Financial Times: Thom Tillis, a Republican senator from North Carolina, lambasted Pulte in a CNBC interview for having “no experience in intelligence . . . no geopolitical experience, no international connections” who did not “have a prayer” of being confirmed to the post on a permanent basis.
The senator who has frequently clashed with Trump warned the president’s pick for DNI imperilled the extension of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which expires next week. The legislation authorises the government to intercept foreigners’ communications when they are outside the US without a warrant…