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| US Director of National Intelligence Coats to step down soon – reports | US Director of National Intelligence Coats to step down soon – reports |
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| Dan Coats is expected to step down as the Intelligence Chief in the nearest future, US media reported on Sunday. President Donald Trump is rumored to tap John Ratcliffe, a Texas Republican Rep. to replace the outgoing official. | |
| The change at the helms of the US intelligence appears to have been brewing for some time already. Coats has Told Trump about his decision to “step down fairly soon” last week, Reuters reported, citing a “source with direct knowledge.” | The change at the helms of the US intelligence appears to have been brewing for some time already. Coats has Told Trump about his decision to “step down fairly soon” last week, Reuters reported, citing a “source with direct knowledge.” |
| At the same time, US President has been already seeking a replacement for Coats and reportedly met Ratcliffe to discuss the details of the job, Axios and the New York Times reported. | At the same time, US President has been already seeking a replacement for Coats and reportedly met Ratcliffe to discuss the details of the job, Axios and the New York Times reported. |
| Ratcliffe has been reportedly on Trump’s shortlist for his ever-changing administration for some time already, yet the President was particularly thrilled by his performance in last week's House Judiciary Committee hearing and handling of former special counsel Robert Mueller. | |
| "I agree with the chairman, this morning, when he said Donald Trump is not above the law. He's not. But he damn sure shouldn't be below the law, which is where volume two of this report puts him," Ratcliffe said on Wednesday. | |
| Ratcliffe, who has been holding a seat in the House of Representatives from Texas's 4th district, repeatedly supported Donald Trump on immigration policies and other issues. | |
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