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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.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Gabbard’s past support for Edward Snowden

Yeah, Republicans WOULD be upset about her only correct stance, even if it's a past one 🤦

[–] [email protected] -2 points 25 minutes ago

face it man, Snowden is a Russian asset at this point.

he didn't start out that way be given the options of tea, window, or sabotage he chose sabotage.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

i love that he won't even be in office for a couple more months and they're already eating each other

[–] [email protected] 29 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

I really hope the infighting completely paralyzes them or at least slows down the fascism

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

My thoughts too. I prefer non functional over fascist functional.

Though it looks like people around him this time are expecting to be able to manipulate him and to have a real power.

Another concern is that he likely replace Thomas and Alito with younger ones, basically cementing this corrupted makeup.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I could see Alito retiring for party over country but Thomas is too self-serving, he'd have to die to give up the free money position.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

He better book his rooms on the ground floor for the next 4 years then, or else a certain somebody might try his overlord's favorite trick.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 minutes ago

Nah Trump doesn't care about the long-term that way. So long as he votes for Trump's side in every case.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

They had all three branches for two years under Trump starting in 2016 and only got the tax cuts passed, and otherwise dicked around.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

ACA repeal was only after a surprise vote by John McCain. Before that it was assumed to go through. I'm not so sure it won't be replaced this Congress with "concepts of a plan"

[–] [email protected] 30 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

The Senate receiving every bit of intelligence on a nominee from every government organization should be a requirement. If there's a national security issue with disclosure to the general assembly, that information should still go to the committees/Senators that have those clearances, like the Intelligence Committee.

[–] incogtino 10 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

"Although FBI file reviews are standard for presidential cabinet candidates..."

I don't disagree with you, but this is a non-story. The committee asks for and receives this information as a matter of course

[–] [email protected] 10 points 12 hours ago

Apart from the fact that the transition team hasn’t signed the required paperwork to actually kick that off, sure.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 15 hours ago

The call is coming from inside the house..

[–] [email protected] 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

So supporting Snowden is a bad thing now?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 12 hours ago

To government bootlickers, always has been.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 15 hours ago

Marco Rubio is on the Intelligence Committee, yeah?

Dude wants to be Sect. Of State so damn bad he's throwing all those Alphabets directly under a speeding Lada.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 14 hours ago

Quit being concerned quietly in private and freak the fuck out loudly like the rest of us, you fuckheads! Why do you keep choosing the most shit-filled route and then saying that the amount of shit you have to wade through gives you pause.