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Who’s the Next CIA Director?

Who’s the Next CIA Director?

Your guess is as good as mine—so go ahead

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Jeff Stein
Nov 22, 2020
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It’s that joyous, quadrennial time in American politics when The Great Mentioner emerges to anoint the “probable” choices for key cabinet posts.

CIA Directors may or may not be so designated, depending on the administration—Donald Trump elevated Mike Pompeo to cabinet rank in February 2017; Joe Biden may put the DCIA back in his or her place—but, what t…

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