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In 2020, the democratic member of the Diet, a democratic lawyer at the time, revealed Edward, the contractor of the National Security Bureau, who revealed the existence of a large -volume collection of American telephone records by NSA before escaping to Russia in 2013. Introduced a law that demands all accusations to Snowden from the federal government. 。
On Thursday, she refused under the permanent interrogation by the Republican Party of the Senate Intelligence Committee and a Democratic member of the Democratic Party, and said that she believed that she was now betrayed.
During the nomination hearing of President Donald Trump’s Director of the State Information Bureau, Gavard’s repetition cute people may have further exposed the nomination that seemed to be at the edge of the knife.
“When he robbed the United States, released it in public, and then ran to China and became a Russian citizen, was he a traitor? I asked on a long question line explaining the wide sense of the intellectual community.
“I’m focusing on the future and how to prevent this from happening again,” Gabard said. She tried to lay out reforms to prevent future leaks on the scale of Snoden, such as “confirm that everyone in the workforce knows a legal internal advertising channel that can be used.”
At another moment, she gave almost the same answer. She said, “Edward Snoden has broken the law,” suggesting that his behavior is still worthwhile. However, she “I have released information that reveals malicious, illegal and illegal programs that have led to serious reforms in our government, even when he broke the law.”
Gavado refused to give it calm and sturdy, even when he was pressed many times for the answer of Jesus or No, a suspiciously angry Democratic Senator Michael Bennett.
Gabard’s views on monitoring and Snowden had already hindered the Republican members in the committee.
Rankford warns the reporter in the latter half of Thursday that he was “a little surprised,” and raised “many questions.”
“I thought it would be a simple softball question,” said Oklahoma Republican members.
Rankford pushed out if there was a problem with her confirmation and said, “I think there have been many questions since then.”
GOP Senator Susan Collins said he was considered a potentially wobbly voting and had not yet decided whether she would support Gabard right after the hearing.
The Republican Republican member told the reporters on Thursday that she was “happy” in her Gabbard answer to her question, and that Gabard did not recommend Snoden’s pardon.
Gabbard has a clear face she went to her, as she suggested a very important role, because her views on monitoring would be highly likely to be achieved by success or failure at the committee level. It was also pressed by Senator Mark Warner, Vice Chairman of the Democratic Party. The view of the foreign information monitoring section section 702.
The law is regarded as an important monitoring tool to protect the United States from terrorism by most members of the committee, but as a Democratic member of the Congress, Gavado has sought to abolish its wholesale. At a closed meeting with Senator, she has been supporting her for several weeks.
Gabard said that since her era in Congress, where she led her to support the law, she has been lawy. Warner pushed her: “Which reform?”
“There are many reforms,” she said. Warner pointed out that after the reform was already passed to the law, she told Podcaster Joe Rogan that reform had worsened the law.
At one point, the Republican Senator John Comin seemed to be publicly quizing her about the basic understanding of section 702. Prior to her confirmation, several sources are familiar with the door conference with the lawmakers, and some of the Senior members say that she is another part of section 702 and FISA, another part of the title I. He said he seemed to be fused. Whether she understood one of the most important monitoring authorities in the government.
“What is needed to get the judge to get a warrant to establish an estimated cause?” Cornynly has a warrant to search for American information 702. I asked for the discussion on whether or not it was necessary.
“That’s not what I say,” Gabard said.
“What are you knowing? What are the elements of the possible cause, is it a practical and executable solution?”
In the preparatory statement, Gabbard specifically stated that FISA’s title I was used to investigate the page.
Gabard was also questioned and defended for some more sensational claims to her. This includes critics claiming that it has adopted Russian advertising status more publicly than US views. She tried to pursue a criticism that a 2017 meeting in 2017, which had a controversy with Syria’s President Bashal Al Assad, had questioned her judgment.
In a significant facialist statement of a candidate leading the US Intelligence Community, Gabard aimed at “political opposition” and “Senator of the Democratic Party.” Hair Crishna movement and her as “dolls” such as Trump and Russia.
“The fact is that my political opponents are really unstable. I refuse to become their dolls,” Gabard said.
“I want to warn the Americans looking at home: You may hear the lies and coats to challenge my loyalty and love for our country,” she said. “They used the same tactics for President Trump and failed. The Americans had a decisive victory and change to President Trump.”
At one point, she asked a Republican Senator Jerry Moran about whether Russia asked if he would get a pass in any of your minds and hearts, or the recommendation of your policy. Ta. ”
Warner imposes a statement that Russia has accused the Ukrainian invasion in Ukraine in 2022 as a NATO, saying that “Asado was a unanimous evaluation of the administration’s DOD, the Ministry of State, and IC. He refused to use chemical weapons in Syria. ”
“It led to the question of whether allies can develop the trust we need to share the most sensitive intelligence with us,” Warner said. “Don’t make a mistake about it. If they stop sharing their intelligence, the United States will be less secure.”
Warner questioned whether Gabard has a qualification to meet the standards set by the law.
Gabard has obtained the approval of Senator Tom Cotton, Chairman of the Committee. Senator Tom Cotton pointed out her military service and emphasized that the five FBI background checks were “clean”.
This story has been updated in an additional report.
CNN’s Ted Barrett and Morgan Rimmer have contributed to this report.
