Gabbard, Ratcliffe, Patel Testify Before HPSCI on Global Threats

HPSCI hearing continued contentious questioning from the prior day's SSCI session. Congressman Carson stated the committee received no intelligence showing Iran was preparing a preemptive attack or possessed capability to strike the homeland. Gabbard maintained threat determination is solely presidential prerogative -- a position no prior DNI has taken in annual threat testimony.