DNI Tulsi Gabbard's Secret Assad Meeting and Russian Ties Alarm Intelligence Allies

| Importance: 9/10 | Status: confirmed

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, confirmed by a narrow 52-48 Senate vote, faces intense scrutiny over her 2017 secret meeting with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and consistent pro-Russia positioning. Her minimal intelligence experience and controversial past have raised significant concerns among intelligence allies about potential security risks.

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tulsi-gabbard bashar-al-assad Russian Intelligence DNI intelligence-allies senate-republicans

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tulsi-gabbard assad russia dni intelligence-community foreign-influence security-risk syria senate-confirmation

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