2026-06-07 16:46:41 UTC / 路透社
- 内容提要
- 两党议员批评普尔泰缺乏国家安全相关经验
- 民主党威胁将阻挠《外国情报监控法》续约，除非特朗普撤销普尔泰的任命
- 共和党警告：在领导层争端持续之际，若该法过期，可能出现情报缺口
华盛顿6月7日电（路透社）——两位具备国家安全专业背景的美国议员周日警告称，总统唐纳德·特朗普提名比尔·普尔泰担任首席情报顾问的决定，可能会阻碍一项即将到期的外国监控法的续约进程。
参众两院面临周五的最后期限，需要续签《外国情报监控法》第702条款，该条款允许美国情报机构无需单独司法授权，即可监控位于美国境外的外国人的电子邮件及其他通信内容。
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特朗普任命毫无安保领域经验的普尔泰担任代理国家情报总监，接替于6月30日辞职的图尔西·加巴德。
普尔泰同时还将保留美国联邦住房金融局局长的职位。由于他缺乏相关经验，此次临时任命国家情报总监的举动激怒了国会两党议员。
民主党还指责普尔泰曾表现出利用其住房金融职位打击特朗普眼中敌人的意愿。
参议院情报委员会资深民主党议员、弗吉尼亚州参议员马克·沃纳在接受美国广播公司《本周》节目采访时表示，此次任命相当于在《外国情报监控法》即将到期之际，向国会辩论中投下了一枚“活手榴弹”。
周五，参议院否决了一项启动《外国情报监控法》续约辩论的动议，但南达科他州共和党籍多数党领袖约翰·图恩对记者表示，本周将再次尝试推进此事。
民主党人的支持对于该法案在参议院通过至关重要。他们已警告称，除非特朗普撤销对普尔泰的临时任命，否则他们不会支持该法案。
特朗普周四表示，他认为不会提名普尔泰担任“常设”国家情报总监。但他可以在无需参议院确认的情况下，以代理身份任职210天。
众议院情报委员会资深民主党议员吉姆·海姆斯在接受哥伦比亚广播公司《面向全国》节目采访时表示，普尔泰任命的时机让《外国情报监控法》的续约前景蒙上阴影。
“你再也找不到比这更糟糕的时机了，”他说，“如果我们必须在比尔·普尔泰的背景下通过另一项法案，我认为我们做不到。”
同样出席美国广播公司节目的得克萨斯州共和党议员迈克尔·麦考尔表示，“鉴于他没有任何相关经验，我认为他不符合法定任职资格”。
但曾担任众议院国土安全委员会主席、众议院外交事务委员会前主席的麦考尔表示，如果议员们在北美世界杯开赛前夕，以及美国建国250周年庆祝活动拉开帷幕之际，未能续签《外国情报监控法》，那“将是我22年国会生涯中见过的最不负责任的行为”。
尽管普尔泰不符合担任常设总监的资格，共和党参议员戴夫·麦科马克表示，总统还有其他官员可以提供情报建议，比如中央情报局局长约翰·拉特克利夫，以及同时担任特朗普国家安全顾问的国务卿马可·卢比奥。
“比尔·普尔泰将是临时过渡人选，直到我们找到合适的合格人选担任常设职位，”麦科马克在接受福克斯新闻《周日简报》节目采访时说道。
在特朗普提名普尔泰之前，参众两院经过长期谈判，本已有望达成一项妥协法案。如今就连共和党人也认为，续约进程可能会受阻。
“我们遗憾地致函，提请您注意外国情报收集工作可能出现重大缺口，”共和党参议员汤姆·科顿和查克·格拉斯利周五致函卢比奥的信中写道。
这封信最初由《潘趣碗新闻》率先报道，科顿和格拉斯利将这一局面归咎于参议院少数党领袖、民主党高层查克·舒默。但海姆斯表示，这变相承认了普尔泰才是问题所在。
“我认为在某种程度上，他们正在承认现实，即普尔泰的任命已经让第702条款的重新授权无从谈起，”海姆斯对哥伦比亚广播公司说道。
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US lawmakers warn Pulte appointment could thwart surveillance law’s renewal
2026-06-07 16:46:41 UTC / Reuters
U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 9, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
- Summary
- Lawmakers from both parties criticize Pulte’s lack of national security experience
- Democrats threaten to block FISA renewal unless Trump reverses Pulte appointment
- Republicans warn intelligence gap possible if FISA lapses amid ongoing leadership dispute
WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) – Two U.S. lawmakers with national security expertise warned on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s choice of Bill Pulte to be his chief intelligence adviser could stand in the way of renewing an expiring foreign surveillance law.
The Senate and House of Representatives face a Friday deadline for renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows U.S. intelligence agencies to monitor emails and other communications of foreigners located outside the U.S. without individual judicial warrants.
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Trump named Pulte, who has no experience in the security field, to be acting director of national intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard who resigned effective June 30.
Pulte would also retain his position as the head of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency. His temporary appointment as director of national intelligence has outraged Democratic and Republican members of Congress because of his lack of experience.
Democrats also argue Pulte has demonstrated a willingness to use his housing finance position to attack Trump’s perceived enemies.
The appointment was like throwing a “live hand grenade” into the congressional debate days before FISA is set to expire, Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the senior Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told ABC’s “This Week” program.
On Friday, the Senate blocked an attempt to begin debate on the FISA renewal, but Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, told reporters another attempt would be made this week.
Democrats’ support would be essential to the bill clearing the Senate. They have warned they will not back it unless Trump reverses his temporary appointment of Pulte.
Trump on Thursday said he did not think he would nominate Pulte to be a “permanent” director of national intelligence. But he can serve as acting director for 210 days without Senate confirmation.
Representative Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told CBS’ “Face the Nation” program the timing of Pulte’s appointment puts FISA’s renewal in doubt.
“You just could not have come up with worse timing,” he said. “If we had to pass another bill in the context of Bill Pulte, I don’t think we could.”
Representative Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican who also appeared on the ABC program, said, “I don’t believe he’s statutorily qualified” given his lack of any experience.
But McCaul, a former House Homeland Security Committee chairman and former chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said it “would be the most grossly irresponsible thing I’ve seen Congress do in my 22 years in office” if lawmakers fail to renew FISA just before the start of FIFA World Cup games in North America, and as weeks of celebrations begin to observe the 250th anniversary of the United States.
Although Pulte is not qualified to be permanent director, Republican Senator Dave McCormick said, the president has other officials he can turn to for intelligence advice such as CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is also Trump’s national security adviser.
“Bill Pulte is going to be a temporary fix until we get the right qualified person in there permanently,” McCormick told Fox News’ “Sunday Briefing” program.
Before Trump’s choice of Pulte, the Senate and House were on track to pass a compromise bill after protracted negotiations. Now even Republicans believe the renewal could be held up.
“We write with regret to ask that you plan for a potential significant gap in foreign intelligence collection,” reads a letter that Republican Senators Tom Cotton and Chuck Grassley sent on Friday to Rubio.
In their letter, which was first reported by Punchbowl, Cotton and Grassley blamed the situation on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the chamber’s top Democrat. But Himes said it is an admission that Pulte is the problem.
“I think at one level they’re acknowledging reality, which is that the Pulte appointment has taken 702 reauthorization off the table,” Himes told CBS.
Reporting by Timothy Gardner and Svea Herbst-Bayliss; Writing by Richard Cowan; Editing by Sergio Non and Chris Reese
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