Allison Gill is an ally of the Lawfare network and recently sat down for an interview with NSA whistleblower attorney Andrew Bakaj; the same attorney used by former CIA whistleblower Eric Ciaramella.
This interview appears to be taking place after Bakaj revised his statements to The Guardian forcing them to rewrite the central claim of the leak he provided. The Guardian rewrote their article removing the key claim within the intelligence intercept that a foreign intelligence person was in contact with a person close to President Donald Trump.
The revision now states:
[…] “The Guardian reported earlier on Saturday that the phone conversation was between a person associated with foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump, based on Bakaj’s recollection of the complaint, which he confirmed over multiple calls. However, after publication, Bakaj said he misspoke.
He clarified his understanding of the complaint in a statement: “The NSA picked up a phone call between two members of foreign intelligence involving someone close to the Trump White House,” he said. “The NSA does not monitor individuals without a reason.” {citation}
This is not a small “revision,” it is essentially a rewrite of the central component to the whistleblower complaint. As it is now clarified two foreign people were intercepted talking about a person who knows Donald Trump. This could be any two foreign people gossiping or talking about anyone who is in the orbit of Donald Trump. That explains why intelligence analysts reviewed the NSA intercept, disregarded it and said it is hearsay likely just ‘gossip” according to New York Times reporting.
However, that said, Andrew Bakaj then appears on a podcast with Allison Gill during their effort to put traction to the claims, and Bakaj repeats the false statement. See video at 7:45:
…”So, in the spring of last year there was intelligence that was gathered by an agency that captured, um, activity that was being conducted by someone close to the President.”…
This is the same lie the whistleblower’s attorney Andrew Bakaj told The Guardian; that someone close to the president was a participant in the “activity.” This is demonstrably false through all other reporting.
The complaint alleges two foreign individuals were intercepted talking to each other about a person who Bakaj defines as close to the president, on the subject of Iran.
It could simply be two Germans or Israelis talking about Iran and wondering what Devin Nunes thinks about it.
The entire predicate claim is silly. Foreign officials and foreign intelligence officials talk to each other all the time about Trump and or his people.
This complaint is a fabrication, and the fact that the NSA Whistleblower included the TSSCI material in the complaint, literally outlining who was intercepted talking, is the reason why the complaint could not be shared or circulated without careful guidance by the DNI.
The whistleblower did this on purpose. If the whistleblower wanted to share his complaint with more people, he could have just avoided including the TSSCI aspect.
This is intelligence community Lawfare in action.
Dear Chairman @SenTomCotton , please call @AndrewBakaj to appear before the Gang of Eight, preferably with his client, play this video, ask him if what he says at the prompt is true? When he says, "no" refer him to the DOJ for prosecution and dismiss the complaint. 👇
— TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) February 9, 2026
The law of diminishing returns. The more a corrupt tactic is used, the less effective it is.
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive”. Everything going on with the so-called whistleblower “story” gives new meaning to that old saying. What I find amazing is how they keep all these lies straight…professional liars seem to be quite the thing in the cesspool of DC.
They don’t keep them straight.
Yet on they go….
It is rather mind blowing that so many of them lie as easily as they breathe and then continue on like nothing happened. Long practice I guess allows them to have no conscience anymore. Maybe they won’t be able to keep all the balls in the air one of these times, but really, if they get caught, what’s going to happen to them anyway?
They do not possess balls.
You’d think…but their ideology prevents them from seeing any rational fact or truth.
There is always the ideology involved and in today’s world, money or power or threats or a combination of all the above can make anything seem factual or true.
Good thing the Treehouse exist and the pretending has ceased long ago. 😎
In other words, their desperation is demonstrably increasing……
(diminishing number of options they can use to frame the DNI and/or President that are more subtle/ less blatantly obvious)
This, but another thing that is going on is that their old playbook doesn’t work on an highly awake, aware and tuned in population.
What I see here is a tired old playbook still being used because they got nothing.
Yes – it’s so great to see!
Didn’t this Bakaj once represent one of the Vindmans?
There’s a character reference for you.
Oh what a tangled web we weave etc etc etc
Yup… Twitch reported that this morning here:
https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/02/09/the-guardian-walking-back-hit-piece-on-gabbard-turns-out-some-familiar-names-involved-n2424819
👍🏻 👍🏻 👍🏻 The “Grauniad”, as we mockingly called it in the UK, is a far, FAR Left broadsheet rag, and everyone (over there) knows it.
