Ahead of her U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard is facing renewed scrutiny over an unannounced trip to Syria where she met with the now-deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad twice. Gabbard is President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee 18 intelligence agencies—including the FBI and CIA—with a $100 billion spy budget.
WSJ explores what the documents—and the meeting they reveal—say about Gabbard’s approach to U.S. intelligence and foreign threats.
Chapters:
0:00 Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence
0:51 Gabbard’s Syria trip
3:04 Gabbard’s reaction to visit
4:19 Gabbard’s views on Syria and legislation
6:40 DNI role
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