President Trump has named MAGA loyalist Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard, who announced her resignation in May. Pulte has no known background in intelligence. He has been serving as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, where he has used his position to join Trump’s campaign of retribution against his political enemies by making criminal referrals over claims of mortgage fraud. Among those targeted were California Senator Adam Schiff, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Federal Reserve officials Jerome Powell and Lisa Cook.