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Key Republican says he will support Gabbard as Trump DNI pick

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13.01.2025

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said in a Sunday interview that he will support President-elect Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii).

In the interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Lankford attributed his support for Gabbard to her reversal on FISA Section 702, which gives the U.S. the authority to conduct warrantless surveillance of non-U.S. citizens located abroad.

“Yes, I am,” Lankford said, when asked whether he is a “yes” on Gabbard, who consistently voted against reauthorizing Section 702 when she served in the House.

“And that was a very important piece for........

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