Senators grill Tulsi Gabbard over Edward Snowden stance: 'I'm making myself very clear'

Tulsi Gabbard was grilled by several senators during her Thursday confirmation hearing regarding her stance on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Gabbard, who was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as director of national intelligence, previously called for a pardon of Snowden, who leaked thousands of pages of classified government documents in 2013. Snowden's leaks revealed extensive surveillance measures the United States government implemented on its citizens without their knowledge or consent.

Given Gabbard's previous comments praising Snowden, multiple senators pressed her.

"I'm making myself very clear," Gabbard said when asked if Snowden was a traitor to the country. "Edward Snowden broke the law. He released information about the United States government's illegal activities."

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