Trump backs Pulte as acting DNI, urges short FISA extension
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President Trump reiterates support for Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence and calls for a short-term extension of the Section 702 FISA program to avoid a lapse, with Pulte set to take over on June 19 and staff downsizing to home agencies amid bipartisan privacy concerns and ongoing debates over the surveillance tool.
- Trump doubles down on Pulte for DNI, calls for short-term extension of foreign surveillance law CNBC
- Trump says Bill Pulte will ‘execute the immediate downsizing’ of intelligence community in temporary role – live The Guardian
- Trump not expected to act on Pulte after Johnson meeting Politico
- US intelligence employees brace for cuts under new director Reuters
- Trump Calls for Short-Term Extension of Surveillance Program WSJ
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