Trump Pressured Intelligence Chief Nominee to Fire Employees, Sources Say
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President-elect Donald Trump privately told his nominee for director of national intelligence that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is too large and pressured him to dismiss employees. Trump described the intelligence oversight office as "unnecessary and/or too big" during private conversations with his pick for the position. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence was created in 2004 following the September 11 attacks to coordinate the work of America's 18 intelligence agencies and has been a central part of U.S. national security infrastructure for two decades.