Dan Coats, the former Republican senator from Indiana, was confirmed as the new Director of National Intelligence on Wednesday. Scott Applewhite, File)Former Indiana Republican senator Dan Coats was confirmed Wednesday as the country’s top spy chief, taking over as Congress demands more information from the intelligence community about alleged contacts between the president’s advisers and Russian officials. Coats promised to provide lawmakers access to the intelligence community’s findings during his confirmation hearing last month before the members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Ranking Democrat Adam B. Schiff (Calif.) nodded to that incident — but stressed along with Nunes on Wednesday that the lack of available computers was slowing down their investigation. “We feel a real sense of urgency about conducting this investigation not only thoroughly but as swiftly as possible,” Schiff said.

Source: Washington Post March 15, 2017 19:39 UTC