WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump on Saturday named his ally Devin Nunes, a former US lawmaker who now runs the Trump Truth social media platform, as chairman of the Presidential Intelligence Advisory Board.
Trump said in a post on the platform that Nunes, a longtime Trump advocate who led the US House Intelligence Committee during part of Trump's first term in the White House, will remain CEO of Truth Social while serving on the advisory committee.
As chairman of the committee, Nunes alleged that the FBI conspired against Trump during its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election in which Trump defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
“Devin will draw on his experience as former Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and his key role in exposing the Russia hoax, to provide me with independent assessments of the effectiveness and appropriateness of the activities of the U.S. intelligence community,” Trump said. books.
The President's Intelligence Advisory Board is a White House committee that provides the president with independent assessments of the effectiveness and planning of intelligence agencies.
Trump also appointed on Saturday IBM (NYSE:) Executive Director and former US Department of Homeland Security official Troy Edgar to serve as Deputy Secretary of the Department, and businessman Bill White to serve as US Ambassador to Belgium.
