politics
One Reason Trump Might Have Chosen His New Intelligence Chief
Bill Pulte has no national-security experience, but he does have one qualification that might appeal to the president.
TL;DR
- Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is named acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
- Pulte lacks apparent intelligence experience and has a history of clashing with colleagues.
- The DNI role was created post-9/11 to improve intelligence agency coordination.
- Pulte has previously used government data to investigate political opponents, raising concerns about potential abuses of power in his new role.
- The law establishing the DNI requires extensive national security expertise, which Pulte does not possess.