Donald Trump's nominee to be director of national intelligence refused to call Edward Snowden a "traitor" under questioning by senators on Thursday.

Gabbard had her confirmation hearing on Thursday as senators questioned her on her alliances and controversies.

Director of national intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard’s views on former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden and his theft of more than a million classified documents mushroomed

Three of President Trump’s controversial Cabinet nominees faced confirmation hearings Thursday. Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. look most at risk.

In dueling confirmation hearings, Trump’s DNI pick appeared on shaky ground after refusing to condemn Edward Snowden as a “traitor,” while FBI director nominee Kash Patel won plaudits from Republicans.

Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) on Thursday questioned Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's appointee to the Director of National Intelligence, about her opinions on Russia. She told him she was "offended" by his questions.

Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's nominee to serve as the director of national intelligence, will testify Thursday morning at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The 43-year-old former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii and combat veteran would oversee the nation's 18 spy agencies.

Sens. Susan Collins and Todd Young, who both serve on the Intelligence Committee, are among the Republicans who have yet to say whether they will support Tulsi Gabbard. Only one Republican would need to oppose her to block her nomination from being reported favorably to the full Senate,

Donald Trump's choice for director of national intelligence was grilled by GOP senators at a Thursday hearing.

Meghan McCain expressed her fury over the possibility of DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard being rejected by the Senate on Friday. The post ‘If She Were a Man!’ Meghan McCain Furious GOP Might ‘Screw’ Tulsi Gabbard,

The questions raised by senators about Gabbard’s judgment and experience make her one of the more contentious of Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Given thin Republican margins in the Senate, she will need almost all GOP senators to vote yes in order to win confirmation.