Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul pushed back on Fox Business host Larry Kudlow during his show on Thursday, saying that the whistleblower was “faithful to the Constitution.”
Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday for her confirmation hearing, where some senators focused on her previous remarks about Snowden. On “Kudlow,” the Fox Business host told Paul that he “never understood” why Gabbard wanted to pardon Snowden, prompting the senator’s initial pushback.
Paul said that Snowden “may be the greatest whistleblower in all of our history,” highlighting how the whistleblower revealed an “invasion and violation” of Americans’ Fourth Amendment rights. (RELATED: Tulsi Gabbard Was Victimized By The Intel Community — Now She’s Trying To Oversee It)
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