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Trump pushes loyalist DNI to purge staff as Senate balks at his appointment

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Source: The Guardian
Trump pushes loyalist DNI to purge staff as Senate balks at his appointment
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Trump has urged acting DNI Bill Pulte — a loyalist with no intelligence background — to begin firing a broad swath of intelligence staff, arguing the DNI is too large; the push comes as bipartisan concern over Pulte’s appointment grows and Republicans in the Senate block a renewal of the FISA Section 702 surveillance program.

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