Sen. Paul Urges 'Repercussions' for Spying on Gabbard
By Nick Koutsobinas
20 May 2025
Speaking before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee on Tuesday during Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's
hearing, Chair Rand Paul, R-Ky., called for "repercussions" to be handed to whomever was responsible for administering the spying on Tulsi Gabbard, who is now director of national intelligence, during flights in 2024.
"Just last night, I received the first set of records from the department regarding Tulsi Gabbard placement on the TSA
Quiet Skies watch list," Paul said.
"These documents confirm our suspicions: Federal air marshals surveilled the now Director of National Intelligence during domestic flights in 2024, reporting back information related to her appearance and even how many electronics she was observed using."
Paul later noted how federal air marshals followed Gabbard onto planes, unbeknownst to the former congresswoman.
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