Director of Intelligence to Resign Trump Tweets Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats Is Leaving His Job Next Month
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Rural town speaks out on ‘storm Area 51’ fake event 7A Good news about scrub jays PAGE 1C MONDAY, JULY 29, 2019 | YOURSUN.COM | AN EDITION OF THE SUN | $1.50 Director of intelligence to resign Trump tweets Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is leaving his job next month By ZEKE MILLER, ERIC TUCKER Ratcliffe, R-Texas, to the post reflected broader divisions Intelligence in March 2017, inside the administration for AND DEB RIECHMANN and that he will name an acting between the president and becoming the fifth person to sober presentations to the presi- ASSOCIATED PRESS official in the coming days. the government’s intelligence hold the post since it was created dent of intelligence conclusions Ratcliffe is a frequent Trump agencies. in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, that occasionally contradicted WASHINGTON — Director defender who fiercely ques- Coats’ public, and sometimes attacks to oversee and coordi- Trump’s policy aims. of National Intelligence Dan tioned former special counsel personal, disagreements with nate the nation’s 17 intelligence His departure had been Coats is leaving his job next Robert Mueller last week during Trump over policy and intelli- agencies. rumored for months, and month, ending a two-year a House Judiciary Committee gence included Russian election Coats had been among the last intelligence officials had been tenure marked by hearing. interference and North Korean of the seasoned foreign policy expecting him to leave before President Donald Coats often nuclear capabilities. Trump hands brought to surround the the 2020 presidential campaign Trump’s clashes appeared out of had long been skeptical of the president after his 2016 victory, season reached its peak. with intelligence step with Trump nation’s intelligence community, of whom the president steadily Trump’s announcement that officials. and disclosed to which provoked his ire by con- grew tired as he gained more Coats would be leaving came Trump prosecutors how cluding that Russia interfered personal confidence in Oval days after Mueller’s public announced Coats’ he was urged by in the 2016 presidential election Office, officials said. That roster testimony on his two-year inves- departure on the president to with the goal of getting him included Defense Secretary Jim tigation into Russian election COATS Aug. 15 in a tweet RATCLIFFE publicly deny elected. Mattis and Secretary of State interference and potential Sunday that any link between A former Republican sen- Rex Tillerson, and later national obstruction of justice by Trump, thanked Coats for his service. He Russia and the Trump cam- ator from Indiana, Coats was security adviser H.R. McMaster. said he will nominate Rep. John paign. The frayed relationship appointed director of National Coats developed a reputation SEE INTELLIGENCE, 4A CIGAR INDUSTRY IN ASHES? 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A lot your friends, you relax. And you the heat of federal regulatory of places are going to go out of SOURCE: FDA know what? Your blood pressure scrutiny. They’re hoping to business.” goes down, your mind clears, your exempt premium cigars from stress level decreases.” rules applied to such nicotine SEE CIGAR, 4A Diplomats recommit to Iran deal, oppose US sanctions By KIYOKO METZLER China, Russia and the European deal,” he added. needed to be done well. A date be reversed if the Europeans ASSOCIATED PRESS Union met in Vienna to discuss Fu Cong, the head of Chinese has not been set. came up with incentives that the 2015 agreement that restricts delegation, said that while there Iran is pressuring the compensated for the impact of VIENNA — Diplomats from the Iranian nuclear program. were “some tense moments” European parties to the deal the sanctions on the Iranian Iran and five world powers “The atmosphere was con- during the meeting, “on the to offset the sanctions U.S. economy. recommitted Sunday to salvag- structive, and the discussions whole the atmosphere was very President Donald Trump Iran’s recent moves — which ing a major nuclear deal amid were good,” Iranian Deputy good. Friendly. And it was very reinstated after pulling out. The it defends as permissible after mounting tensions between the Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas professional.” country recently surpassed the the U.S. withdrawal — are seen West and Tehran since the U.S. Araghchi told reporters after Both diplomats said there was amount of low-enriched ura- as a way to force the others to withdrew from the accord and the meeting ended. a general agreement to organize nium it is allowed to stockpile openly confront the sanctions. reimposed sanctions. “I cannot say that we resolved a higher-level meeting of foreign and started enriching uranium Araghchi told reporters in Representatives of Iran, everything” but all the parties ministers soon, but also that past a 3.67% limit permitted, to Germany, France, Britain, are still “determined to save this preparations for such a summit 4.5%, saying the actions could SEE IRAN, 4A TODAY’S WEATHER INSIDE SPORTS LOCAL DAILY BREAK 2016 PULITZER PRIZE WINNER 2B 5C High 91, Low 75 TODAY Lottery Obituaries Comics and An afternoon thunderstorm Sports on TV 2B Opinion 7C Puzzles 2-5D Bible verse 2A Police Beat 3C Dear Abby 4D Charlie on ‘Storm Area 51’: SEE PAGE 2C Calendar 6C Heloise 3D Can alligators ‘Naruto’ run? 7 05252 00025 8 Horoscopes 5D VOL. 127, NO. 210 | $1.50 PAGE 2A MONDAY, JULY 29, 2019 | The Sun | www.yoursun.com N/E/P/C BORDER WALL ALMANAC Today is Monday, July 29, the 210th day of 2019. There are Ruling will ‘really accelerate’ progress 155 days left in the year. By GREG STOHR AND BEN BRODY ‘BIG VICTORY’ pointed out that Trump’s asser- the challengers. Prince Charles BLOOMBERG NEWS McAleenan said while the tions on Twitter and in other A federal trial judge in marries Lady Diana court’s ruling was “a big victory” public comments that “we have Oakland, California, blocked WASHINGTON — The ruling to build more of the wall, “we do already built large new sections” the Defense Department from On July 29, 1981, Britain’s that cleared Donald Trump’s remain in the midst of a border of wall aren’t accurate, he has diverting $2.5 billion originally Prince Charles married Lady administration to start using security crisis” with migrants insisted that renovations should appropriated for other purposes. Diana Spencer in a glittering disputed Pentagon funds for flooding the region and that count as new wall because it in- The Pentagon sought to transfer ceremony at St. Paul’s fencing on the U.S.-Mexico border Congress must take more action volves “complete demolition and the money into its counter- Cathedral in London. (The will “really accelerate” progress to deter crossings. rebuilding of old and worthless narcotics fund, saying it would couple divorced in 1996.) on the president’s wall project, Friday’s order marked the first barriers.” build barriers in stretches of the top Department of Homeland time the Supreme Court has acted The American Civil Liberties the border used heavily by drug Security official said. Union, which is representing the smugglers. On this date Meanwhile, segments that have in the dispute over the nation- al-emergency declaration Trump Sierra Club and the Southern A San Francisco-based federal In 1914, transcontinental already been built are “providing Border Communities Coalition, appeals court agreed that the telephone service in the U.S. significant new operational issued in February in a bid to free vowed to fight on. spending should be halted while became operational with capability and helping us control up federal money for the wall. “Wow! Big VICTORY on the But the court’s unsigned order the litigation went forward. the first test conversation some high-traffic areas of the bor- suggested the administration was Trump declared the emergency der,” acting Homeland Security Wall,” Trump tweeted on Friday.