Yes Betsy indeed. It is a disreputable Marxist rag even more so than in your day.
It is technically I solvent only kept afloat by huge amounts of “injections” from overseas subversives like Soros and his kindred.
Ah yes…I remember it well 😎
(Watching Starmer’s utter dog’s breakfast your side, Patrick….with extreme interest.
As I said elsewhere, he’s hanging on by his fingernails over the political abyss.)
Thanks for the update from my homeland.
🏌️
Unpleasant though it may be…
The Grauniad appears loathe to risk being sued into bankruptcy by a certain US President or stood in the dock under oath by his well trained legal eagles.
Bakaj is Ukrainian. Dual Citizen I think.
And there it is…
All is clear.
Fun fact:
Bakaj rhymes with lie 🙂
https://www.howtopronounce.com/andrew-p-bakaj
Lawfare has hollow bak girl
Thumbs up from Gwen Stefani 🙂
Now see, dear inimitable WORDMAN??
One of the many beautiful benefits of being a resident in this Tree is that I never come here and depart without learning something I didn’t know before 😉👍🏻
💥 💥 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 💥 💥
Bakaj … according to his bio is also a
‘ former’ CIA intelligence officer.
I wonder what would be more important….🤔🤔
Somehow I think nobody who has been associated with that subversive entity is ever a “former”, gypsy.
See the repugnant Spanberger.
I think you spelled her last name wrong. I think it is Spambooger.
She said at one point it is Spanberger not Spamberger
Soon millions of Virginians will be looking at multiple violations for have too large of a magazine (clips for you non gun owners) for their weapons.
Spambooger and the rest of Marxists are working hard to make Virginia like California. She might be left of Dim Kaine.
I totally agree! 💯 percent!
And it is known that CIA
is active in Ukraine.
Kind of a two-fer regarding Bakaj.
A perfect example of….consider the source!
Honestly, girl…where AREN’T they active 🤔
YES exactly my thoughts.
Anything or anyone associated with the government and the word “intelligence” is an oxymoron.
I don’t believe that there is any such thing as being a ‘former’ CIA intelligence officer..
So the situation is getting more and more murky..
He’s sorely lacking the skill of lying trained in the CIA
I mean, look at this guy…Ya know in a nanosecond he’s a wanker; someone I’d never let in my house….
Extra points for the British euphemism.
All duals need us citizenship revoked yesterday
Why am I not surprised. Next question….can he be sued for leaking to foreign news or in some way prohibited from access to this level of information.
Wonder if the Vindmans are dual citizens, too.
Gurgle only references their testimony about being villified for questioning of their loyalty. No one asked about their loyalty. They were asked about dual citizenship.
No wonder he resembles the Vindmans. I saw his picture, instantly
thought that the Vindmans and him must drink together heavily
at the same soy milk bar.
Probably cousins
Surprise Surprise
That would actually be a triple citizen, Sundance. No? 😉
Hi Sundance! While we talk about this current situation, what former crimes are passing the statute of limitation?
So he’s paid for by our tax dollars.
Thank you Sundance
How can you justify having a ‘Dual Citizen’ in your “Intelligence” apparatus?
The deep state want’s Tulsi out badly… she needs to be protected.
💯 the six ways to sunday crowd…
Yes Dir. Gabbard needs extra protection. She is hovering above ground zero for IC corruption; and by the looks of Mark Warner, they are very very worried.
Glad it’s still AF crews from the 99th handling the C-37s for her travel. The need for regular & rigorous pre-flights comes to mind. Take care of her folks.
Missing MANPADS comes to mind
TG, has put the cross hairs directly on the target.
Now just squeeze off the kill shot.
Despicable lowlife excuse for a human being.
what is it with those glasses that makes whomever wears them so predictable?
Is it me, or could that guy use an atomic wedgie or six?
Are throat punches still a thing?
This sure blew up in their faces FAST!
Tulsi Gabbard did not back down. Its the same trick….leak garbage innuendo to news agencies, use the reporting to “validate” congressional action and politcal pressure and keep running with the lie. Mark Warner is doing just that.
While you may be right, the risk of a law suit from the second interview doesn’t seem to suit that purpose.
Better and easier to have just used the wording of their opaque correction to the Guardian. Most people would not make the distinction.
