Republican Senator Susan Collins, the Senate Collins, announced on Monday that it will support Tarci Gavadd, the candidate for President Donald Trump’s Director of the National Information Bureau (DNI).
“After a wide range of her nomination, I support TULSI GABBARD to be the director of the national information,” she stated in a statement. “As one of the main authors of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Law, which established this adjustment position, I understand the important role that DNI plays in the Intelligence Community.”
New: Susan Collins supports Tarushi Gabard. A huge sign that the possibility of DNI confirmation of GABBARD is on the correct track pic.twitter.com/sjpfin2lif
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Senator Collins pointed out that she shared her agreement with Gabard.
“However, the office of the Director of the National Information Bureau is much larger than designed, and Gabard shares my vision to return the institution to the intended size,” said Collins. Ta.
“In response to my questions in my office and my questions in public hearing, Gavado is about her views on Edward Snoden, through her explanation at a closed hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. I worked with Gabard to strengthen the national security.
Senator Collins will serve as a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and vote to secure the confirmation of Gabard. She voted against Pete Hegousz, Secretary of Defense in Trump, and was regarded as a Gabard swing voting.
Senator has previously expressed Concern About the gabard position about the section 702 of the foreign Intelligence (FISA) law that she had previously opposed.
Gavado was also pushed by her Previous statement She called the whistleblower “brave” and refused to call Edward Snoden, the National Security Bureau (NSA) contractor during the hearing.
“After a wide range of study, I attended a conversation and hearing with her in my office, then asked her questions, listened to her in a closed session, and decided to vote.
Susumer Susan Collins said that she was “satisfied” in Snowden’s Gabard’s answer, and she described her in detail in a closed session that disliked him to call him a traitor. pic.twitter.com/8tDrvhpasq
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“She is working on strengthening our national security,” she added. Collins said she was “satisfied,” she said in the Gabard’s answer to Snowden.
According to CNN, James Rankford, a member of the Oklahoma Republican Republican, also said he would vote for Gabard.
Rankford worked for the committee and asked Gabard about Snowden at a confirmation hearing.
GOP Senator James Rankford spoke to her on the weekend, saying that he was Jesus in Tarushi Gabard. Susan Collins still supported her, so I was able to get to the Senator Todd Young to see if she had a vote to be approved by the Senate Intel tomorrow.
-Manuraju (@mkraju) February 3, 2025
Assuming that all the Democratic members of the committee vote in opposition to her nomination, Gabard needs to vote for all Republican Party. As in publishing, Todd Young, a Senator, Senator, is the only Republican member of the committee who does not promise to vote for her.