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.

  • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
    1•8 hours ago

    if your motives are uncertain with regards to established procedure,

    In Snowden and Manning’s cases it is clear established procedure is inadequate. There is no uncertainty.

    If you support one vigilante, there is reasonable suspicion you’ll support another.

    Or you can (attempt to) change the system so that vigilantism is not required.

    You fuck one goat, and you’re marked as a goatfucker. Doesn’t matter how many walls and docks you build, and it doesn’t matter how sexy the goat was.

    Tulsi didn’t fuck a goat. She was arguing that no-one should be getting fucked.