Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, said cuts and firings inside the nation’s intelligence agencies were “dismantling trust in institutions that took generations to build.”
Senator Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, during a television interview at the Capitol earlier this year. Mr. Warner on Thursday accused the Trump administration of politicizing the nation’s intelligence agencies.
Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, and President Trump ordered the removal of security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials earlier this year.
On national security, spending and oversight, the president continues to undercut the legislative branch, and Republicans in charge have done little to stop him.
Democrats on the House China committee said the office of Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, was “stripping away the guardrails that protect our nation from foreign influence.”
Senator Mark Warner’s visit was classified and not intended to be publicized. It was to include a meeting with the head of the agency and a briefing on the agency’s use of artificial intelligence.
Laura Loomer has questioned the loyalty of various intelligence officers, and helped oust the National Security Agency’s director, deputy director and general counsel.
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