Trump wants Bill Pulte to fire big chunk of national intelligence office staff: WSJ President Donald Trump has instructed incoming acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte to initiate the process of firing a significant number of employees within the DNI’s office. This directive is part of Trump’s broader plan to shake up the U.S. intelligence community, which oversees 18 agencies including the CIA and NSA. Trump believes the DNI office is “unnecessary and or too big” and wants it smaller, citing holdovers from previous administrations.

• President Trump wants acting DNI Bill Pulte to begin firing many employees in the DNI office.
• Trump views the DNI office as “unnecessary and or too big” and seeks to reduce its size.
• Pulte, who lacks intelligence experience, will continue as Federal Housing Finance Agency director while serving as acting DNI.
• Trump is interviewing five candidates for the permanent Director of National Intelligence position.
• Concerns have been raised by members of Congress regarding Pulte’s appointment and his aggressive actions against individuals who have angered Trump.