President Donald Trump asked Congress on Wednesday to pass a “short-term” extension of a key surveillance law set to expire Friday as Democrats continue to balk at his appointment of political ally Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence.
Trump stopped short of taking a step GOP congressional leaders believe could allow for the bipartisan passage of an extension — naming a nominee to succeed Pulte on a permanent basis. But he suggested a nomination would eventually come.
“I am asking Congress to send me a short-term extension of FISA to provide time for the selection and confirmation of a permanent Head of the Agency,” Trump…
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