Democrats demand Trump ‘guarantee’ Bill Pulte will not serve as acting intelligence director after Clayton nomination – US politics live
Bill Pulte has no relevant national security experience. Consequently, his appointment is in defiance of the law that requires the Director of National Intelligence to have ‘extensive’ national security experience. The apparent motivation for his elevation is the demonstrated willingness of Bill Pulte to search government databases for alleged dirt on President Trump’s chosen political enemies.
- ▪Bill Pulte has no relevant national security experience.
- ▪Consequently, his appointment is in defiance of the law that requires the Director of National Intelligence to have ‘extensive’ national security experience.
- ▪The apparent motivation for his elevation is the demonstrated willingness of Bill Pulte to search government databases for alleged dirt on President Trump’s chosen political enemies.
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| Publication time | Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:44:31 GMT |
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09.58 EDTDemocrats set to block short-term extension of key Fisa spy power amid furore over Bill PulteThe House will vote at 10am ET on a short-term extension of the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (Fisa) Section 702 at Donald Trump’s request.The key surveillance program allows for warrantless surveillance of foreign sources. House speaker Mike Johnson said yesterday that the bill, which would push back the expiration of the spying program’s powers to 2 July, would need a two-thirds majority to pass.But the measure is widely expected to fail, with Democrats in uproar over Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte – a close ally with no national intelligence experience – as acting national intelligence director.
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