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The Senate Intelligence Committee has scheduled a confirmation hearing for Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence on Thursday, January 30th.
The former Democratic presidential candidate turned Republican remains one of President Trump’s most uncertain nominations.
“At least two Republican members of the Intelligence Committee remain on the fence, raising the prospect that she could be at risk of not even advancing out of the panel,” POLITICO reports.
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The Hill reports:
The Jan. 30 hearing comes after Democrats resisted the scheduling of an earlier hearing, saying they still didn’t have the full slate of background checks, ethics disclosures and paperwork on a candidate whose overall qualifications have sparked their concern.
If confirmed, Gabbard, a former Democratic lawmaker, would lead the agency responsible for overseeing all 18 U.S. intelligence agencies.
Gabbard is one of President Trump’s most contentious nominees, with lawmakers pointing to her lack of experience in the intelligence field, and perhaps more significantly, her relationships with U.S. adversaries.
She met in 2017 with Syria leader Bashar Assad, who was recently overthrown. The meeting came after allegations Assad used chemical weapons against his own people…
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