Despite Gabbard’s insistence that her presence at the raid was not unusual, people with knowledge of Gabbard’s meeting with FBI officials told the New York Times that her continued presence ruffled feathers “given that her role overseeing the nation’s intelligence agencies does not include on-site involvement in criminal investigative work.”

Donald Trump’s spy chief has locked a potentially explosive whistleblower complaint against her away in a safe as she battles with lawyers about sharing its details with Congress.