James Clapper, the U.S. director of national intelligence, submitted his resignation Wednesday night, NBC News reported.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Clapper's resignation after more than 50 years of service comes as the Trump administration mulls its direction on national security matters. Clapper said Thursday during testimony to the House Select Intelligence Committee that submitting the resignation "felt pretty good."
"I have 64 days left and I'd have a pretty hard time with my wife going past that," Clapper said, according to CNN.
Clapper told NBC News in interviews that he was counting down the days to stepping down at the end of President Obama's final term. He began his career as a young intelligence officer, reporting to his father in Vietnam.
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