Biden considering independent senator for top intelligence post: Report

Published November 13, 2020 11:05pm ET



President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly considering Maine Sen. Angus King to serve as his director of national intelligence.

King is one of two independents serving in the Senate, alongside Bernie Sanders of Vermont. He serves on the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services Committee and has been an outspoken critic of what he deems as the politicization of President Trump’s handling of the intelligence community by appointing loyalists.

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