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| Former CIA director Jim Woolsey splits with Trump team |
| 2017-01-06 |
| [The Hill] A former CIA director who had been advising Donald Trump on national security said he will no longer be involved with the president-elect or the transition. A spokesman for James Woolsey said in a statement Thursday that "Effective immediately, Ambassador Woolsey is no longer a Senior Advisor to President-Elect Trump or the Transition. He wishes the President-Elect and his Administration great success in their time in office." In an appearance on CNN Thursday, Woolsey said he hasn’t been advising Trump lately and simply wanted to remove the title. "I didn’t want to fly under false colors. I’ve been and adviser, and felt that I was making a contribution, and I strongly support Mr. Trump for president -- did since early September -- and I wish him well," he said. Interesting timing, which appears to coincide with the announcement of possible intelligence community shake-ups and former Sen. Dan Coats being named as DNI. Probably just a coincidence. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 Woolsey is an active fellow who is associated with a half dozen non profits, some for-profit advisory groups, some strategic policy consultants, etc. Unfortunately he has spread himself so far he sometimes doesn't know what he is talking about. He was a big time proponent of cellulose based ethanol. Several hundred million in grants were awarded for cellulose ethanol and we have little to show for it. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2017-01-06 09:35 |
| #2 He said on Fox yesterday that "the election was over and he was no longer being consulted." Perhaps he read the tea leaves correctly. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-01-06 09:31 |
| #1 CIA Directors naturally invite castle intrigue and obviously Woolsey is no exception. Then again sometimes things are exactly as presented. He certainly has knowledge on all things Rooshin but he and his contacts have a shelf life. Call anytime now Jim...buh-bye. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2017-01-06 09:27 |