Republican senators have privately discussed their interest in viewing Gabbard’s FBI file… This is done for each Cabinet nominee, but the implication is that the documents could reveal previously unknown information about Gabbard, including possible foreign contacts, Punchbowl News reports.

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Republicans lash out at Democrats' claims that Trump intelligence pick Gabbard is 'compromised'

Republican lawmakers are pushing back against criticism from some Democrats that President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead U.S. intelligence services is “compromised” by her comments supportive of Russia and a

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Republicans push back against Democrats' Gabbard criticism

On “State of the Union,” CNN’s Dana Bash talks to Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) about President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence.

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GOP Sen. Mullin: ‘Outright dangerous’ for Dem senator to call Trump’s intel chief pick ‘compromised’

Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's pick to lead U.S. intelligence services, is "compromised" by her comments supportive of Russia and secret meetings, as a congresswoman, with Syria's president, a close ally of the Kremlin and Iran.

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As President-elect Donald Trump solidifies his Cabinet with nominations that will need to be confirmed by the Senate when he takes office in mid-January, his pick for director of national intelligence is giving one GOP senator pause. Trump selected former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for the high-level intelligence position, a move that has been slammed by some including former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, who sees her as a de…

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Lankford concerned over Gabbard’s Assad meeting: ‘We’ll have lots of questions’ - Washington Examiner

Multiple Democratic and Republican senators on Nov. 24 signaled they will grill President-elect Donald Trump’s choices to lead the U.S. intelligence community and the Pentagon.
Earlier this month, Trump nominated former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to become his director of national intelligence (DNI) and Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be his secretary of defense. Both positions require confirmation by the Senate.
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), …

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Senators Signal Trump Nominees Gabbard, Hegseth Will Face Grilling in Congress

Now that scandal-plagued ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has stepped aside as Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, Republicans are sending out signals that his other cabinet nominees will be receiving increased scrutiny after the "botched" selection.In a report from the Wall Street Journal, there is evidence that GOP lawmakers –– particularly those in the Senate who will have a vote on key cabinet positions –– are moving on to equally proble…

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Trump warned by GOP senator that Tulsi Gabbard faces a hard road to confirmation

Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's pick to lead U.S. intelligence services, is “compromised” by her comments supportive of Russia and secret meetings, as a congresswoman, with Syria’s president, a close ally of the Kremlin and Iran.Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat and veteran of combat missions in Iraq, said she had concerns about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's choice t…

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Punchbowl News: "Republican senators have privately discussed their interest in viewing Gabbard’s FBI file... This is done for each Cabinet nominee, but the implication is that the documents could reveal previously unknown information about Gabbard, including possible foreign contacts."

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GOP Senators Want to See Tulsi Gabbard’s FBI File

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), who President-elect Donald Trump has nominated to be the next Director of National Intelligence, is poised for an uphill confirmation battle – particularly in the Senate Intelligence Committee.The Daily Beast is reporting that the former Hawaii congresswoman's foreign policy stances have ruffled the feathers of several committee members, particularly in regard to Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime. Se…

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'Do we advise the president to look elsewhere?' GOP senators uneasy about Tulsi Gabbard

Confirmation hearings for all of Trump's Cabinet nominees are expected to begin once the 119th Congress is sworn in on January 3, 2025.

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