Obama veteran Tom Donilon new CIA director under Biden

Obama veteran Tom Donilon new CIA director under Biden

Tom Donilon will become the new CIA director under Joe Biden's democracy. Tom Donilon was a previous veteran under Obama's presidency!

Tom Donilon, 65, would become the new CIA director under Democratic president-elect Joe Biden. The appointment has not yet been confirmed. American media reports that Michael Morell, 62, another Obama veteran and controversial for his views on torture techniques, would also be in the running for the post.     

 

According to various media outlets, Biden would consider appointing Tom Donilon, an experienced diplomat and national security adviser to former President Barack Obama, as director of the CIA.

 

Biden News - That post may be one of the most challenging positions in the Biden administration after Republican President Donald Trump accused the agency of being part of the Deep State for four years, a conspiracy that would attempt to undermine his presidency.

 

Second candidate, 'justifying torture'

 

It is not yet certain whether the mail will go to Donilon. American media and Biden News also cites Michael Morell as a possible CIA director. Morell has experience in the position: under Obama, he was already deputy and acting director of the CIA.

 

However, the fact that Morell is in the running for the position can already count on criticism from Joe Biden's party. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden described Morell to news network CNN as "someone who justifies torture" referring to Morell's statement that "enhanced interrogation" or "extended interrogation" is both effective and ethical. The term is a euphemism for the systematic torture of inmates.

 

Obama Veterans

 

As vice president under Obama, Joe Biden worked closely with both Donilon and Morell.

 

Biden has already selected other Obama veterans for important national security posts. There is Antony Blinken who will take on Foreign Affairs, and Avril Haines who will be head of 'national intelligence DNI', the national intelligence service that coordinates the various intelligence services.