Last week, Trump appointed William J. Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence, the person who oversees the country’s 18 intelligence agencies. The Congressional authorization for this position states that the Director must have national security experience. Pulte has none. His only “qualification” is that in his current position as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency he has weaponized that agency to bring bogus charges against Trump’s political opponents. Democratic leaders, including Senators Kaine and Warner, have warned that in addition to being unqualified for the job, Pulte may use the vast surveillance capacity of the intelligence agencies to further attack Trump’s opposition or to interfere with the mid term elections. This nomination is so extreme that Trump has already said he will not seek to get Pulte confirmed as Director, but will put him in as acting Director for the allowed 210 days. Unfortunately, Pulte can do tremendous damage during that time. Tell our Republican Congressmen Wittman (202-225-4261 or 804-730-6595) and McGuire (202-225-4711 or 434-791-2596) that this politicization of national security puts our country at grave risk for both internal and external attacks. |
Action 1: Protect national (and election) security
By HDC Staff