{"id":2387640,"date":"2025-01-07T20:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T01:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-throw-a-big-wrench-in-tulsi-gabbards-confirmation-hearing\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T20:57:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T01:57:59","slug":"senate-democrats-throw-a-big-wrench-in-tulsi-gabbards-confirmation-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-throw-a-big-wrench-in-tulsi-gabbards-confirmation-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Democrats Throw a Big Wrench in Tulsi Gabbard&#8217;s Confirmation Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-democrats-throw-a-big-wrench-in-tulsi-gabbards-confirmation-hearing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2387640&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senate Democrats \u2063are reportedly delaying the confirmation hearing \u2063for Tulsi Gabbard,Donald Trump&#8217;s nominee for Director of\u2064 National\u200b intelligence,due to procedural requirements. Democratic Senator mark Warner of virginia highlighted that\u2064 the \u2064committee \u200chas not yet received Gabbard&#8217;s FBI background check, ethics disclosure, or other necessary documentation, which must be submitted a week prior to the hearing. Although a source \u200bclose to Gabbard stated that she\u2064 completed her background check\u2063 and\u200c submitted preliminary documents on time, \u200dthe hearing might be postponed until \u2064late next week or later.Warner\u200b emphasized the importance \u2063of the position and \u2062raised concerns about the integrity of the intelligence community. Meanwhile, Republican senators, including Tommy Tuberville and Marsha Blackburn, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-religious-groups-begin-turning-up-heat-on-gop-to-take-action-on-marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" title=\"Pro-Trump, Religious Groups Begin Turning Up Heat On GOP To Take Action On Marjorie Taylor Greene\">expressed strong support<\/a> for Gabbard and praised her \u200cmilitary background and experience in\u200d national security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Senate Democrats are reportedly thwarting Republicans&rsquo; efforts to hold a confirmation hearing for Donald Trump&rsquo;s Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard on an expedited basis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/01\/07\/tulsi-gabbard-senate-democrats-delay-hearing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> reported, based on multiple unnamed sources, that Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is balking at the idea of holding a hearing for Gabbard early next week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Warner has pointed out that the committee has not yet received Gabbard&rsquo;s FBI background check, ethics disclosure or a pre-hearing questionnaire, a source familiar with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-once-bragged-about-allegedly-breaking-into-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"Biden once bragged about allegedly breaking into U.S. Capitol\">matter told<\/a> us. Committee rules require the background check a week in advance of a hearing,&rdquo; the news outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>However, a source working with Gabbard told Axios that she completed her background check process last week and has an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-demand-security-clearance-details-of-51-ex-officials-who-signed-hunter-biden-laptop-letter\/\" title=\"GOP Senators Want Security Clearance Info on 51 Ex-Officials Who Signed Hunter Biden Laptop Letter.\">active security clearance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Further, she submitted an initial pre-hearing questionnaire already and will have a second one in on time by a Thursday deadline, the source said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-chooses-tulsi-gabbard-huge-role-cabinet-adds-firepower-second-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gabbard <\/a>currently is a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves. The combat veteran also <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Tulsi_Gabbard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">did stints<\/a> on the Homeland Security, the Armed Services, and the Foreign Affairs Committees, while a member of Congress from 2013 to 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Axios summarized: &ldquo;[W]ithout the materials or sign off from Democrats, the hearing for one of Trump&rsquo;s most <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">vital national security officials<\/a> could be pushed to late next week &mdash; if not the week following.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump transition spokeswoman Alexa Henning told the outlet in a statement, &ldquo;After the terrorist attacks on New Year&rsquo;s Eve and New Years Day, it&rsquo;s sad to see Sen. Warner and Democrats playing politics with Americans&rsquo; safety and our national security.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After a Tuesday meeting with Gabbard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mark-warner-trump-camps-russia-contacts-could-be-coincidences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warner<\/a> told reporters, &ldquo;I had questions going in. I have questions coming out,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5072106-tulsi-gabbard-senate-intelligence-warner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is an extraordinarily important job,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;A lot of this [is] also about protecting the independence of the intelligence community and making sure we continue to have the ability to  classified information with our allies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on Senate Intelligence, tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedbarrettcnn?\">@tedbarrettcnn<\/a> that he has a &ldquo;lot of questions&rdquo; for Tulsi Gabbard, whom he was scheduled to meet with today.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is an extraordinarily important job,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I had questions going in and I had questions&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manu Raju (@mkraju) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1876759305346757079?\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama had nothing but praise for Gabbard after the two met on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m 100 percent for Tulsi. She&rsquo;s going to be great, and I look forward to her taking over in the very near future,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTuberville?\">@SenTuberville<\/a> supports Lt. Col. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TulsiGabbard?\">@TulsiGabbard<\/a> &ldquo;100 percent&rdquo; for DNI.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m 100 percent for Tulsi, she&rsquo;s going to be great and I look forward to her taking over in the very near future.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5cQrufVkLG\">pic.twitter.com\/5cQrufVkLG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alexa Henning (@alexahenning) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexahenning\/status\/1876746078038491426?\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sen-marsha-blackburn-makes-big-move-get-epstein-flight-logs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marsha Blackburn<\/a> of Tennessee was equally supportive following a meeting with the DNI nominee.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Tulsi Gabbard] proudly served her country as a lieutenant colonel with more than 20 years in the U.S. Army Reserves. She has firsthand knowledge of the critical role the intelligence community plays in national security,&rdquo; Blackburn posted on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I enjoyed meeting with our next Director of National Intelligence today.<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TulsiGabbard?\">@TulsiGabbard<\/a> proudly served her country as a lieutenant colonel with more than 20 years in the U.S. Army Reserves. She has firsthand knowledge of the critical role the intelligence community plays in&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NIrHOOMDCp\">pic.twitter.com\/NIrHOOMDCp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1876725009202151750?\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The DNI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/index.php\/what-we-do\/members-of-the-ic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oversees&nbsp;<\/a>18 organizations that make up the U.S. intelligence community, including the CIA and various Department of Defense components.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to Axios, Democratic Senator Mark Warner from Virginia, who is the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is hesitant about holding the hearing next week. A source indicated that Warner noted the committee has not yet received Gabbard&#8217;s FBI background check or other required documents. However, a representative for Gabbard stated she completed her background check last week and has an active security clearance. Despite this, without necessary materials from Democrats, the hearing could be delayed until late next week or later. Following a meeting with Gabbard, Warner expressed he still had many questions regarding her nomination. In contrast, Republican Senators Tommy Tuberville and Marsha Blackburn voiced strong support for Gabbard after their meetings with her<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2387641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tulsi-Gabbard.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45014,48099,32603,33619,37690],"class_list":["post-2387640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-confirmation-hearing","tag-congressional-proceedings","tag-political-news","tag-senate-democrats","tag-tulsi-gabbard"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tulsi-Gabbard.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2387640"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2387644,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387640\/revisions\/2387644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2387641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2387640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2387640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2387640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}