Who is Chris Butler, Tulsi Gabbard’s ‘spiritual guru’ who helped shape her decisions as a politician?

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A year-long investigation by the Washington Post has uncovered 25,000 documents that uncover Tulsi Gabbard’s close ties to controversial spiritual guru Chris Butler. The probe shows that the leader of Science of Identity Foundation (SIF), which is referred to as a cult by many, exerted pressure on the outgoing Director of National Intelligence by sending mails on what policies she should support when she was in Congress, as well as how she should present herself to the media

Ahead of Tulsi Gabbard’s departure from the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) office, a huge revelation has been made, sending shockwaves through social media, and could spell trouble for the Trump administration.

A Washington Post report reveals Gabbard’s ties to spiritual leader Chris Butler, the founder of a breakaway Hare Krishna movement that some former members have described as a cult. While it was known that the leader in the Trump administration had ties to Butler, the report outlines just how much influence the spiritual leader had on Gabbard.

As this story gains traction online — The Atlantic’s Shane Harris has called it “extraordinary new reporting” — we take a closer look at who Chris Butler is and how he directed Gabbard throughout her career.

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