Dan Coats to step down as director of national intelligence, Trump nominates staunch ally to replace him
Dan Coats will be stepping down as director of national intelligence next month, and President Trump has nominated Texas GOP Rep. John Ratcliffe, a strong White House ally, to replace him. Coats will be leaving his office Aug, 15. His departure follows months of speculation and public spats between the president and the intelligence community. Coats frequently appeared out of step with Trump during his two-year tenure, and their frayed relationship reflected broader divisions between the president and the government's intelligence agencies.
Dan Coats will be stepping down as director of national intelligence next month, and President Trump has nominated Texas GOP Rep. John Ratcliffe, a strong White House ally, to replace him. Coats will be leaving his office Aug, 15. His departure follows months of speculation and public spats between the president and the intelligence community. Coats frequently appeared out of step with Trump during his two-year tenure, and their frayed relationship reflected broader divisions between the president and the government's intelligence agencies.
Ratcliffe has been well-versed in the intelligence community after driving key sections of ongoing Republican-led probes into apparent Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) abuses by the FBI and Justice Department, Fox News is told. He was one of the key Republican lawmakers who grilled former Special Counsel Robert Mueller during his hearings last week. His nomination prompted immediate outrage from many top Democrats who accused the president of seeking to appoint a blindly loyal yes-man to the key post.
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