By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-sen-warner-speaks-about-intelligence-oversight-after-gabbard-complaint-surfaces Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Warner blasts Trump, Gabbard involvement in FBI search on Fulton County election office Politics Updated on Feb 3, 2026 2:40 PM EST — Published on Feb 3, 2026 12:31 PM EST The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee said Tuesday that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's attendance at an FBI search of a Georgia election office is eroding longstanding barriers separating intelligence work from domestic law enforcement. Watch in our video player above. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia on Tuesday rejected Gabbard's argument that she participated in the search because President Donald Trump asked her to be there, saying she should be focused on international threats to the U.S. instead of amplifying Trump's disproven conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. READ MORE: Attorney says Gabbard is holding up a complaint about her actions, which her office denies Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. "It raises serious legal and constitutional questions and politicizes an institution that must remain neutral," Warner said at a press conference at the Capitol, speaking of the nation's intelligence service. "She has no role in executing search warrants." Gabbard defended her role at the search in a letter to lawmakers, arguing that she regularly works with the FBI and is authorized to investigate any threat to election security. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee said Tuesday that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's attendance at an FBI search of a Georgia election office is eroding longstanding barriers separating intelligence work from domestic law enforcement. Watch in our video player above. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia on Tuesday rejected Gabbard's argument that she participated in the search because President Donald Trump asked her to be there, saying she should be focused on international threats to the U.S. instead of amplifying Trump's disproven conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. READ MORE: Attorney says Gabbard is holding up a complaint about her actions, which her office denies Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. "It raises serious legal and constitutional questions and politicizes an institution that must remain neutral," Warner said at a press conference at the Capitol, speaking of the nation's intelligence service. "She has no role in executing search warrants." Gabbard defended her role at the search in a letter to lawmakers, arguing that she regularly works with the FBI and is authorized to investigate any threat to election security. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now