Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, faces tough questions from senators on Russia, Syria and Edward Snowden.
Trump's pick to head U.S. intelligence has broken with its assessments several times since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Ahead of a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Thursday, the fate of Gabbard’s nomination rests in the hands of a small handful of undecided GOP senators: Maine’s Susan Collins, Indiana’s Todd Young, Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell and Utah’s John Curtis.
Warner added, “I continue to have significant concerns about your judgment and your qualifications to meet the standard set by the law.”
Among the topics that came up: her stance on an electronic surveillance program, her push to drop charges against Edward Snowden and her 2017 meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Her comments about the Russia-Ukraine war have also led to rebukes ... right? I served with Tulsi Gabbard. We were on the Armed Services Committee together. She didn't spend a lot of time showing ...
The next year, when Russia invaded Ukraine ... “Who’s really calling the shots when it comes to what Tulsi Gabbard believes?” Gabbard at the Trump campaign rally at Madison Square Garden ...
Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick to ... dictator Bashar Assad and for statements expressing sympathy with Russia and its invasion of Ukraine. Also at issue, Gabbard’s support ...
Kash Patel, former Trump aide and vocal critic of investigations into the former president, testified at his Senate confirmation hearing for FBI director.
Gabbard, a former congresswoman and an Army Reserve officer, faced challenging questions from senators on both sides of the aisle during her confirmation hearing to become director of national intelligence.
Former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trumps nominee for director of national intelligence, faced bipartisan scrutiny during her Senate confirmation hearing. Lawmakers challenged her past defense