Tulsi Gabbard’s Edward Snowden problem
Tulsi Gabbard refuses to call Edward Snowden a ‘traitor’ during confirmation hearing
Gabbard faces repeated questions about Edward Snowden, surveillance law in confirmation hearing to be DNI
Tulsi Gabbard defends ‘good judgment’ on Bashar al-Assad meeting, refuses to call Edward Snowden ‘traitor’ during hearing before skeptical GOPers
Aspiring spy boss Tulsi Gabbard defended most of her controversial foreign policy takes during a lively Senate hearing Thursday, including her meeting with former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and her prior doubts about the legitimacy of US intelligence on his use of chemical weapons against his own people.
Gabbard’s Hearing Turns Tense Over Snowden Questions
Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, refused to fully denounce the 2013 leaks by Edward J. Snowden, eliciting concern from both parties.
Tulsi Gabbard Refused to Back Down on Edward Snowden. It Could Tank Her Nomination.
Facing more than a dozen questions about her views on NSA leaker Edward Snowden, Tulsi Gabbard held her ground at her Senate confirmation hearing.
Here's what Sen. Mark Kelly asked Tulsi Gabbard in her high-stakes confirmation hearing
Trump's pick to head U.S. intelligence has broken with its assessments several times since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Gabbard faces criticism over Russia, Snowden in intelligence confirmation hearing
Senators questioned Gabbard about views seen as echoing Russia's justification of its war, criticism of US involvement in Syria and a 2017 meeting with Bashar al-Assad.
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Maine's senators press Tulsi Gabbard on Edward Snowden and other intelligence issues
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.
Tulsi Gabbard's support for Edward Snowden questioned by Senate intelligence panel
President Donald Trump's choice to direct U.S. intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, faces a Senate panel that is divided over its position on her nomination in a confirmation hearing on Thursday.
Gabbard’s dodges on whether she thinks Snowden is a traitor exacerbate questions about her confirmation chances
In 2020, then-Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard introduced legislation calling on the federal government to drop all charges against Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor who in 2013 revealed the existence of the bulk collection of American phone records by the NSA before fleeing to Russia.
Pressed by Both Parties, Tulsi Gabbard Refuses to Call Snowden a Traitor
Ms. Gabbard, President Trump’s pick for national intelligence director, was repeatedly asked during a confirmation hearing whether Edward Snowden’s leaks made him a traitor. Ms. Gabbard told senators only that he “broke the law.
Gabbard stands firm on Snowden, frustrating key senators
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle gave director of national intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard more than a half-dozen chances to withdraw her past support of Edward Snowden, the prolific leaker of government secrets,
Tulsi Gabbard faces questions about Russia, Syria and Snowden from senators
Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence — faces skepticism over past comments from Democrats and Republicans