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Democratic lawmakers worry Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard Attend Recently executed search warrants by the FBI The head of the Fulton County Elections Office – although her role is not typically involved in such investigations.
As intelligence director, Gabbard’s duties typically focus on overseeing the nation’s 18 spy agencies, such as the CIA and the National Security Agency, and then making recommendations on national security matters.
But Gabbard appeared a bit cautious on Wednesday during the raid, wearing a plain black jacket and baseball cap.
“I think a lot of the American public is pretty shocked and asking questions yesterday after the director of national intelligence was strangely found personally lurking in an FBI evidence truck in Fulton County, Georgia,” said Sen. Jon Osoff. Thursday during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.
Ossoff urges colleagues on both sides of the aisle to figure out whether Gabbard went ‘way beyond the norm’ [her] Lane. “
On social media, Colorado Rep. Jason Crow criticizes Gabbard She “spent her time attacking the Fulton County, Georgia, election center to satisfy Donald Trump’s delusions” rather than keeping the United States “safe from foreign adversaries.”
Gabbard is a former Democratic congressman and a recent ally of President Donald Trump. Despite supporting Biden in 2020, she steadfastly agreed to assist Trump in investigating the presidential election to prove false claims of fraud as a Cabinet member.
Over the years, Trump falsely claims he won 2020 election and promote conspiracy theories that ignore established facts established by independent investigations and decisions of judges and lawmakers.
Since returning to power, he has sought to use his authority to rewrite history, and it appears Gabbard plays a central role in carrying out this mission, It seems she is trying to win a place in government.
“If you look at the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which created the position of the director of national intelligence … the director of national intelligence has no operational function, not in the intelligence context and certainly not in the domestic law enforcement context,” McCabe said on CNN.
virginia senator Mark Werner also questioned Gabbard’s presence, noting that she was not involved in foreign events such as the recent arrest of the former Venezuelan leader.
In response to a question about Gabbard’s appearance, Olivia Coleman, press secretary for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, said Gabbard “recognizes that election security is critical to the integrity of our republic and our national security.”
Coleman said Gabbard plays a “crucial role” in identifying “vulnerabilities” in critical infrastructure like voting systems.
An official from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence mentioned american statue The bill authorizes the director to supervise a national counterintelligence officer whose mission is, among other things, to address “risks posed by foreign powers to election infrastructure.”
However, the statute specifically refers to risks “posed by foreign powers” rather than domestic risks.
A U.S. official familiar with the execution of the search warrant in Fulton County said it authorized agents to seek physical ballots, voter rolls, ballot images and tabulation tapes from that year. This is reportedly part of a larger investigation into whether election records were destroyed or fraudulent votes were submitted.