1. United States
2. Wash.
3. Letter

I am writing today to ask that you use every single tool at your disposal to see Bill Pulte removed as acting Director of National Intelligence. Pulte has absolutely no experience in national intelligence, and is clearly being offered the job based on his willingness to go after Trump's political adversaries. He is even currently under investigation by the Government Accountability Office over whether he misused his authority at the FHFA to go after these “enemies.” In this role, Pulte poses a danger to our democracy and, because of his obvious inexperience, our national security. This is not an acceptable appointment for the head of the American intelligence apparatus. You may not have a vote on this appointment, but you have leverage. This includes refusing to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act until he is removed. And, particularly given that Trump has now shown his willingness to weaponize national intelligence, it’s more important than ever that once Pulte is removed, you work to ensure FISA is only authorized once significant guardrails are in place to protect Americans from warrantless surveillance.