Any one of those resume bullet points might be enough to sink her precariously perched nomination, but in her confirmation hearing today it was Edward Snowden that dominated the discussion. Judging from the line of questioning from senators in both parties,

Alina Habba, counselor to President Trump, said she expected Gabbard and other picks to be confirmed. The nominees “are the people he selected for a reason,” she said on Fox N

Senators are expected to ask about her defense of the former government contractor, who released reams of data on U.S. surveillance programs and fled to Russia.