Intelligence Pick Withdraws Name Amid Controversy -- FOX NewsNational Intelligence Director Dennis Blair announced former Ambassador Chas Freeman's decision in a statement Tuesday.
Chas Freeman, the former ambassador appointed to be the military's top intelligence analyst, has withdrawn his name following complaints from Democratic and Republican lawmakers who said he was too entangled in foreign affairs to handle the job.
National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair, who originally appointed Freeman to the post of National Intelligence Council chairman, announced the move in a statement Tuesday.
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