Dan Coats Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
Rumor control center says Trump contemplating firing Dan Coats Director of National Intelligence (DNI). That would be a very, very bad
move and should generate a call for an impeachment investigation ASAP.
Plus, it makes no sense, none at all, except to benefit an
appease Vladimir Putin – believe that – it’s a fact.
Story
developing here
and various other sources. Some highlights follow:
Trump hasn't told our sources when he plans to make a move
and dismiss Coats, but they say his discussions on the topic have been
occurring for months — often unprompted — and the president has mentioned
potential replacements since at least February.
A source who spoke to Trump
about Coats a week ago said the president gave them the impression that the
move would happen “sooner rather than later.”
The DNI serves as an overseer of the entire intelligence
community (IC –see chart above) and always
has been a close adviser to the president and National Security Council (NSC).
DNI
is Center of the Intel Community (IC)
(All 16 Agencies)
A source with direct knowledge said that Trump has privately
said he thinks the DNI office represents an unnecessary bureaucratic layer and
that he would like to get rid of it.
However, Trump also has been told that
eliminating the DNI and office is not politically possible. But, Trump still wants
to “downsize that office.”
Another government
source who discussed the matter with Trump characterized his thinking said: “It's time for a change. Dan's a
great guy but the president doesn’t listen to him anymore.”
The W/H says: “We have no personnel announcements
at this time.”
My 2 cents: Trump is totally out of control – he seeks
change for the only introducing it as a hot current cost-cutting reason or
worse: He simply hates government unless it’s structured according to his
whims.
This is a very bad move – very serious to say the
least. Stay tuned.
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