Politics

She is foreign intelligence not domestic criminal investigations

President Trump pledged to secure America’s elections and tasked the most talented team of patriots to do just that

She is not a prosecutor

Ms Gabbard has pushed into areas that sit squarely in the jurisdiction of the Justice Department

Examination found potential problems including modems that connected to cellular networks outside United States

Other officials said Mr Trump has little confidence that Kash Patel FBI director can follow through and find evidence of wrongdoing on issues president cares about

While Trump administration's explanation for Ms Gabbard's presence in Georgia has shifted people briefed on decision-making said president's doubts about Justice Department prompted him to give Ms Gabbard an outsize role in overseeing investigation into voting irregularities

Her office says she has broad authority to coordinate and analyze intelligence related to election security including foreign influence and cybersecurity

Davis Ingle a White House spokesman dismissed any notion of internal divisions and said Mr Patel and Ms Gabbard were working together

With help of a US attorney her team seized voting machines from Puerto Rico last year to examine them for vulnerabilities

After Ms Gabbard accused former President Barack Obama of treasonous conspiracy for starting investigation into Russian meddling in 2016 election Mr Trump praised Ms Gabbard

During Biden administration that meant tracking and calling out influence operations by Russia Iran and other foreign powers

Ms Gabbard has shifted focus of her office's election defense work to security of voting machines and whether they could be compromised by adversarial foreign governments

As director of national intelligence Ms Gabbard is charged with coordinating and overseeing nation's spy agencies as well as intelligence briefings for president

As FBI conducted a raid she observed and oversaw their work

Ms Gabbard has fallen in and out of favor at different times during first year of Trump administration

Days later Ms Gabbard appeared at a warehouse in Fulton County Ga where ballots from 2020 vote were stored

Most presidents keep an arm's distance from investigations

Tulsi Gabbard focused on attacking the so-called deep state after an uneven first year as director of national intelligence

Homeland Security Department’s inspector general will have to stop ongoing audits and investigations though its criminal investigations will continue