Acting director of national intelligence Joseph Maguire, a favourite to be nominated for the permanent post, has been fired after a ‘dressing down’ for disloyalty to the US president. – EPA pic, February 21, 2020.
DONALD Trump replaced his intelligence chief yesterday as reports emerged that the US president was furious with the official over a briefing given to lawmakers about Russian interference in the 2020 election campaign. Trump erupted in anger at acting director of national intelligence Joseph Maguire when he learnt of the February 13 session with the House Intelligence Committee, US media reported.
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