Mark Warner
ON THE RECORD · 6 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“It’s also deeply unsettling every day that Bill Pulte remains in the position of acting DNI, because I have no doubt that he would be willing to declassify, or not even understand the nature of sources and methods and the importance of maintaining that.”
Mark Warner · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-15
Warner expressed concern about Bill Pulte remaining as acting DNI given his lack of national security experience.
“I can't think of any other instance in history of this committee where a president sends a nominee up, and then in a bipartisan way, we say we really want to move heaven and earth to get this nominee moving quickly because of the importance of the position, and then the president decided that the Senate was moving too fast on his own nominee, and holds that nominee,”
Mark Warner · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-15
Warner criticized Trump for initially sabotaging the Senate's effort to move Clayton's nomination forward quickly.
“I worry that there seems to be this criteria that this administration is putting out about no one who’s put up for any position can tell the truth about (the) 2020 election. That’s deeply unsettling,”
Mark Warner · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-15
Warner expressed concern about the administration's apparent criteria regarding nominees discussing the 2020 election.
“I’ve a lot to think about, and I want to visit with my other colleagues,”
Mark Warner · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-15
Warner indicated he has not decided how he will vote on Clayton's nomination.
“The Senate Intelligence Committee conducted a bipartisan investigation reviewing hundreds of thousands of documents and interviewing witnesses over several years. The unanimous, bipartisan conclusion was that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to benefit Donald Trump,”
Mark Warner · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-19
Sen. Mark Warner defended the Senate Intelligence Committee's bipartisan conclusion regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election.
“This is just another example of the DNI trying to cook the books, rewrite history, and erode trust in the intelligence agencies she’s supposed to be leading.”
Mark Warner · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-19
Sen. Mark Warner criticized Tulsi Gabbard's actions as an attempt to erode trust in intelligence agencies.