Mike Pence Questions If Trump’s Intel Head Pick Is Legally Able to Do The Job

Trump's 'Odd' Pick For Acting Intelligence Head Splits GOP: 'It's A Funny Pick, To Say The Least'

"We don't need a weaponized DNI. We need professionals there," Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said.

NEW: GOP Senators Throw Acting DNI Chief To The Wolves Amid Democrat Threats

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, along with other GOP senators, is facing a precarious situation regarding the new acting Director of National Intelligence, Bill Pulte. Pulte, a close ally of President Trump and currently holding positions as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has been appointed to lead the nation’s intelligence agencies. This move has stirred significant unease among Republican lawmakers. In his remarks, Thune ma…

Profiles in Cowardice: GOP Senators Already Turning on Acting DNI Chief Bill Pulte as Democrat Senator Mark Warner Huddles with John Thune * The Gateway Pundit * by Cullen Linebarger

Key GOP Senators, including Senate Majority Leader Thune, are signaling they will be throwing the new acting DNI chief to the wolves.

Congressional Opposition Mounts Against Pulte DNI Appointment

Bill Pulte, a minion whose administration function has been to mine government files for confidential information that the president might be able to spin against his political enemies, would not seem to be a model director of national intelligence candidate.

Mike Pence Questions If Trump’s Intel Head Pick Is Legally Able to Do The Job

Former Vice President Mike Pence raised the possibility that President Donald Trump’s pick for acting Director of National Intelligence, Bill Pulte, may not be legally allowed to take the role. Pence spoke to CNN anchor Kate Bolduan on Wednesday, who asked him, “You have this announcement from the president — his now pick for acting director, Bill Pulte. What do you think of him?” “Well, I don’t know him,” Pence replied. Bolduan pressed, “Do you…

Transcript: Trump’s Vile Pick for Intel Chief Rattles GOP Senators

As Trump chooses the guy who works to jail his enemies as his new director of national intelligence, a legal observer explains why this could lead to a true nightmare scenario.