“Bill Pulte has spent his first days as the acting director of national intelligence firing senior personnel. But according to the law, he’s not even eligible for the job he occupies,” The Atlantic reports.
“On this matter, the act of Congress that created the position he now holds seems unambiguous: ‘The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence shall act for, and exercise the powers of’ the DNI when that position is vacant, as it is now. Not ‘may’ serve. Shall. The current principal deputy is Aaron Lukas, a career intelligence officer who is not only available to serve but has extensive national-security experience, which is another thing that the law requires.”
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