WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the longest-serving member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement on Donald Trump's announcement that he will appoint Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence.
"Trump is appointing his top political henchman to one of the most important positions for protecting the safety of Americans and preventing terrorist attacks like September 11th," Wyden said. "Bill Pulte appears to be unscathed by intelligence or any semblance of ethics. Pulte has already used his post at a housing agency to persecute Trump's political opponents, including Senator Adam Schiff, New York Attorney General Leticia James a...