Posted on 01/05/2017 2:50:26 PM PST by SeekAndFind
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday picked former Indiana Senator Dan Coats as director of national intelligence, two sources briefed on the decision told Fox News.
The official announcement is expected later this week, according to the AP, as Trump makes final decisions on some of the major positions he needs to fill before he is sworn in on Jan. 20.
Coats, a Republican, served as a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee before retiring from Congress last year. He also served as U.S. ambassador to Germany.
As director of national intelligence, Coats would oversee an office created after 9/11 to improve coordination of U.S. spy and law enforcement agencies.
Coats is very much beloved in the Senate, a source told Fox News, and is considered to be an interesting balance to some of the other personalities such as Gen. Michael Flynn and Rep. Mike Pompeo.
The senator was banned from visiting Russia back in late 2014 for his participation to punish Russia because of Moscow’s move to annex the Crimea region of Ukraine, which he seemed to enjoy at the time.
“While I’m disappointed that I won’t be able to go on vacation with my family in Siberia this summer, I am honored to be on this list,” he said after Russia’s announcement, according to The Indy Star.
The choice comes amid Trump's questioning of the U.S. intelligence community's assessments that Russia interfered with the election on his behalf, and one day before the president-elect is briefed by senior intelligence officials on the Russian hacking allegations.
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Are we happy Freepers? I don’t know much about this guy.
WHUT ?
Don’t like it. Will live with it.
This is clearly a Pence suggestion
Look for a mass exodus of liberal crap meister keester sitters from the CIA.
Agree, this is a Pence idea. I don’t think he’s up to the job, personally.
“The senator was banned from visiting Russia back in late 2014 for his participation to punish Russia because of Moscow’s move to annex the Crimea region of Ukraine, which he seemed to enjoy at the time.”
Illiterate buffoons run news now.
A generally good man.
Is it too late to prosecute the outgoing Director of National Intelligence (Clapper) for lying to Congress about domestic spying programs?
Harry Reid Praises RINOs Who Opposed Letter to Iran
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MI Ping
Indiana GOP puts up RINO Dan Coats for U.S. Senate
http://www.familyfriendsfirearms.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-93353.html
The 27 Senate RINO Traitors Who Voted FOR the Anti-American Obama-Ryan Omnibus Bill
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No, No, and NO.
RINO SCUM.
RINO.
Who knows what will happen.
No, we are not happy.
This guy is a dolt party hack with almost no intel experience.
UNLESS the goal is an interim appointment before eliminating the office.
Not happy, but this isn’t a hill to die on.
Yuck—another Priebus/Pence pick in a key position.
A choice I expect Trump will come to regret.
b) Many surviving 'editors' are (apparently) as illiterate as their 'reporter' hirelings;
c) Both ?
March 20, 2014...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Dan Coats’ efforts to punish Russia because of Moscow’s move to annex the Crimea region of Ukraine has gotten him banned from the country.
“While I’m disappointed that I won’t be able to go on vacation with my family in Siberia this summer, I am honored to be on this list,” the Indiana Republican said after Russia’s announcement Thursday. ...”
Sen Coates is a dedicated born-again Christian and an all-around patriot and good guy.
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