Lankford supporting Gabbard for DNI as her preferred 'changes' to FISA are set

Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) confirmed on Sunday that he will vote to confirm former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as the Trump administration’s director of national intelligence, stressing that her views on a section in the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act remain unchanged.

The section in question, Section 702, is meant for the United States government to “tract terrorists overseas” so the U.S. can prevent potential terrorist attacks, Lankford explained. Gabbard had previously spoken out against Section 702 when she was in Congress, but has since changed her stance on the matter ahead of her confirmation vote.