Trump installs loyalist in key White House intelligence post
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump installs loyalist in key White House intelligence post

CNN  

Washington CNN — White House lawyer Michael Ellis has been named senior director for intelligence on the National Security Council, three sources familiar with the move confirm to CNN. By elevating Ellis to this new role, President Donald Trump has installed yet another loyalist to a key intelligence-related leadership position after appointing Richard Grenell, the US Ambassador to Germany, as acting Director of National Intelligence. Acting on orders from top NSC lawyer John Eisenberg – Ellis told officials in the NSC’s executive secretariat to move the transcript of Trump’s now infamous July 25 call with the Ukrainian president to a more highly classified server, according to testimony from Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman. In addition to working in the White House counsel’s office, Ellis has served as deputy NSC legal adviser since 2017.

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Trump appoints Truth Social CEO David Nunes to lead White House intelligence advisory board
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Trump appoints Truth Social CEO David Nunes to lead White House intelligence advisory board

Firstpost  

President-elect Donald Trump picked Truth Social CEO David Nunes to lead the president’s intelligence advisory board. The former lawmaker led the US House Intelligence Committee during Trump’s first stint in the White House Nunes will retain his position at Truth Social while he chairs the president’s intelligence advisory board, according to Trump. AFP President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday named chief …

Donald Trump names Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes to lead White House intelligence advisory board: Who is he?
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Donald Trump names Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes to lead White House intelligence advisory board: Who is he?

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US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed loyalist Devin Nunes, the head of his social media platform Truth Social, as the chairman of the White House Intelligence Advisory Board. Nunes is a Republican ex-congressman from California who led the US House intelligence committee during the start of Trump's first presidential term. While naming Nunes as White House Intelligence Advisory Board, Trump …

Trump picks his social media platform CEO to lead President's intelligence board
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Trump picks his social media platform CEO to lead President's intelligence board

India Today  

US President Donald Trump on Saturday namedally Devin Nunes, a former US lawmaker who now runs Trump's Truth Social social media platform, to serve as chairman of President's Intelligence Advisory Board. Nunes, a longtime Trump defender who led the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee during part of Trump's first White House term, will remain Truth Social CEO while serving …

Trump taps Truth Social CEO Nunes to lead intelligence board
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Trump taps Truth Social CEO Nunes to lead intelligence board

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday named ally Devin Nunes, a former U.S. lawmaker who now runs Trump's Truth Social social media platform, to serve as chairman of President's Intelligence Advisory Board. Nunes, a longtime Trump defender who led the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee during part of Trump's first White House term, will remain Truth Social CEO while …

'Loyalist clowns': Expert says Trump's short-listers for CIA head are security threats
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'Loyalist clowns': Expert says Trump's short-listers for CIA head are security threats

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Donald Trump's reported short-listers to head up the Central Intelligence Agency would be a national security time bomb waiting to happen, former Naval War College professor and anti-Trump conservative commentator Tom Nichols wrote Thursday on X. Trump is said to have two particular names vying for Trump's nomination to be CIA director: Kash Patel and Ric Grenell. Patel, a lawyer …

Top intelligence official to take charge of briefing candidates on election threats
4 years, 7 months ago

Top intelligence official to take charge of briefing candidates on election threats

CNN  

Washington CNN — The top US counterintelligence official, Bill Evanina, has been tapped to provide “intelligence-based threat briefings” for Republican and Democrat candidates, campaigns and political organizations in the run-up to the 2020 election, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced Friday. However, an official from the intelligence director’s office told CNN that “FBI and DHS are critical …

Trump’s acting intel chief flouts top Democrat’s demand for answers about watchdog firing
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump’s acting intel chief flouts top Democrat’s demand for answers about watchdog firing

CNN  

CNN — Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell sent a letter to Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff on Monday flouting the House Intelligence Committee chairman’s demand for information about the actions Grenell has taken since becoming the top US intelligence official last month. Grenell’s letter instead included a litany of charges against Schiff, accusing him of trying change his committee’s …

Experts warn that Trump's assault on intelligence is putting the country's national security at risk
4 years, 10 months ago

Experts warn that Trump's assault on intelligence is putting the country's national security at risk

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump fired Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire and replaced him with Richard Grenell — who had been U.S. ambassador to Germany — shaking up the office of the top intel chief. “Make no mistake: the Trump administration’s continued failure to nominate a qualified, permanent DNI since the abrupt resignation of Daniel Coats, a former senator, seven …

Senate GOP gives Trump’s pick for intelligence chief tepid response
4 years, 10 months ago

Senate GOP gives Trump’s pick for intelligence chief tepid response

CNN  

Washington CNN — Senate Republicans are giving a tepid reaction to President Donald Trump’s decision to appoint US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell as acting director of national intelligence. While Grenell received praised from House Republican leaders, Senate Republicans have largely declined to speak out in support of the President’s pick for intelligence chief, after Trump announced Wednesday evening that …

Trump taps loyalist and envoy Richard Grenell as nation’s top intelligence official
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump taps loyalist and envoy Richard Grenell as nation’s top intelligence official

LA Times  

Richard Grenell has served for two years as U.S. ambassador to Germany and before that as the spokesman for the U.S. mission to the United Nations during most of President George W. Bush’s eight years in office. President Trump on Wednesday named Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, as acting director of national intelligence, putting a staunch ally in …

Trump's White House issues an ominous request for a list of top U.S. spies
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump's White House issues an ominous request for a list of top U.S. spies

Salon  

The Trump White House has asked the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to provide it with a list of top American spies at a time when President Donald Trump is looking to install a loyalist as his new intelligence chief. The Daily Beast reports that the administration wants the ODNI to deliver an inventory of “all its employees …

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