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Former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard is under intense scrutiny as she appears before the Senate for her confirmation hearing for the role of Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Senators from both parties are questioning her past comments and actions regarding Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a controversial figure linked to numerous war crimes during the Syrian civil war.
Gabbard, a Democratic representative from Hawaii until 2021, previously sparked bipartisan criticism for her 2017 meeting with Assad during a fact-finding trip to Syria. At the time, she justified the meeting as a necessary effort to pursue diplomacy and assess. . .
