Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden defended former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii), President Trump’s nominee to be director of national intelligence, following a fiery ...

Former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s choice to be director of national intelligence, faced harsh criticism of her past defense of former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and ...

In 2020, then-Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard introduced legislation calling on the federal government to drop all charges against Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor ...

In a back-and-forth Thursday that at times grew heated, lawmakers from both parties raised concerns about her statements supportive of Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor who ...

"Edward Snowden broke the law," she said.Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., repeatedly pressed Gabbard on whether she believed Snowden is a traitor. "Yes or no, is Edward Snowden a traitor to the ...

Gabbard, trying to reassure the GOP lawmakers while accounting for her previous progressive positions, struck a more critical tone on Snowden despite having held him up as a crusading whistleblower.

But it was her statements about Edward Snowden, the prolific leaker of national secrets, that generated the most colorful moments of her three hours of public testimony. Senators from both sides ...

"I asked him tough questions about his own regime's actions," Gabbard said.In a back-and-forth that at times grew heated, lawmakers from both parties raised concerns about her past statements ...