WASHINGTON – Following yesterday’s nomination hearing in the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement announcing his intention to support Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI) under the Trump administration:

“Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 provides that the President shall appoint officers with the advice and consent of the Senate. Having won the election decisively, I believe President Trump has earned the right to appoint his own cabinet, absent extraordinary circumstances. Therefore, it is my intention to consent to the appointment of Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence.”