WASHINGTON (TNND) — Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of national intelligence, rejected claims by Senate Democrats on Thursday that the president would ask her to violate the law.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel are expected to be grilled by senators during their confirmation hearings.

Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are among Trump's more controversial nominees, and faced tough questions from senators Thursday.

Lt. Col. Tulsi Gabbard has served in the U.S. military since 2003 and is President Donald Trump’s pick for Director of National Intelligence.

Ms. Gabbard, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, was briefly subject to special scrutiny on airline flights last year, but not, officials say, for the partisan reasons she has alleged.

Gabbard had her confirmation hearing on Thursday as senators questioned her on her alliances and controversies.

Robert F Kennedy Jr has returned to Capitol Hill as a raft of Donald Trump’s controversial picks prepare to face Senate confirmation hearings. The 71-year-old will face the Senate Health, Education, Labor,

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, is facing tough questions from lawmakers during a confirmation hearing Thursday

It’s Gabbard’s comments, however, that have posed the biggest challenge to her confirmation. Gabbard has repeatedly echoed Russian propaganda used to justify the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine and criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a corrupt autocrat.

Follow the action as three of Trump's most contentious picks for senior administration roles face questioning on Capitol Hill.

US President-elect Donald Trump has filled key posts in his upcoming administration, leaning on allies and strong loyalists from his 2024 campaign as he shapes a team that reflects his commitment to an ‘America First’ agenda.