As it now stands, they are calling additional attention to the lie AND risking a lawsuit.
I think they want something else from this, but what?
The Hag of the House explained The Smear well, she was just too inebriated to realize she gave herself away.
mark warner rhymes with dastard
It’s the Lawfare game because that’s all they have.. (and don’t forget, that’s also a huge Democrat Jobs Program).
As long as nobody is prosecuted for doing these things then they win and the US is revealed,once again, as an exeptionally corrupt country which is absent the rule of law. It is most damaging and distressing to the body politic.
Trump’s DOJ not “the very best people”.
Sundance – You’re responsible for this win – I just know it!
September 24, 2019
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2019/09/24/here-comes-the-ssci-senators-burr-and-warner-now-advance-whistleblower-narrative/
Then, again on:
February 2, 2026
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/02/02/intel-community-frame-another-anonymous-inspector-general-complaint-against-dni-tulsi-gabbard/
Same bad actors, no new tricks.
Can’t Trump declassify it?
Lies, Damn lies and Lawfare parsel tongue
Why does this puke have a security clearance?
If a ‘dual-citizen’ as suggested by Sundance, WHY does he have American citizenship?
Okay, what is their play here? They knew it would blow up, being as lame as it is and already dismissed.
They let the Guardian off the hook by allowing them to publish then quickly retract. A lies makes its way halfway around the world before truth gets out of bed. I get that but don’t think that’s working in their favor here.
So what is their play play worth risking a lawsuit? What do they want to happen. Another whistleblower rule change? At this point, it would be better for them to leave it be. The Guardian correction is opaque enough to most people to miss it.
The Streisand Effect highlights the lie being retold thus hurting, not helping, their cause.
What do they want? to get their hands on info they don’t have? To create attorney client privilege for the whistleblower?
In my opinion, what they want; “they” being the Deep State Commie creatures, is for NO INTELLIGENCE whatsoever to ever be given to Director Gabbard or President Trump. “They” want to create the intel, framing everyone with an R next to their name; “They” want to control the created intel. “They” want the bastards 5 Eyes brought into the mix again to help them create their intel. “They” want the American people to heel. “They” want President Trump, and anyone associated with him, to be six feet under. “They” want their money-laundering spigots turned back on.
“They” are dangerously pushing the envelope.
It appears, to me, he is siting in a bed. Hard to take Bakaj serious while sitting in bed making accusations against our President and Gabbard.
<It appears, to me, he is siting in a bed.>
He thinks he’s working undercover 🙂
Excellent!
Dare I say his claim has been debunked?
He might be three sheets to the wind by now.
Not only that…
For talking so long, they got him for resisting a rest 🙂
Just another hotbed of lies.
glad I could tee you up…
Thanks…
I like casual tees 🙂
He’s full of sheet…
Undercover you say…
Maybe even a hospital bed? Not sure?
Hopefully on the third floor 💀
I thought he was in his bathroom…………eeeew
If what I’m reading is true about this Bakaj person. Trump should revoke his US citizenship and send him to Ukraine after he is tried in a court for treason. Would it be a civilian court or a military court?
C’mon President, show us you are protecting Americans and start f’ing prosecuting the people trying to hurt Americans!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, I cursed and included the President in the same sentence..
Trump can not, Marco Rubio has the ability to make life challenging for this POS!
With a little help from his friends….
PDT can suspend the security clearance of his “client” which would end that scammer’s career
Why do they all look like this?
Its a genetic thing?
inbreeding?
Revenge of the nerds….ie, the creepiest looking people to behold.
All they need in the group is Brian Stelter, could be a missing chromosone reuninion.
Mr potato head has weird and asymmetric facial hair
We have a nickname for this one now.
Until this behavior is punished it will continue to increase.
This guy’s no Perry Mason.
Inspector Clouseau?
I somehow knew it would come to this. But here’s the thing. The FIRST version of the story is what people on the left will believe. Ever noticed that the whole Russia Collusion hoax has been completely discredited and how view people have changed their minds on that?
This happens so often, the releasing of a false narrative followed up by a “correction” that few people notice and while the damage is done, the perpetrators go unpunished pretending it was a mistake.
I’m surrounded by the sanctimonious who still crow about the fedsurrection as if it were real. I think they really believe it was, and won’t hear a word differently.
Go get them Sundance. If they are too naive to actually do a job then its left to individuals such as you who are more interested in justice than a pocket of dimes.
