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Trump Taps Former Sen. Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence

HeadlineJan 06, 2017

Meanwhile, Donald Trump is expected to name Dan Coats as director of national intelligence. Coats is a former Republican senator from Indiana who served two terms. He was a vocal enemy of Planned Parenthood, saying in 2015, “The barbaric practices of Planned Parenthood should not receive a dime of taxpayer money.” In 2003, Coats served as U.S. ambassador to Germany, where he pressured the German government not to oppose President George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq. If confirmed, Coats would oversee a sprawling intelligence service whose power Donald Trump reportedly wants to rein in.

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