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Karoline Leavitt: “Federal law clearly assigns the DNI and the office with the…”

Featuring: Karoline Leavitt, Republican | White House Press Secretary | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Feb. 5, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 22:18

What I do have evidence of and what the media seems to be undermining is why Tulsi Gabbard is there in the first place. And I would point you again to Federal law clearly assigns the DNI and the office with the statutory responsibility to lead counter intel matters related to election security. This includes assessing risks to election voting systems, software, voter registration databases and more, and analyzing foreign interference. And the ODNI is responsible for supporting the White House Interagency Action to secure our elections through intel analysis and vulnerability assessments. (22:18–22:28)

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Asserts that the DNI is responsible for leading counterintelligence on election security.

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