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Mr. Wisner
World History
1st T/R
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/us/politics/trump-intelligence-agencies-stephen-fei
nberg.html
Reports that Mr. Feinberg is under consideration to run the broad review of intelligence
agencies struck fear and confusion among officials during a time where President Trump himself
is under investigation by the F.B.I and congressional commitees in relation to his ties to Mr.
Putin. The chance of direct White House control over intelligence agencies is further concerning
intelligence officials who are already distressed because of the criticism they have recieved from
the new President. Members of the intelligence community fear this review could result in
limitations of their freedom and halt the gathering of information that does not follow the
Presidents own perspectives. Bringing Mr. Feinberg in to conduct this review is seen as a way to
give more control to Preisdent Trump into a place that he does not have much trust in, and
officials worry that Mr. Feinberg could potentially be given a high position within intelligence
agenices.
Michael V. Hayden, a man who ran the C.I.A and the National Securite Agency during
President George W. Bushs presidency, finds the situation hard to believe and that if he was an
intelligence official currently, he would be concerned as well. While some people feel this
situation is critical, others dont see it as such a big deal. Significant changes, at least most of
them, would call for an act of Congress, which would buffer whatever ideas Mr. Feinberg
presented. Even though there is a Republican majority in both houses, agreement to any
remarkable changes does not seem plausible. Considering all this, many intelligence officials
find that the only purpose a White House intelligence would serve would be to prepare Mr.
Feinberg for a high position within the intelligence agencies.
Relation to a subtheme
I can relate this event to the subtheme of politics. I can relate it to this subtheme
because it has everything to do with the politics getting overly involved. This event can
also be related to politics because as noted in the event concerning Max Hugel, sending
someone with such close ties to the Presidents administration was considered, and still
is, politicization of the agency. By sending someone who is in consideration of being
part of the Trump administation into an agency they have no experience in can only be
for the administation to gain more control.
Questions About the Event.
1. Will this situation end the way it did with Max Hugel and the Reagan
administration?
2. What changes, if any, will be inflicted onto the agency?
3. Will more control make President Trump less critical over the agency?
4. Will Mr. Feinberg be given a high position in the intelligence agency eventually?