White House vetting Trump loyalists to take over top intelligence job via JennaMC_Laugh, SeanDNaylor, hunterw
WASHINGTON — Over the weekend, the Trump administration vetted multiple new candidates to take over the leadership of the intelligence community, and the contenders include outsiders seen as loyal to the administration and insiders who would be willing to “play ball” and work with the White House, according to sources who spoke with Yahoo News.
Story continuesThe ODNI was created as a result of the 9/11 attacks when the intelligence community was criticized for failing to share important information that could’ve possibly led to the attackers being thwarted. The office controls the purse of the intelligence community, deals with technical matters across the community and houses top experts on different regions and threats, while coordinating communication between agencies.
For now, however, the White House’s focus appears to be on finding a new permanent replacement for Coats. Nevertheless, both sources argued that Trump is inclined to choose someone outside the intelligence community. “I’d be surprised if they gave it to someone like that,” the source close to the White House said of Meiners. “I think the president wants to go with an outsider.”
In addition to exposing him to other areas of the intelligence community, Meiners’s competence leading these groups means “he would have the respect of the current directors” of the various intelligence agencies, the retired officer said. “He’s been trusted by his bosses to take on difficult issues and hasn’t failed.”
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