President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday named Devin Nunes, CEO of his social media platform Truth Social, an independent group within the executive branch that oversees the constitutional compliance of U.S. intelligence agencies. Appointed head of the Presidential Intelligence Advisory Council.
Nunes will continue to lead Trump Media & Technology Group, a publicly traded company with a market capitalization of approximately $8 billion. Trump is the company’s largest shareholder, currently holding about 115 million shares worth about $4.2 billion.
Nunes previously served as a Republican from California and chaired the House Intelligence Committee.
“Mr. Devin will draw on his experience and important role in debunking Russian, Russian, and Russian disinformation to provide me with an independent assessment of the effectiveness and appropriateness of U.S. intelligence operations. ” President Trump said in a speech on Saturday. real social posts.
It stipulates that the board “has access to all information necessary to carry out its functions.” Office of the Director of National Intelligencegiving you direct access to the president.
Nunes has been leading Trump Media since late 2021. His selection to head the intelligence advisory board further strengthens the company’s ties to the incoming Trump administration. Linda McMahon, who was nominated by President Trump to lead the Department of Education, and Kash Patel, who was selected to head the FBI, are both on the board of Trump Media, along with the president-elect’s son, Donald Trump Jr. .
