Dan Coats, Who Challenged President Trump, Is Ousted From Top Intelligence Job
The departure of the director of national intelligence means that almost every senior member of President Trump's original national security team is gone from his or her job.
by Greg Myre
Jul 28, 2019
3 minutes
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, one of the last remaining survivors of President Trump's original national security team, will leave the administration on August 15, the president said in a tweet on Sunday.
The president said he will nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) to replace him. Axios reports that Trump "was thrilled by Ratcliffe's admonishment of former special counsel Robert Mueller in last week's House Judiciary Committee hearing."
"A former U.S. Attorney, John will lead and inspire greatness for the Country he
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