Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, faces grilling at confirmation hearing Chairman Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., right, questions former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's nominee to be the Director of National Intelligence, as Vice Chair Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., center, listens during the Senate Intelligence Committee for Gabbard's confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., questions former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearings for her confirmation at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., questions former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearings for her confirmation at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, right, is greeted by friends after her appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, arrives to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, arrives to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, arrives to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., questions Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, on a social media post advocating the pardoning of Edward Snowden as she appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's nominee to be the Director of National Intelligence, left, is greeted by Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., as she appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
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Chairman Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., right, questions former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's nominee to be the Director of National Intelligence, as Vice Chair Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., center, listens during the Senate Intelligence Committee for Gabbard's confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)