>Who [former WH staff][one or more] introduced [pushed] DAN COATS as DNI DIR to POTUS?
>Coats reportedly first met with POTUS on November 30, 2016
Coats Is Reportedly the ‘Leading’ Candidate for DNI & Met With Trump in Late November
Coats visited Trump at Trump Tower in New York on November 30. He played coy about what his role might be in the Trump Administration, but Politico reported at the time that he was being considered for Director of National Intelligence. On January 4, NBC News reported that he was the “leading” contender for the job.
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