Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard quietly appointed William Ruger, who has voiced support for diplomatic approaches to Iran, to a top post in the agency managing intelligence briefings to President Donald Trump, Axios reported Friday.

Ruger is listed as acting deputy director of national intelligence for mission integration on the ODNI website. In addition to having a reputation as an Iran dove, Ruger is also a former vice president at the Charles Koch Institute, which was a hiring no-no of Trump’s from before inauguration day.

“Donald Trump said no Koch people should serve and at some point he’s going to realize that his administration has become littered with them,” a GOP congressional official told Axios.

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