Trump announces new intel chief pick, No. 2 intelligence official is leaving administration
President Donald Trump announced Thursday night that Joseph Maguire, the leader of the National Counterterrorism Center, is his new pick to be the acting director of national intelligence.
Maguire will take over for outgoing Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, whose last day with the administration is on August 15.
The announcement came not long after Trump tweeted that Sue Gordon, the country's No. 2 intelligence official, is resigning. Gordon served as the principal deputy director in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Ref. CNN.