Posted on 01/07/2017 11:17:32 AM PST by HarleyLady27
President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats to serve as national intelligence director, his transition team announced Saturday.
Coats, would need to be confirmed by Senate for the role, served eight years in the House of Representatives and two years in the Senate. During the George W. Bush administration, he served as U.S. ambassador to Germany.
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The reality of it is that the DNI, lacking any budget authority over the 17 agencies in the IC, doesn’t have any real power to change anything. He doesn’t even have any real authority over the “Big Five” - the CIA, NSA, DIA, NRO and NGA. As for the other 12 - the FBI, State, Treasury, Justice, DEA, etc., he’s basically an observer. The power to effect change within the IC still resides with Congress, should they choose to exercise that power...
Amen Tex!
Great quote. It shows deep wisdom.
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