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This image provided by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence shows deputy national intelligence director Sue Gordon. President Donald Trump says Gordon has announced she is leaving her position. (Office of the Director of National Intelligence via AP)

Trump picks new acting national intelligence director

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 24, 2019, file photo, Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas., questions former special counsel Robert Mueller as he testifies before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump says John Ratcliffe, his pick for national intelligence director, to stay in Congress, cites unfair media coverage. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Trump pick for national intelligence director is withdrawing

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy stand as President Donald Trump shakes hands with FBI Director James Comey during a reception for inaugural law enforcement officers and first responders in the Blue Room of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

John Ratcliffe, Trump DNI nominee, vows to expose Russia probe origins

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2018, file photo, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats listens during a daily press briefing at the White House in Washington. Coats is to resign in days, after a two-year tenure marked by President Donald Trump's clashes with intelligence officials, U.S. officials said on Sunday, July 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, FIle)

Trump says Coats is out as national intelligence director

By ZEKE MILLER and ERIC TUCKER and DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Mike Pence stopped Dan Coats from quitting over frustrations with Donald Trump: Report

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Testimony by CIA Director Gina Haspel and Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats supports the White House on many policy issues. (Associated Press)

Gina Haspel: Intelligence community ‘pleased’ with Trump’s decision to expel 61 Russian officers

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

From left, FBI Director Christopher Wray, CIA Director Gina Haspel and Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats arrive to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

US intel heads list North Korea, not border, as threat to US

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

National Intelligence Director Dan Coats gives his statement during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats ask about China’s role in 2016 race after Trump alleges election meddling without evidence

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this image from video provided by the Aspen Security Forum, National Intelligence Director Dan Coats speaks at the Forum in Aspen, Colo., on Thursday, July 19, 2018. Coats says his Thursday comments at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado were not intended to be critical of the president’s handling of the summit. (Aspen Security Forum via AP)

Top intel official says he meant no disrespect to Trump

By ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

In this still image from video provided by the Aspen Security Forum, National Intelligence Director Dan Coats speaks at the Aspen Security Forum on Thursday, July 19, 2018, in Aspen, Colorado. Coats said he wished President Donald Trump had made different statements in Helsinki where he appeared to give credence to Russia’s denial of interference in the 2016 U.S. election. (Aspen Security Forum via AP)

The Latest: Intel chief surprised to hear of Putin invite

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FIEL - In this May 24, 2018, file photo, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats arrives as House and Senate lawmakers from both parties gather for a classified briefing in a secure room about the federal investigation into President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Coats says assessments of Russian meddling in the 2016 election have been “clear” and describes the Kremlin’s efforts to undermine the United States’ democracy as “ongoing” and “pervasive.” The statement from Coats, followed comments earlier July 16, from President Donald Trump at a news conference with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Helsinki where Trump cast doubt on the credibility U.S. intelligence assessments.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

US intel chief stands by assessment of Russian meddling

By SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

In this March 6, 2018, file photo, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Dan Coats, DNI, invokes 9/11 in warning of potentially crippling cyberattacks

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Holcomb names former Coats aide to chair Gaming Commission

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South Korean delegation head, National Security Director Chung Eui-yong, right, speaks to the media at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. The delegation led by Chung returned to the South Tuesday after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held an &quot;openhearted talk&quot; with the envoys. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

US greets talk of NK nuke concessions with hope, skepticism

By ROBERT BURNS and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

From left, FBI Director Christopher Wray, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Robert Ashley, National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers, and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Robert Cardillo, appear before a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on worldwide threats, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Officials cite signs of more Russian meddling

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From left, FBI Director Christopher Wray, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Robert Ashley, National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers, and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Robert Cardillo, appear before a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on worldwide threats, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

US intel sees signs of Russian meddling in midterms

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

In this Aug. 9, 2017, file photo, Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Ind., speaks during a news conference outside of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Indiana candidate’s DC-area home complicates Senate campaign

By BRIAN SLODYSKO - Associated Press

Jeff Sessions urges permanent reauthorization of FISA surveillance law

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Indiana RNC committeewoman Marsha Coats stepping down

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Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., right, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., left, listen as Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about his role in the firing of FBI Director James Comey and the investigation into contacts between Trump campaign associates and Russia, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Top Judiciary Democrat wants Comey subpoenaed

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