Gee...perhaps President Trump needs to clean house!
Trust Issues? Trump’s Intelligence Community is still stacked with Obama appointees -
The U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) is still stacked with leaders appointed by former President Barack Obama. According to research by Conservative Review, only two non-military intelligence agencies (the CIA and the Department of Energy’s intelligence unit) have non-Obama appointees at the helm.
This revelation comes as U.S. intelligence officials are reportedly withholding sensitive information from President Donald Trump. The White House has made its position clear, deeming the actions unacceptable and possibly illegal.
There are 16 separate offices that make up the U.S. intelligence apparatus — agencies and subdivisions responsible for collecting and producing both foreign and domestic intelligence. These agencies are overseen by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). However, at this time, there is only an acting DNI. Sen. Dan Coates, Trump’s nominee for national intelligence director, has not yet been approved by Congress to take up his post.
The following intelligence offices are all currently led by Obama-era officials.
The State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research is led by Daniel B. Smith, who was sworn in to the position in February, 2014.
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is led by Lt. Gen Vincent R. Stewart, an Obama appointee who was sworn in and at the helm since January 2015. Stewart’s agency has made waves in light of Lt. Gen Michael Flynn’s resignation as national security advisor. After Flynn left his post, the DIA Twitter account posted a message that appeared to directly address the episode...
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https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/02/trumps-intelligence-community-is-still-stacked-with-obama-appointees#sthash.UyTVPjr1.dpuf
