“How the Hell did the Republicans ever approve this guy?”
They approved everybody. We don’t have an opposition party, just a uniparty.
Intelligence gathering used to be the domain of the three branches of the military, and the State Dept.
At least then there was a direct line of command, and clear oversight.
Now we have a colossal behemouth of a bureaucracy, which is like a rogue pit bull off leash, and which threatens even our domestic politics.