R-MO, Senator Eric Schmidt. Asked if Edward Snowden was a US traitor and whether he defended Trump to be a director of the state Intelligence.
She was asked directly to see if he was regarded as a traitor, and said to Kristen Welker, “Meet The PresS” moderator, “If he is prosecuted, he will be trial if he returns to the United States. It is ridiculous to use these terms to disqualify people.
His remarks are a “brave internal accused”, supporting Snoden, with concern that the Senator on both sides of the aisle will be the next DNI this week, a member of the Representative of Tursus Gaba and Trump will be the next DNI. I came after raising concerns that I was.
In a hearing hearing on Thursday, Gavard did not directly answer questions about whether she had seen Snoden as a traitor when she was burned by a Senator about his past comments on him.
Snowden worked as a contractor at the National Security Bureau and leaked a highly classified document on global monitoring programs in 2013. He has escaped and has been living in Russia for over 10 years.
Schmidt praised Gabard on Sunday and said he would vote in favor of her confirmation.
“I think she is very qualified. Nobody is disagreement,” he said. Freedom of Citizens -Protects the freedom of US citizens and our national security. “