From Wall Street Journal.

Ahead of her U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard is facing renewed scrutiny over an unannounced trip to Syria where she met with the now-deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad twice. Gabbard is President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee 18 intelligence agencies—including the FBI and CIA—with a $100 billion spy budget.

WSJ explores what the documents—and the meeting they reveal—say about Gabbard’s approach to U.S. intelligence and foreign threats.

Chapters:
0:00 Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence
0:51 Gabbard’s Syria trip
3:04 Gabbard’s reaction to visit
4:19 Gabbard’s views on Syria and legislation
6:40 DNI role

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