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January 6, 2017

Trump Taps Former Sen. Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence
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Meanwhile, Donald Trump is expected to name Dan Coats as director of
national intelligence. Coats is a former Republican senator from Indiana
who served two terms. He was a vocal enemy of Planned Parenthood, saying
in 2015, "The barbaric practices of Planned Parenthood should not
receive a dime of taxpayer money." In 2003, Coats served as U.S.
ambassador to Germany, where he pressured the German government not to
oppose President George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq. If confirmed, Coats
would oversee a sprawling intelligence service whose power Donald Trump
reportedly wants to rein in.


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