President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name former Republican Sen. Dan Coats as his director of national intelligence, multiple outlets reported on Thursday based on Trump transition officials. The 73-year-old served two terms as a senator from Indiana and was the U.S. ambassador to Germany during George W. Bush’s presidency. During his first term in the U.S. Senate, Coats was one of the authors of the controversial “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy effectively banning homosexuality in the military.
