According to NBC News, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard, reportedly blindsided senior officials at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), including Director John Ratcliffe, last week when she publicly disclosed the identity of an undercover officer at the CIA on a list of 37 current and former agents she would be stripping of their security clearances, for accusations they had “violated the trust placed in them by weaponizing, politicizing, manipulating, or leaking classified intelligence.” Two former government officials said their read of the situation is that Gabbard is under pressure to regain President Trump’s confidence, after falling out of favor with him and his aides earlier this year after she posted a video and delivered testimony about the nuclear capabilities of Iran. One government officials said Gabbard appeared to be trying to show the President she was exposing Democrats and political enemies, including some purportedly inside the CIA. The security clearance removals reflected “a battle between Gabbard and Ratcliffe,” the official said.