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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 622

Dan Coats

In this file photo taken on July 25, 2018 nominee for director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joseph Maguire, is sworn in during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Marcus Tappan / AFP)
August 9, 2019, 8:09 am
Trump names new acting national intelligence director
In latest shake-up at top office that oversees US spy agencies, senior counterterrorism official Joseph Maguire set to replace Sue Gordon
By Michael LANGAN
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, July 24, 2019 (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
August 3, 2019, 6:21 am
Trump pick for national intelligence director withdraws
John Ratcliffe’s announcement leaves intel community without a permanent, Senate-confirmed leader, as an array of foreign threats loom
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and Jonathan Lemire
US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 2, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM)
July 29, 2019, 6:22 am
In latest administration upset, Trump says US intel chief Coats to leave office
US director of national intelligence to step down after a turbulent two years in which he and the president were often at odds over Russian interference in the 2016 election
By Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker and Deb Riechmann
US President Donald Trump speaks during a healthcare roundtable in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, January 23, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
February 3, 2019, 7:46 am
Trump shows ‘willful ignorance’ on intelligence – report
After US president criticizes intel chiefs as ‘passive and naive,’ officials say he often gets angry when new information contradicts his views
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks before a meeting between US and Chinese officials in the Oval Office of the White House January 31, 2019 in Washington, DC (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
February 1, 2019, 4:50 am
In reversal, Trump says he and intel chiefs actually on ‘same page’
President says top officials have told him their testimony on global threats at a Senate hearing was ‘mischaracterized’ by the media
By Matthew Daly
US President Donald Trump talks about Hurricane Florence following a briefing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Sept. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
September 12, 2018, 9:33 pm
Trump OKs sanctions for foreigners who meddle in elections
Executive order permits financial penalties on those disrupting voting or spreading disinformation — both of which took place in the 2016 election
By Deb Riechmann
US President Donald Trump responds to a reporters question during an event with sheriffs in the East Room of the White House in Washington, September 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
September 6, 2018, 7:32 pm
Pence, Pompeo deny role in NY Times op-ed as speculation on author runs wild
Anonymous article on ‘resistance’ to Trump within White House launches race for clues as to identity of writer, while the president seethes
By Zeke Miller, Catherine Lucey and Jonathan Lemire
US Homeland Security Secretary Kirsten Nielsen (C) speaks during a press briefing on national security with Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats (L), FBI Director Christopher Wray (2nd R) and Gen. Paul Nakasone (R), commander of the US Cyber Command (R) at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 2, 2018. (AFP/Nicholas Kamm)
August 3, 2018, 5:01 pm
Russia calls new US election meddling claim ‘hysteria’
Moscow says investigations into ongoing hacking ahead of 2018 midterms ‘damages bilateral relations’
By AFP
US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 2, 2018. (AFP Photo/Nicholas Kamm)
August 2, 2018, 11:10 pm
US says Russia still carrying out ‘pervasive’ election meddling
‘Our democracy itself is in the crosshairs,’ says homeland security chief and intel leaders, even as Trump appears to minimize threat
By AFP
Left to right: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray, Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, National Security Agency Director Admiral Michael Rogers and National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Director Robert Cardillo testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 13, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
February 14, 2018, 8:20 am
US intel chiefs say Russia meddling threatens 2018 vote
Senate Intelligence Committee hears that Moscow has been encouraged by what it sees as successful influence during 2016 presidential election
By Paul Handley
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats speaks at the Department of Justice on August 4, 2017. (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
February 13, 2018, 10:25 pm
North Korean nukes ‘existential threat’ to US — intel chief
US using ‘maximum pressure on North Korea in various ways,’ says Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats. ‘Our goal is a peaceful settlement’
By AFP
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at the Department of Justice during an announcement about leaking of classified information on August 4, 2017. (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
August 4, 2017, 7:51 pm
US warns against ‘staggering’ leaks, vows crackdown
Following publication of transcripts of Trump’s calls with foreign leaders, Jeff Sessions says press can’t operate with ‘impunity’
By AFP
US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats (C) leaves the Hart Senate Office Building after meeting behind closed doors with members of the Senate Intelligence Committee for four hours June 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
June 22, 2017, 6:13 pm
Trump asked top intel officials to deny Russian collusion – report
Directors of National Intelligence and NSA tell investigators they didn’t feel pressured to do anything improper
By ToI Staff
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions meets with police chiefs from major cities of the Chiefs of Police Association, at the Justice Department, on March 16, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)
June 7, 2017, 8:54 am
US attorney general offered to resign over Russia — report
Trump said to have pressured national intelligence director to declare there was no evidence of collusion with Moscow
By Sue Surkes
US President Donald Trump speaks at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on January 21, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
April 1, 2017, 7:59 am
Trump’s approach to intel agencies shows anxiety, distrust
It also reflects a deep suspicion of the intelligence community among his political advisers, including government newbies
By Julie Pace, Eileen Sullivan and Vivian Salama
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