President Trump announced Saturday that Devin Nunes, a close ally and former U.S. lawmaker, will serve as chairman of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board.
Nunes, who currently leads Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, will continue in his role as CEO while taking on the advisory position, according to a post by Trump on the platform.
Nunes previously chaired the U.S. House Intelligence Committee during Trump’s first term and was a staunch defender of the president-elect. As chair, Nunes accused the FBI of conspiring against Trump during its Russia Hoax investigation.
“Devin will draw on his experience as former Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and his key role in exposing the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, to provide me with independent assessments of the effectiveness and propriety of the U.S. Intelligence Community’s activities,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The President’s Intelligence Advisory Board is tasked with offering independent evaluations of the intelligence community’s operations and planning.
In the same announcement, Trump named Troy Edgar, an IBM executive and former Department of Homeland Security official, as deputy secretary of DHS. Additionally, businessman Bill White was appointed to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Belgium.
