Concerns Mount Over Gabbard's Nomination for Intel Director

Nearly 100 former national security officials have expressed concerns over President-elect Trump's nomination of Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, urging Senate leaders to hold closed-door hearings. The officials cite Gabbard's controversial 2017 trip to Syria and her sympathetic stance towards leaders like Assad and Putin as reasons to question her ability to provide unbiased intelligence. They also note her lack of experience for the role, which oversees 18 agencies including the CIA and FBI.