Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) revealed that she would be voting to confirm Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), noting that the office has “become far larger than it was designed to be.”
“After extensive consideration of her nomination, I will support Tulsi Gabbard to be the Director of National Intelligence,” Collins said in a statement. “As one of the principal authors of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 that established this coordinating position, I understand the critical role the DNI plays in the Intelligence Community.”
Collins added that Gabbard shared her “vision of returning the agency to its intended size.”
“The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, however, has become far larger than it was designed to be, and Ms. Gabbard shares my vision of…
