How much will Americans get to know about the people Donald Trump is choosing to run the U.S. government? In the absence of any real vetting the way it's usually done, Rachel Maddow presents a Rachel Maddow Show Public Servant Announcement to hopefully help fill that gap.

Gabbard reportedly struggled to sway Republican senators, with some questioning her qualifications for the top intelligence role.

Gabbard, Trump's pick to be his director of national intelligence, has faced scrutiny for her comments about Russia and Syria.

The would-be director of national intelligence has repeatedly spread pro-Russia conspiracy theories, just like the man who appointed her.

Some foreign officials are reportedly concerned about sharing intelligence with Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's choice for director of national intelligence.

Lindsey Graham on Tulsi Gabbard: I know her, I like her, um, you know, she wanted to stay in the jcpoa. I thought that was a mistake. But, you know she'll be serving Trump pic.twitter.com/YKIMmNkTvh

Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence pick, has faced skepticism over a 2017 trip to Syria, where she met with Bashar al-Assad.

So, it’s not a bad thing that some of Tulsi Gabbard’s ideas reject the status quo. It’s not a bad thing that Tulsi Gabbard sees things differently. And if some of her ideas are outright wrong, then at least she will fit in great with our broken intelligence community.

Mo., said Sunday that he has no concerns about Donald Trump's selection of Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for intelligence chief, Tulsi Gabbard, is making her case on Capitol Hill.

The Austin Republican leads the House Foreign Affairs Committee and predicted Gabbard’s nomination would fail in the Senate.

Gabbard's comments came after she was severely criticized for meeting with just-deposed Syrian leader Bashar Assad in 2017.