100 US Ex-Security Officials Raise Alarm Over Gabbard In Letter To Senators Calling For Closed-Door Hearings

Axios reports:

Nearly 100 former national security officials signed a letter to Senate leaders raising concerns about President-elect Trump’s nomination of former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence.

Her most infamous controversy is a 2017 trip to Syria, when she met Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad. She subsequently declared that Assad — the Russia-and Iran-backed leader accused of using chemical weapons against his own civilians — was “not the enemy.”

The former officials urged Thune and Schumer to hold closed-door hearings to review “all information available to the U.S. government” regarding Gabbard. “Several of Ms. Gabbard’s past actions call into question her ability to deliver unbiased intelligence briefings to the President, Congress, and to the entire national security apparatus,” the letter stated.

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Former national security officials signed a letter to Senate leaders raising concerns about Trump’s nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence.

Several of her “past actions call into question her ability to deliver unbiased intelligence briefings.”

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— Axios (@axios.com) December 6, 2024 at 8:14 AM