Rep. Jim Himes Criticizes Appointment of Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence
Himes says Bill Pulte lacks national security experience and warns the appointment could jeopardize renewal of Section 702, which expires Friday.
- On Sunday, Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, criticized President Donald Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, calling it "the worst and most dangerous."
- This appointment complicates the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which expires Friday; the Senate blocked an extension last week amid concerns regarding warrantless surveillance.
- Republican senators including Sen. James Lankford and Senate Majority Leader John Thune joined Democrats questioning whether Pulte possesses the national security experience to oversee the nation's 18-agency intelligence apparatus.
- On Saturday, Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Chuck Grassley of Iowa asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to "plan for a potential significant gap in foreign intelligence collection" if Section 702 lapses after Friday.
- President Trump defended the appointment as temporary, describing Pulte as "very smart," while critics highlighted Pulte's past use of the Justice Department to target political opponents at the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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