Don’t ask Sundance to do things which could get him killed. He’s good where he is…. for now.
wasn’t suggested he go anyway.
Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
Just keep them talking. People who lie always make revisions to their version of events. Sometimes small, sometimes large. And the story often changes based on venue because they start to lose track of what they said and who they said it to.
It’s fun to watch, honestly, because each time they try this tactic, it gets easier to mock.
I wouldn’t subpoena the lawyer and tell him to bring his client. I’d subpoena the phony whistleblower, and swear both him and his lawyer in as witnesses.
This would all be easier to combat if the length and breadth of the Russiagate crimes were known as fact to the American people.
Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING is secondary to the truth of that fiasco coming to light. Please stop having blind faith in Trump. He is clearly floundering and we will all pay a heavy price for it.
“Alrighty then!”
hat tip LP1
The country is already divided into two camps:
1. Those who know it was a hoax and how it was carried out by govt employees and want people to go to prison.
2. Those who know it was a hoax and want to give the hoaxers medals.
Team 2 also thinks it’s fine to shoot political opponents with hunting rifles and steal $10B in taxpayer money because black people are saints.
It doesn’t matter how much comes to light. The two groups will not change.
It’s a point I’ve been making about abortion for decades now.
It’s not that leftists don’t know abortion kills a baby. It’s that they don’t care.
Sock puppet says whaaa?
DC progs are making a big mistake to take on one of their former party colleagues, esp a military woman. Warner is too stupid (and ugly) for her… she’s not going anywhere.
Calling Tom Cotton . . . .
Calling Tom Cotton . . . .
Cotton Candy is deep state too.
I don’t think he’s gonna answer.. Sea Island told him to be quiet.
Tom Cotton will never be the savior of this great republic, he lives deep in the swamp.
Cotton did post on X in defense of the whole episode, but mostly quiet before and after. Kinda like he doesn’t want to get his hands dirty.
Or Mr. Cotton was lightly telling those willing, if this goes South you are on your own…
His hands couldn’t get any dirtier….
These people lie as easily as I breathe!
We cannot hate these people enough. They are our enemies.
Ah, but will the cottonMOUTH do it? … or will it strike jello instead..
They absolutely must prosecute him, and anyone else they can who is associated/involved in this evil plot. His criminal culpability is surely who he ‘clarified’ this garbage. These are are weirdly sick people..
Podgy, pasty and lyin’s no way to go through life son.
This is not Tulsi Gabbard’s first rodeo. You may recall when she resigned from vice chair of the DNC, that the DNC wrote to her, advising her that they would destroy her political future. She went on to destroy Kamala Harris in the 2020 debates. She has a backbone of steel.
I am thankful Tulsi is team Trump.
I think Tulsi is team USA more than anything else. She is a warrior through and through.
She’s also military, with a firm understanding of the concept of centres of gravity and how to exploit or target them. I’ve thought for a long time that Team Trump’s strategy is baiting the bear trap, climbing the tree stand and waiting to see what comes along. These scandals are being dispatched so quickly (within hours/days) that it’s suggestive of a pre-emptive tactic being deployed.
Either that or the cast of DS, geeks, freaks, odd-bods, low T-cucks and Karen’s, employed in positions well above their level of competency (the DEI version of the Peter Principle) are simply incapable of any effective action unless all the government branches, the IC, the media and the corporate sector are all in alignment and supporting their feeble efforts.
This is all so ridiculous, except for the malicious intent behind it.
Let’s try this scenario and see if it fits–
So NSA captures a conversation of two young bucks in [fill in the blank for whatever country’s] Intelligence agency that actually said; “Wow, that Melania sure is a hottie!”, and a lawfare lawyer and his designated whistle blower plant now have a major story to take down the DNI (who also happens to be a “hottie”).
And because it is a super-duper-highly-classified-top-secret-NSA security intercept we never get to know what was actually said, just that it “would destroy democracy as we know it”.
Am I really ‘so far out there’ in today’s political shenanigans and their make believe world? Danged if I know!
In Sundays rehearsed “interview” between marg. Brennan and lowlife Warner ,why was Tom cottons assertion that he had seen the complaint and said that it was not credible, ever brought up. The reason is obvious , but it would refute much of the whole “interview”? Would it not?
Pray and help others
Yes Indeedy!
But that would be a “rare and random act of responsible journalism” that is seldom seen or heard these days.
