An alignment between Russia and Tulsi Gabbard is worrying some Senate Intelligence Committee members.

Summary

Republican senators are privately pushing to review Tulsi Gabbard’s FBI file amid concerns about her alignment with Russian interests following her nomination as Trump’s director of national intelligence.

Gabbard’s past support for Edward Snowden, who leaked U.S. state secrets, has drawn particular scrutiny, as has her history of echoing Russian talking points on Ukraine and Syria.

While GOP senators are publicly deferring to Trump’s pick, some, including Sens. Mike Rounds and Susan Collins, emphasize the importance of full background checks and hearings to address potential security risks.

  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
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    20 days ago

    No, I think the NSA are still embarrassed.

    even after 11 years? most credit card debt is forgotten after 7…

    How many relevant strategic secrets do you think Snowden has after 11 years out of the game. Remember all his documents were passed to journalists. He retained none.

    not secrets. he has valuable information on how the US reacts. Strategies change, but at the core their goals and how they plan on achieving them usually doesn’t change that often.

    imagine if you were fighting someone. you don’t try to predict when/where they are going to punch. you try to predict what they will target. if you can understand who you’re fighting, you have a better chance at winning.

    • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
      1·
      20 days ago

      even after 11 years?

      Yep. Is Snowden allowed back into the US? No? Then he is still an embarrassment.

      he has valuable information on how the US reacts

      Nothing that he wouldn’t have already given up 11 years ago. He can’t provide anything new.