The Trump transition team alleges that Senate Democrats are obstructing Tulsi Gabbard's confirmation as Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Republicans are pushing for Gabbard's nomination to be prioritized due to national security concerns, but a hearing has yet to be scheduled. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence states they are awaiting pre-hearing questions, ethics disclosure, and Gabbard's FBI background check. The transition team counters that all necessary paperwork has been submitted and disputes the accusations of delay.
The Trump transition team is accusing Democrats in the Senate of 'stonewalling' Tulsi Gabbard 's confirmation to the position of Director of National Intelligence . A hearing has yet to be set for President-elect Trump's DNI pick, despite Republicans pushing for Gabbard's nomination to be one of the first considered due to national security concerns. The potential delay in her hearing was first reported by Axios.
This is an extraordinarily serious job that requires maintaining the independence of the intelligence community. It also means maintaining the cooperation of our allies. We've got a lot of our intelligence from our allies on a sharing basis, and if those – that information is not kept secure, it raises huge concern. So I've got, you know, we've got a number of questions out for her. This is the beginning of a process.
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