Tarci Gabard, a candidate for Donald Trump’s national information director, refused to call the whistleblower Edward Snowden as a “traitor,” but a tense confirmation hearing that could sink the director’s nomination. Meanwhile, he tried to control the opposition to non -orthodox views and electronic monitoring against foreign dictators. A vast Intelligence news community of the country.
In a three -hour hearing in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Gavado, a former member of the Hawaii Army National Security Corps, partially deleted her view that Russia was provocated to the invasion of Ukraine. She told Syria’s dictators, Bashal, “I don’t have love.” He refused to talk with AL-ASSAD with HEZBOLLAH representatives while traveling to Lebanon in 2017.
Gavado, who relentlessly criticized the US Intelligence Community, who is now aiming to teach, has “lie and coating” prior to the voting of a committee who cannot afford to lose the support of a single Republican member. It is said to be a target. 。
The skeptical Senator is not appropriate to be the director of the National Intelligence Agency for questions regarding “judgment” regarding “judgment” about “legitimate security concerns in Ukraine in Ukraine in Ukraine” in Ukraine. Was stated. The support for Snoden, who had “broken the law,” refused to blame him as a “traitor” despite the intense and sometimes shouting of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday.
“The person who opposes my nomination means that I am faithful to God, my own conscience, and something other than the constitution in the United States. I don’t recognize it. “
“In fact, what my political opposition is really unstable is that I refuse to be their dolls,” she said. “I don’t love Assad, Gaddafi, or Dictator. I hate al -Qaeda. I hate having a comfortable leader in Islamic militants.”
Gavad, wearing a snow -like white pants suit and sweater, tightened the criticism of the United States Intelligency, including the past efforts to close the FISA section 702 law that allowed overseas monitoring without a warrant. We responded with an equal baritone. 。 She is now supporting the re -approval of the law.
“I don’t think your change in your mind is reliable,” said Mark Warner, the vice -chairman of the committee.
Gabbard’s hearing was a tightrope. Most of the members of the Senate Intelligence Committee must support her in the Senate to proceed to the floor poll. Many US media, including Fox News on Thursday, reported that she had no vote to win.
Her candidate was also dangerous to the media’s recent leaks. This week’s New York Times reported that the US Intelligence report had obstructed the telephone among two hizvola operatives, who said that Gaba had met “Big Guy” during the 2017 visit to Lebanon.
During the hearing, Gavado denied that he had met Hizbola operatives, saying that it was an “absurd accusation.”
These relationships with the foreign government were important concerns of members of the committee before the hearing. “Her contact (Syria) has a real concern, and she doesn’t share the same sympathy and value as the intellectual community,” he previously told the Guardian. “She is historically inappropriate.”
During the hearing, Colorado Senator Michael Bennett attacked Gabard for a tweet sent a few hours after Russia started Ukraine’s full -fledged invasion. He acknowledged Russia’s legitimate security concerns. “
She did not explain those remarks, but she showed that her heart had changed. Her frankly asked who blamed the war between Russia and Ukraine, she said: “Putin has begun to invade Ukraine.”
However, the strongest question was that she broke our law while she was working as a contractor at the National Security Bureau, shooting a top secret intelligence document and later leaking to the media including the Guardian. Considering her past support for the acknowledged Snowden.
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“Is Edward Snowden a traitor: Yes, or not?” Gabard asked by a Senator of successive Democrats, including Bennett.
“Snowden has broken the law,” Gabard said. “He has released information about the United States … I have more immediate measures I need to prevent another snowden.”
“This is when the rubber hits the road,” Bennett argued and demanded the answer of “yes” or “no”. “This is not a moment for social media. It’s not the moment to spread the conspiracy theory … this is when you need to answer the questions of the voter you are looking for.”
These questions were foresighted that Snoden himself wrote in a tweet on Thursday. Gabard wrote that “it is necessary to deny all preliminary support to the whistleblower as a confirmation condition.”
“I recommend to her. Tell them that they have hurt the national security and the emotions of the sweet and soft staff,” he said. “In DC, it passes by for loyalty pledges.”
The committee will hold a closed session to discuss delicate issues in the latter half of Thursday, and then move to voting as soon as possible. Committee chairman Tom Cotton said.
“Obviously, I didn’t choose this candidate,” said Bennet, Gabbard’s most loud skepticismer. “But can we do better than those who don’t believe (FISA LAW) 702? Those who can’t answer whether Snoden is the 5th backcard today, and have excused Ukraine in Ukraine. Can you believe?
