplemente no parece querer reconocer ninguna dolencia física, pero las personas mayores desarrollan problemas médicos, y el presidente tiene casi 80 años», dijo a The Washington Post Jonathan Reiner, cardiólogo veterano del exvicepresidente Dick Cheney. «Parece que simplemente falta sinceridad por parte de la Casa Blanca.»
Además, cada vez más estadounidenses tienen dudas sobre la salud de Trump. Una encuesta de The Washington Post/ABC reveló el mes pasado que solo cuatro de cada diez estadounidenses creen que Trump posee la agudeza mental necesaria para ejercer la presidencia, 7 puntos menos respecto a meses anteriores. Además, el sondeo mostró un aumento de la preocupación por su estado de salud física (al 54% le preocupa en comparación del 44% en septiembre).
Otra una encuesta de Reuters/Ipsos publicada en abril reveló que el 51 % de los estadounidenses cree que las facultades mentales de Trump se deterioraron entre 2025 y principios de 2026. El mismo sondeo también indicó que solo una cuarta parte de la población considera que el presidente tiene un carácter equilibrado.
Además de presumir de su salud física, Trump se jacta asiduamente de sus resultados en exámenes cognitivos, que nunca fueron revelados, insistiendo en que las pruebas validan su forma física. “Soy el único presidente que se sometió a una prueba cognitiva. La hice tres veces. Para mucha gente es bastante difícil. Para mí no lo fue, aunque sí se trata de una prueba cognitiva”, afirmó Trump en marzo.
Luego añadió: “Empieza con preguntas sencillas, pero después se vuelve más complicada. Al final, muy pocas personas pueden responder esas preguntas. Incluye ecuaciones matemáticas muy complejas y cosas por el estilo”.
Los miembros de su gabinete también han presumido sobre la salud de Trump durante su segundo mandato. Durante una entrevista en un podcast en enero, el secretario de Salud Robert Kennedy dijo que el Dr Mehmet Oz, jefe del Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services y también estrella televisiva, revisó los historiales médicos de Trump y concluyó que tiene «el nivel de testosterona más alto que ha visto jamás en una persona mayor de 70 años.»
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