Trump Wants New DNI To 'Rein' In Intel Agencies That Have 'Run Amok'
President Trump didnt hide his intentions for hiring a Republican lawmaker to replace Dan Coats as director of national intelligence while speaking to the press on Tuesday.
He said he nominated Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) who, among other things, thinks special counsel Robert Muellers team is linked to the Clinton Foundation to rein in an intelligence community that he claims has run amok under Coats, an official whos vociferously warned of Russias meddling efforts.
I think that John Ratcliffe is going to do an incredible job if he gets approved, hes gotta get approved, but I think hell do a great job, I hope he gets approved, he told reporters Tuesday. I think we need somebody like that, we need somebody strong that can really rein it in because, as I think youve all learned ,the intelligence agencies have run amok. Theyve run amok.
Trump tends to undermine his own intelligence community when it comes to findings that Russia meddled in the 2016 election and has even publicly accepted Russian President Vladimir Putins denials of interference because he feels it delegitimizes his win.
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(25,242 posts)he wants someone that will do his bidding. Someone that agrees with him. Someone who will tell him what he wants to hear.
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(15,805 posts)to ensure his reelection will not withstand any investigations by the Intel agencies. Trump is trying to make sure that no one will dig into Russia's cyber attack on the next election. It's the perfect cover up when his new toady DNI will quash anyone who tries to investigate election irregularities.