DNI Gabbard Orders Probe into Alleged Ukraine-to-Biden Campaign Money Laundering Scheme
WASHINGTON — Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard has launched a formal inquiry into a potentially explosive intelligence report detailing an alleged scheme by Ukrainian officials to divert hundreds of millions in U.S. foreign aid toward the 2024 presidential re-election campaign of then-President Joe Biden. The investigation follows the discovery of declassified intelligence intercepts dating back to late 2022.
According to the document—reported first by Just the News—the intercepted communications describe a sophisticated plan to utilize green energy infrastructure projects in Ukraine as a front for money laundering. The scheme allegedly aimed to siphon approximately 90% of allocated U.S. taxpayer funds back to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Biden campaign.
Key details from the intelligence report include:
- Intercepts from 2022: U.S. spy agencies reportedly recorded communications between Ukrainian officials and unnamed U.S. government personnel discussing the redirection of aid earmarked for clean energy.
- 90% Diversion Rate: The plan purportedly outlined a mechanism where only 10% of funds would be utilized for the stated infrastructure project, with the remaining 90% transferred to Democratic coffers.
- Lack of Prior Oversight: DNI Gabbard’s review team has reported that there is no substantive evidence that the Biden administration conducted a thorough investigation into these intercepts when they were first gathered.
The report outlines a “textbook” money-laundering architecture, asserting that contracts were designed to be difficult to verify, with funding flowing through various U.S.-based subcontractors. The summary notes that participants in the alleged scheme operated under the assumption that the fraud would eventually be discovered, but believed the funds would be untraceable by that time.
The Ukrainian Government and unspecified U.S. Government personnel, through USAID in Kyiv, reportedly developed a plan that would provide hundreds of millions of US taxpayer dollars to fund an infrastructure project for Ukraine that would be used as a cover to send approximately 90% of funds allocated to the DNC to fund Joe Biden’s reelection campaign.
— Declassified intelligence summary
DNI Gabbard has directed officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to scour agency records to determine if the plan was successfully executed. The findings will be used to assess whether a formal criminal referral to the FBI is warranted. Intelligence officials familiar with the material have stated that the documents are not currently believed to be the result of a Russian disinformation campaign.
The allegations arrive at a time of heightened scrutiny regarding the $188 billion in Ukraine-related spending approved by Congress through December 2025. Former President Donald Trump amplified the allegations on social media shortly after the news broke, while critics of the findings question the provenance and timing of the claims. Meanwhile, the administration is under increasing pressure to account for how these intelligence threads were initially handled while the White House maintained its oversight of the Ukraine relief efforts.
