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Deputy intelligence director under Pres. Trump resigns
2019-08-09
[The Hill] Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon is resigning from her post amid turnover at the top of the agency, President Trump announced Thursday.

Trump added in a later tweet that National Counterterrorism Center Director Joseph Maguire will serve as acting Director of National Intelligence.

Related but nugatory: The Hill - Schiff: Intelligence officials' retirements a 'devastating loss.'
Posted by:Besoeker

#4  Devastating loss if you're deep state, it sounds like.
Posted by: gorb   2019-08-09 23:55  

#3  Obama appointee.
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-08-09 19:05  

#2  Resigned with Trump's shoe print on her deep swamp ass.

Joseph Maguire - Admiral. Seems the Pentagon is built on less swampy ground than Langley or Quantico.
Posted by: Butch Thating8912   2019-08-09 02:16  

#1  Unless something has drastically changed since the creation of this position, it is largely a titular, meaningless title having little or no authority over intelligence community budgets and decision making.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-08-09 02:00  

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