Trump's controversial pick for intel chief lacked security clearance before being tapped
Source: cnn
Updated Jun 5, 2026, 9:53 AM ET
Trump’s controversial pick for intel chief lacked security clearance before being tapped
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On Thursday, days after Trump’s announcement that Pulte would serve as acting director of national intelligence, the office he is expected to lead – at least temporarily – initiated the vetting process for his security clearance by requesting a background investigation, one of the sources told CNN.
Pulte — a wealthy businessman who was confirmed as Federal Housing Finance Agency director last year— ....................
Evidence that Pulte did not have access to classified material before he was announced as Trump’s top intelligence official this week underscores just how atypical his credentials are compared to nearly every other DNI that came before him.
“The director of national intelligence has access to all of our most classified intelligence,” Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the intelligence committee, told CNN.
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Sources told CNN there is no evidence that Pulte previously maintained even the lowest form of security clearance before he was tapped as acting DNI. .................
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/05/politics/pulte-intelligence-chief-security-clearance
omg!!! The Senate needs to do its job and NOT confirm this Trump loyalist!!
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Bill Pulte during a Bloomberg Television interview outside the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12.
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