“The Lawfare group, aka legal beach friends, allies of the DOJ/FBI small group and advocates for the position of the seditious coup plotters, are collectively hoping that Coats’ Principal Deputy Director Sue Gordon will replace the director; [See Here] while referencing 50 U.S. Code §3026 (a)(6)
(6)The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Director of National Intelligence during the absence or disability of the Director of National Intelligence or during a vacancy in the position of Director of National Intelligence.”
Sue Gordon? The law cited reads that Trump has no alternative but to appoint her acting director, pending Ratcliffe’s confirmation. That’s not good. I recommend you read the article to find out why.
Can Gordon be fired?
Transfer her or fire her.
“The law cited reads that Trump has no alternative but to appoint her acting director”
Going through the link and reading the full article there, it comes out that a similar situation existed in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and that the President got to choose his preferred appointee (Mulvaney).
They also laid out a scenario where the deputy DNI for intelligence integration (currently Edward Gistaro) would be the acting Director.
Deputy intel director leaving Trump administration
The Hill ^ | 8/8/2019 | BRETT SAMUELS
Posted on 8/8/2019, 6:42:02 PM by CaptainK
Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon is resigning from her post amid turnover at the top of the agency, The Office of Director of National Intelligence (DNI) did not immediately respond to a request for comment.