Foreign intelligence might mean they think in French, Italian, German, or whatever, and close to Trump means someone on the same planet. Intercepted means he butted in on a three way conversation, or someone told him about it. Good enough for Warner.
Agree! The lawfare weasel word possible interpretive narratives are almost endless.
Does anyone know how to pronounce this foreigners name?
Is he Arabic or Jewish?Ending in “aj” sounds Slavic.
Ukrainian.
There’s a link uptrend that has the audio for pronunciation.
Yes, it is pronounced ‘manipulative lawfare stooge’.
And the WSJ jumped right on it and ran story after story. Any WSJ subscription is mostly a waste as Yahoo finance can cover the markets as well.
And they wonder why they’re losing so much business they had to cut 1/3rd of their workforce.
This whole story is horse manure!
Why is it every lawfare demonrat whistleblower looks like a psycho and to top it off the Brit gossip rag Guardian. The Brits are doing everything they can to undermine President Trump. England has fallen good luck to them.
His pencil mustache and whatever the hell that is on his chin shows what kind of individual he is.
So this American Shyster “Whistleblower” goes to what is probably an arm of MI5 to churn out Christopher Steele 2.0 BS while being a dual citizen of Ukraine.
🤔
None of this nonsense will stop until these people pay a price and are held accountable for their lies. Surely there is some way this can be achieved.
Beautiful Sundance, thank you.
Could that guy be any sleazier looking? These types are allowed to interfere with the highest levels of goverental operations and national security? How can this be?
He should be subpoenaed to appear with his whistleblower, but for security purposes, his whistleblower should wear a disguise:
Git em Sundance. ☺️
No offense alleycats, for I certainly mean no disrespect whatsoever, but will you be there to pay into the gofundme, to pray, to sign the petition, to support Sundance if need be?
“Words are plentiful, deeds are precious” -Ross Perot.
What are you even talking about?
Sundance has been shining a blinding level of sunlight on the Deep State’s shenanigans for 15 years now.
Look like another Soy Boy Vindmann. They lie with such ease.
Yet Scarborough’s pontificating was featured on WarRoom today, describing our Christianity as being fake?
It would be great to see a Tom Cotton or other Senator in a position of power actually follow up with Sundance’s recommendation.
They keep doing it because there are no consequences.
Decency and integrity of running a hoax to take down an incoming president?
John Brennan condemns Trump for Obama meme video post, says he misses the days of Barack Obama …
Put him and BHO in the same cell. Let them have at it.
SOURCE :
@WesternLensman
“Every day I witnessed his decency, his integrity.”
Ah, yes. The decency and integrity of running a hoax to take down an incoming president.
https://x.com/WesternLensman/status/2020336895490953716
Wonder how more effective the NSA would be if it focused on intel instead of bullshit … .
“it is essentially a rewrite of the central component to the whistleblower complaint.”
Yes, but the liars got their lie out and the damage is done.
That’s the problem with commies….
They can’t come up with something new….
It’s the same crap…over and over again….
You can read them like a book….
NO MERCY!
This guy is of Ukrainian decent and proudly boasts on his Wiki page that “his career with Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan in both the Senator’s Washington and Manhattan offices. He subsequently worked for Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton.” Shocking details.
After lying and fabricating on purpose. Andrew Bakaj and all of his ilk” know what they are doing; YET would later try to ‘clarify’ (when called out) saying that they mispoke”. No apology necessary.
He initially claimed the call involved direct contact between a foreign intelligence operative and someone close to Trump. He, then later retracted and revised that statement, clarifying it was two foreign nationals talking about a Trump associate. This correction is significant because it impairs/weakens the original narrative.
I pray he faces justice for making gossip as fact to put wrongdoing on Tulsi Gabbard.
Spit on them all.
Needs to be pointed out that not only was “real classified information” included to prevent the Whistleblower Complaint from being published in public, the fact that the “Whistleblower” path was used also is highly significant beyond the fact that a Whistleblower complaint was lodged.
By law, the person(s) filing the whistleblower complaint(s) are shielded from any actions taken against them … such as being fired or referred to DoJ for prosecution as has started happening at DHS, the FBI, etc. for “leakers” of information.
The Whistleblower Rules need to be changed NOW or the Whistleblower Complaint Process will become the preferred method for “leaking” information … with NO FEAR of being held accountable.
Sue the bastards.
Trump points the way on that response.