The Senate Intelligence Committee voted 9-8 to advance the nomination of former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be director of national intelligence, despite concerns raised about her past comments sympathetic to Russia and a meeting with Syria's now-deposed leader. While Gabbard received no Democratic support, she secured the backing of several key Republican senators after a weekend pressure campaign spearheaded by Trump supporters, including Elon Musk.
Given the sensitive nature of the work it does, the Intelligence Committee regularly meets privately, and Tuesday’s vote on Gabbard was held during such a sessiondirector of national intelligence cleared a key Senate committee Tuesday despite concerns raised about her past comments sympathetic to Russia and a meeting with Syria’s now-deposed leader.
Gabbard's past praise of Snowden drew particularly harsh questions during the nomination hearing. The former National Security Agency contractor fled to Russia after he was charged with revealing classified information about surveillance programs. Gabbard defended her meeting with Assad, saying she used the opportunity to press the Syrian leader on his human rights record.
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