In a tense Senate exchange, Tulsi Gabbard was grilled by a senator on whether she considered Edward Snowden a traitor for leaking classified information. Despite multiple attempts to get a clear answer, Gabbard stood her ground, offering a passionate defense of Snowden's actions. The heated back-and-forth underscored the ongoing debate over government transparency and whistleblowers.
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00:00Was Edward Snowden a traitor to the United States of America?
00:04Senator, I will also repeat my answer. He broke the law.
00:09You said earlier that you were offended by a question that my colleague from Kansas asked,
00:14which I think was his duty as somebody on this committee to fulfill his responsibility to advise and consent.
00:23We are not here to be a rubber stamp for the President of the United States.
00:27So let me ask you again, do you believe, as the chairman of this committee believes,
00:33as the vast majority of members of our intelligence agencies believe,
00:38that Edward Snowden was a traitor to the United States of America?
00:42Senator, if confirmed as Director of National Intelligence, I will work with you to make sure that there is not another Snowden-like leak.
00:51It's not a moment to propagate theories, conspiracy theories, or attacks on journalism in the United States.
01:01This is when you need to answer the questions of the people whose votes you're asking for
01:07to be confirmed as the Chief Intelligence Officer of this nation.
01:16As my colleague said, this is not about you. It's about the people that serve the intelligence agencies of the United States.
01:26Is Edward Snowden a traitor to the United States of America?
01:32That is not a hard question to answer when the stakes are this high.
01:39Senator, if your answer is yes or no, is Edward Snowden a traitor to the United States of America?
01:48As someone who has worn our uniform in combat, I understand how critical our national security is.
01:57Apparently you don't. Apparently you don't.
01:59Let me ask you, I've worked very hard to put your own words here in front of the committee.
02:05Not, you know, fake news, not conspiracy theories on the Internet, but the actual things that you have said.
02:13On February 23rd, 2022, at the very moment that Russian tanks were rolling across the peaceful border of Ukraine for the first time,
02:26you tweeted at 1130 p.m. your time.
02:30This war and suffering could have easily been avoided if Biden administration slash NATO
02:37had simply acknowledged Russia's legitimate, legitimate security concerns regarding Ukraine's becoming a member of NATO.
02:46Did you say that yes or no?
02:48I believe you're reading my tweet, Senator.
02:50Yes is the answer.
02:51A few months later, you said on your podcast, and I quoted it, quote,
02:57but this regime change war against Russia that the U.S. and NATO are waging via their proxy in Ukraine didn't begin when Putin invaded Ukraine.
03:09They had their eyes set on this objective long before that.
03:13Did you say that yes or no?
03:15I believe you're reading my tweet.
03:18The answer is yes.
03:19You're quoting a podcast that provided a conversation with the chairman about whether I'm taking anything out of context.
03:25I don't think I am.
03:27And your answer is yes.
03:29Are you aware that your comments about proxy wars and Russia's legitimate, legitimate security concerns to, quote,
03:39your own words are in alignment with what the Russians have said to justify their invasion of Ukraine?
03:51Yes or no?
03:52Senator, I don't pay attention to Russian propaganda.
03:55My goal is to speak the truth, regardless of whether you like it or not.
04:01That's fine.
04:02You said you are used to speaking truth to power.
04:04I'm shocked to hear you now say that, you know, you are you are agreeing.
04:11I'm not shocked because I know you said it.
04:13You are agreeing that you basically said that Putin was justified in rolling over the peaceful border of Ukraine the first time since World War Two, that a free nation had been invaded by a totalitarian state.
04:29And you were there at 1130 p.m. that night to say that you were with them, not us.
04:36And let me tell you something.
04:37You say you don't know because you don't read Russian propaganda.
04:40Russian state TV then aired your comments.
04:44Did you know that?
04:45Senator, I think you should also quote the statement that I made criticizing Putin for his invasion.
04:53What I would say, what I would say, Mr. Chairman, with the last, it's up to all of us.
04:57We're the Senate.
04:59We get to decide whether we're going to confirm this nominee.
05:02Obviously, we didn't select this nominee.
05:04But can't we do better than somebody who doesn't believe in 702?
05:09Can't we believe that somebody who can't answer whether Snowden was a traitor five times today who made excuses for Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine the first time that I'm aware of any American official has done that?
05:29I'm questioning her judgment.
05:31That's the issue that's at stake here.
05:34And as you said, and I totally agree, this is about our intelligence officers and you cannot answer.
05:41Most of what we do here is in secret.
05:44This is one of the very few opportunities that you will ever have to have a conversation with this panel in public.
05:52And the record is going to be very clear about the position you took with regard to Edward Snowden.
05:58And the record is going to be very clear.
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