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US intelligence chief Dan Coats expected to step down
Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence, is expected to step down in the coming days after spending his tenure at odds with President Donald Trump over issues including Russia and Trump’s own attacks on the intelligence community, people familiar with the decision said Sunday.
Published : 28 July 2019, 07:12 PM
Updated : 28 July 2019, 07:14 PM
To replace him, the people said, the president was likely to tap Rep John Ratcliffe, a Texas Republican and staunch defender of Trump.
As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, he sharply questioned Robert Mueller, the former special counsel, at last week’s hearing.
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