House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer sent a letter to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Friday requesting information about allegations that former Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is on the TSA's “Quiet Skies” program, a watch list of suspected terrorists.

The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the letter, addressed to TSA Administrator David Pekoski, in which Comer cited whistleblower revelations that the TSA, including federal air marshals, had been monitoring Gabbard while she was traveling.

Gabbard spoke out about the issue in early August. say “This is just the information that we know. Obviously, when this all started on July 23rd, I experienced a big change in travel,” he told Fox News.

“My real question is, what do I not know,” Gabbard continued. “And that is the real distress and stress that this entire situation has caused both me and my family. I spend all my time wondering at all hours of the day and night what government agency or agency is monitoring my phone calls, my behavior while I travel, and that they may be looking for some excuse or insulting behavior to hound me with.”

Comer is now calling on the TSA to respond directly to the surveillance allegations.

“We are deeply concerned by the continued retaliation by TSA officials against whistleblowers who seek to expose waste and misconduct at the Agency. Most recently, Federal Air Marshals Service (FAMS) employees went public with protected whistleblowers revealing that FAMS wasted resources and abused its authority by assigning air marshals to spy on the spouse of Federal Air Marshal and former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard,” Comer wrote in the letter. (Related: Exclusive: House Oversight Chairman Probes IRS's Potentially Illegal ESG Practices)

“These alleged missions took place during a time of heightened concern of potential terrorist attacks against the United States. Instead of holding employees accountable for this misconduct, the whistleblowers appear to have been targeted in a 'retaliatory investigation' for their disclosure of protected information by TSA leadership. The Committee requests TSA to provide documents and communications, as well as employee-level briefings, to better understand the agency's use of resources and whether there has been retaliation against whistleblowers,” he continued. (Related article: “It should be scary for everyone”: Gabbard calls Harris “unfit,” warns “deep state” will remain if Harris runs)

Here's what Comer's letter calls for:

• All documents and communications related to employment actions taken against or investigations initiated against TSA personnel in connection with the Federal Air Marshal's Wife's Special Missions reporting and “Quiet Skies” revelations regarding the listing and surveillance of Ms. Gabbard.
• All documents and correspondence relating to or relating to Tulsi Gabbard.
• All documentation and correspondence relating to the implementation of the Quiet Skies program.
• All documents and communications containing DHS or TSA policies regarding the handling of information determined to be “sensitive security information,” including, but not limited to, any restrictions imposed on the ability of legislative branches to access such information upon request.
• The identities of all individuals or officials who have initiated or been involved in the investigation identified in relation to Request No. 1.

Read the letter here:

(Get Callers Daily) — … by Henry Rogers

“It is disturbing that the TSA is wasting resources to monitor Ms. Gabbard, an airport security officer's wife and a prominent American figure, at a time when the threat of terrorist attacks on the United States is high. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray said the terrorist threat to the U.S. homeland is “elevated.”[n] “Since Oct. 7, it's been on a whole other level,” Comer added.

Comer also requested that the matter be reported to the committee's staff by August 30, 2024. He also requested that documents and correspondence be provided to the committee by September 6, 2024.