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mfcorey1

(11,001 posts) Sun Jul 28, 2019, 03:30 PM Jul 2019

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Dan Coats Expected to Step Down as Intelligence Chief

WASHINGTON — Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence, is expected to step down in the coming days after spending his tenure at odds with President Trump over issues including Russia and Mr. Trump’s own attacks on the intelligence community, people familiar with the decision said on Sunday.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dan-coats-expected-to-step-down-as-intelligence-chief/ar-AAEYXW0?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=mailsignout

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Dan Coats Expected to Step Down as Intelligence Chief (Original Post) mfcorey1 Jul 2019 OP

Devin Nunes is rumored to be next in line SHRED Jul 2019 #1

They are saying Ratcliffe from Texas is likely. lostnfound Jul 2019 #3

Another example of an administration in disarray. Sneederbunk Jul 2019 #2

What democracy country would want to share their intel with us? Iliyah Jul 2019 #4

Al Qiada and ISIS want Trump to stay in office. Blue_true Jul 2019 #7

Coats was actually working edhopper Jul 2019 #5

I said during the Mueller hearings mcar Jul 2019 #6

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

1. Devin Nunes is rumored to be next in line

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Sun Jul 28, 2019, 03:43 PM

Jul 2019

lostnfound

(16,162 posts)

3. They are saying Ratcliffe from Texas is likely.

Reply to SHRED (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 28, 2019, 04:03 PM

Jul 2019

Will this be another case of from bad to worse? It seems to be the only direction they know how to take.

Sneederbunk

(14,278 posts)

2. Another example of an administration in disarray.

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Sun Jul 28, 2019, 03:55 PM

Jul 2019

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

4. What democracy country would want to share their intel with us?

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Sun Jul 28, 2019, 05:44 PM

Jul 2019

None. t-rump appears to be setting up the USA for an attack.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

7. Al Qiada and ISIS want Trump to stay in office.

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 28, 2019, 06:45 PM

Jul 2019

He is an ace recruiter for them.

edhopper

(33,484 posts)

5. Coats was actually working

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Sun Jul 28, 2019, 05:50 PM

Jul 2019

to thwart Russian interference in the next election.

Trump had to stop that if he thinks he has a chance to win he knows he needs the Russians.

mcar

(42,278 posts)

6. I said during the Mueller hearings

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Sun Jul 28, 2019, 06:00 PM

Jul 2019

that Ratcliffe was interviewing for a job in the administration. These cretins truly have no souls.

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