DNI Head Dan Coats To Reportedly Resign, Ratcliffe To Replace Him

discobot · July 28, 2019, 7:12pm

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is expected to resign, according to several Sunday reports.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1238534

bluinmaine · July 28, 2019, 7:19pm

Interesting how they all call it resigning.
when we all know it’s simpler than that.

thunderclapnewman · July 28, 2019, 7:19pm

Ratcliffe is a typical right-wing moron—but he’s head and shoulders above Devin Nunes, who’s also rumored to be in the running for the job.

lastroth · July 28, 2019, 7:22pm

jootjoint · July 28, 2019, 7:24pm

What a shame!

Trump is such an insecure idiot!

clunkertruck · July 28, 2019, 7:24pm

rat cliff … how apropos –

castor_troy · July 28, 2019, 7:33pm

At least we might be getting someone who won’t directly hand over all of our intelligence to russkie agents.

lastroth · July 28, 2019, 7:33pm

So he was a US Attorney and Federal terrorism prosecutor, but someone should ask him his thoughts in Epstein.

caltg · July 28, 2019, 7:34pm

. . . with no military experience, and a scant four and one half years on the House Intelligence and House Homeland Security committees. A typical Trump empty-suit appointee. No doubt a penultimate “yes” man.

lastroth · July 28, 2019, 7:34pm

But Trump wants to be in bed with Russians, so what’s a Rat suppose to do?

caltg · July 28, 2019, 7:35pm

Only because he doesn’t know who they are.

thunderclapnewman · July 28, 2019, 7:35pm

Dont’ count on it.
Did you listen to him in the Mueller hearing?
Scary.
Times 1000.

caltg · July 28, 2019, 7:35pm

Make the bed?

lastroth · July 28, 2019, 7:35pm

Don’t forget the mint on the pillow.

spacesaver · July 28, 2019, 7:36pm

National Intelligence? Rat, meet cliff.

castor_troy · July 28, 2019, 7:37pm

I saw the clip… Scary, but if the alternative is Nunes, that one’s already a known traitor.

maximus · July 28, 2019, 7:37pm

The Oval Trailer revolving door keeps spinning faster and faster.

Just not fast enough yet to build up enough suction to get Donnie through.

Will the last person to leave, please turn off the lights and activate the bug bombs?

zillacop · July 28, 2019, 7:39pm

tRump’s relationship with ___________ has Not been on the rocks for months now. Please, fill in that blank.

ralph_vonholst · July 28, 2019, 7:40pm

He can’t be that good a lawyer. IIRC, Michael Cohen tied him up in knots during that hearing.

So, who will he and Barr go after first? Hillary, Obama, Comey, Mueller?

playitagainrowlf · July 28, 2019, 7:41pm

He must have made the bed a while ago - he’s been lying in it ever since…

(Rimshot!)