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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s daughter-in-law reportedly is no longer under consideration to serve as deputy director at the CIA during the second Trump administration. President-elect Donald Trump told people close to him that he's not considering former undercover CIA operative Amaryllis Fox Kennedy for the position, The Washington Post reported Monday. Fox Kennedy, who is married to Bobby Kennedy III, had interviewed separately with Trump's pick for CIA director, John Ratcliffe.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign manager and daughter-in-law Amaryllis Fox Kennedy is making a push to serve as deputy director at the CIA next year — and RFK Jr. is making calls on her behalf, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Fox Kennedy, an integral member of Kennedy's campaign, wrote a memoir detailing nearly a decade working at the CIA. The deputy director position does not require Senate confirmation. President-elect Trump, who has signaled plans to try to overhaul U.S. intelligence agencies during his second term, has already named former intelligence director John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA. The deputy...