Bill Pulte & Tom Cotton

Bill Pulte: Bill Pulte>>> was appointed acting Director of National Intelligence, while retaining his roles at the United States — Federal Housing Finance Agency>>>, Fannie Mae>>>, and United States — Freddie Mac>>>. His appointment is controversial due to his lack of national security experience and his history of using his position to target Donald Trump>>>'s political adversaries.

Tom Cotton: Tom Cotton, Intelligence Chairman, has been working on a bipartisan deal for FISA Section 702 extension, but Bill Pulte's appointment complicates these efforts.

Bill Pulte: Stepped down as acting DNI after implementing significant staff reductions. His brief tenure was controversial and criticized by Democrats.

Tom Cotton: As Senate Intelligence Committee chair, he supported Clayton's confirmation and advanced his nomination.