Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's nominee to serve as the director of national intelligence, answered a question about why she repeated "Russian talking points" about the U.S. supporting al-Qaeda, while opposing U.

WASHINGTON — When Tulsi Gabbard returned to Washington from a clandestine sit-down with Syria’s then-president Bashar Assad eight years ago this month, she was greeted with a flurry of criticism.

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, faced tough questioning in her Senate confirmation hearing.

Tulsi Gabbard’s past statements on Syria, Russia, Ukraine and warrantless spying have all given Republican senators pause. But for some lawmakers another issue looms just as large: Edward Snowden, the former government contractor who released reams of classified data on American surveillance programs in 2013 and then fled to Russia.

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's nominee for intelligence director, faced questions at Senate hearing about Syria, Russia and Edward Snowden.

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(): When Tulsi Gabbard returned to Washington from a clandestine sit-down with Syria’s then-president Bashar Assad eight years ago this month, she was greeted with a flurry of criticism. Lawmakers and civil society groups chastised Gabbard,

Tulsi Gabbard, former congresswoman and Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, faced intense scrutiny during her Senate confirmation hearing. Lawmakers questioned her past remarks on Russia,

Senate Intelligence members pressed Tulsi Gabbard, the nominee to be director of national intelligence, on her national security record.

Gabbard was questioned by Republicans and Democrats alike on her views of Snowden and whether she believes he was a traitor. She declined to say she believed he was a traitor, repeating that she felt he had broken the law and reiterating a point that she has made in the past, that he exposed practices that have resulted in the reform of 702.