Director of National Intelligence James Clapper announced on Thursday he has submitted a letter of resignation from the Obama administration.
During a hearing before the House Intelligence Committee, Clapper said he "felt pretty good" about the decision.
He joked to lawmakers on Thursday that his wife would not let him continue working in the government.
"I got 64 days left and I think I'd have a hard time with my wife [with] anything past that," he said.
The nation's top intelligence official was dragged into the spotlight this summer when Democrats called on him to withhold traditional briefings from Donald Trump and Republicans called on him to withhold the briefings from Hillary Clinton. Clapper denied those requests and said the two nominees would be offered the same classified briefings as others before them had received as a courtesy upon becoming their party's nominees.
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05.07.2024