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Trump Risks Key Surveillance Authority Over ‘Unqualified’ Spy-Chief Pick
Wired1 min read

US lawmakers are alarmed that Bill Pulte, a housing official with no intelligence experience, is poised to take charge of one of the government's most powerful surveillance tools.
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