Trump names counterterrorism chief as acting director of national intelligence

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Gordon would have been the acting director, which is why Trump forced her out on the same day

that Coats will go. Whether the "order of succession" is codified beyond that, I don't know - it's quite possible they never allowed for a megalomaniac president who would throw a tantrum over a non-partisan woman being in temporary charge, so they never thought beyond 'what happens if there's a resignation'.

On edit: Wikipedia does point to a list of succession:

Section 1. Order of Succession. Subject to the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of this memorandum, and to the limitations set forth in the Act, the following officials of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, in the order listed, shall act as and perform the functions and duties of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) during any period in which the DNI and the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence have died, resigned, or otherwise become unable to perform the functions and duties of the DNI:
(a) Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Intelligence Integration;

(b) Director of the National Counterterrorism Center;

(c) National Counterintelligence Executive; and

(d) Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/09/25/2013-23545/designation-of-officers-of-the-office-of-the-director-of-national-intelligence-to-act-as-director-of

So that would appear to be Edward Gistaro as DDNIII.

On edit: except that has an exception to that, so that Trump can do what he wants:

Link to tweet