![Donald Trump names former senator Dan Coats as new national intelligence director | South China Morning Post Donald Trump names former senator Dan Coats as new national intelligence director | South China Morning Post](https://img.i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1098,format=auto/sites/default/files/styles/1200x800/public/images/methode/2017/01/07/ca029ce6-d4e3-11e6-86a3-82dfe61732b8_1280x720.jpg?itok=LjIv6s4w)
Donald Trump names former senator Dan Coats as new national intelligence director | South China Morning Post
![Trump selects controversial former Indiana Senator Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence | The Independent | The Independent Trump selects controversial former Indiana Senator Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/01/06/11/dan-coats.jpg?width=1200)
Trump selects controversial former Indiana Senator Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence | The Independent | The Independent
![Trump Confirms He Will Nominate Former Sen. Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence - ABC News Trump Confirms He Will Nominate Former Sen. Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence - ABC News](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Politics/GTY-dan-coats-01-as-170105_16x9_992.jpg)
Trump Confirms He Will Nominate Former Sen. Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence - ABC News
![Former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats appointed by Trump as Director of National Intelligence, per AP's sources | Fox 59 Former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats appointed by Trump as Director of National Intelligence, per AP's sources | Fox 59](https://fox59.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2014/03/25680382-sf.jpg?w=1280)