Director of National Intelligence
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Sep 13, 2026
Joel GilbertGUEST
She has a statesman-like quality about her.
Joel GilbertGUEST
She really built up her MAGA street cred as DNI, and I'm expecting her to run, and I actually have a film coming out I produced on her whole life story coming out this December.
Mel KHOST
Great, because I see a lot of hit pieces about her, even since she stepped down.
Mel KHOST
So I'm sure that other people agree with you.
Mary Louise KellyHOST
Oh, John
John McLaughlinGUEST
... effectiveness of the d- the DNI.
John McLaughlinGUEST
I can tell you now I testified against the idea, but I testified in the following way.
John McLaughlinGUEST
If you're going to create this organization, empower it.
John McLaughlinGUEST
It's not functioning well if you don't have that c- conjunction of personalities that I mentioned.
Mary Louise KellyHOST
Steve, quick point on this.
Stephen HadleyGUEST
Before the DNI, the s- d- George Tenet, for example, was both the CIA director and the DCI, the director of central intelligence.
Stephen HadleyGUEST
I think that's the right acronym.
Joe PagsHOST
In fact, the report continues, "The federal government, uh, had an expansion of executive power.
Joe PagsHOST
A new cabinet department, the Department of Homeland Security, was created, and the intelligence community was consolidated under the Director of National Intelligence to improve coordination between various agencies and departments." That's what I was talking about a bi- a, a bit ago with that wall of silence between the agencies gone by the DNI.
Joe PagsHOST
Remember, most recently, Tulsi Gabbard was our DNI.
Joe PagsHOST
I thought she did a great, a great job.
Joe PagsHOST
New legislation such as the US Patriot Act, uh, expanded domestic security and surveillance, disrupted terrorist funding by cracking down on activities such as money, money laundering, and increased efficiency within the US intelligence community.
Tom WoodsHOST
So we were certainly supposed to believe it.
Tom WoodsHOST
Tulsi was a Trump surrogate at the time and later appointed a DNI and said that if you vote for Kamala, you're voting for Dick Cheney and you're going to get war, war and more wars.
Tom WoodsHOST
And a vote for Trump is to end wars and not start.
Tom WoodsHOST
I mean, all that stuff was said, you know, so what, he was just supposed to pretend that wasn't said? I mean, those things were said.
Dan HanleyGUEST
So where do we take our information? We went to every relevant level and branch of the U.S.
Dan HanleyGUEST
government, starting with the FBI, the FAA, Department of Transportation, Homeland Security, Attorney General, all the way up to the President and the Director of National Intelligence, saying, look, we've got all this information.
Dan HanleyGUEST
stonewall nobody would answer letters or emails or respond to phone calls that we make to their offices so in august august of 2022 i wrote a letter to august of 2021 i wrote a letter to president biden saying we're finished begging enough we're going to go offshore to other interests that are concerned foreign governments particularly muslim countries With the information we have, so me living in Pakistan, I actually got in to see the Inter-Services Intelligence Organization, which is their CIA here, and presented the evidence I have, but unfortunately, a month later, Prime Minister Imran Khan was removed from office and all heck broke loose out here, over here, and I didn't get anywhere.
Dan HanleyGUEST
So we went to all these organizations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which is like the United Nations of the Muslim world representing 57 Muslim nations, and I wrote to Secretary General Taha and said, not only do we have this information, but we know people that have additional information we'd like to all bring forward for you to establish an international Islamic commission for 9-11 justice, a Muslim 9-11 commission, because the 9-11 commission that was conducted in the States was a farce.
John CatsimatidisHOST
Oh, yeah, the
Rita CosbyHOST
DNI, the director of national intelligence.
Rita CosbyHOST
Jay Clayton, the great Jay
John CatsimatidisHOST
Clayton, the
Rita CosbyHOST
Yeah, and that's the key.
Rita CosbyHOST
I mean, boy, talk about everything John on his plate right now.
Rita CosbyHOST
Can you imagine being the DNI chief at this moment? Being
John CatsimatidisHOST
responsible for the whole world to keep it safe.
John CatsimatidisHOST
Oh, yeah, the
Rita CosbyHOST
DNI, the director of national intelligence.
Rita CosbyHOST
Jay Clayton, the great Jay
John CatsimatidisHOST
Clayton, the
Rita CosbyHOST
Yeah, and that's the key.
Rita CosbyHOST
I mean, boy, talk about everything John on his plate right now.
Rita CosbyHOST
Can you imagine being the DNI chief at this moment? Being
John CatsimatidisHOST
responsible for the whole world to keep it safe.
Jane HarmanGUEST
That would be my criticism now, that our IC, intelligence community, doesn't have the strong leadership that it needs now.
Jane HarmanGUEST
And I'm not just blaming this president, but I'm saying over time, sadly, the Our concept for the director of national intelligence was that he, she would have a small staff, plus a lot of detailees from different agencies, was corrupted and it became a huge staff.
Jane HarmanGUEST
And the bloat in the DNI is not
Dasha BurnsHOST
a good thing.
Dasha BurnsHOST
Well, that's some of the criticism that this White House has had for that office as well.
GerdesHOST
Uh, Europe, let's look at what was going on there.
GerdesHOST
John Bolton, the former, uh, National, uh, Intelligence, um, what, NSA for, um, what, what's the...
GerdesHOST
National Intelligence Director for, uh, Trump.
GerdesHOST
The general absence of strong European leaders means Putin has little to fear from that quarter as key European governments risk sliding in a pro-Moscow direction.
GerdesHOST
Well, it, it is a little spotty.
John CatsimatidisHOST
And yesterday we had our new DEI chief.
Rita CosbyHOST
Oh, yeah, the DNI, the director of national intelligence.
Rita CosbyHOST
Jay Clayton, the great Jay
John CatsimatidisHOST
Clayton, the
Rita CosbyHOST
And that's the key.
Rita CosbyHOST
I mean, boy, talk about everything, John, on his plate right now.
Rita CosbyHOST
Can you imagine being the DNI chief being
John CatsimatidisHOST
responsible for the whole world to keep it safe?
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