Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) has reportedly accepted the position of CIA director in the Trump administration. Yes, he's also a nightmare.
Pompeo is a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence and one of the most vocal critics of the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran.
He’s a supporter of the National Security Agency’s controversial bulk data collection program and sought to restore the agency’s access to the data it had already collected under the Patriot Act from its inception through late last year. […]
He was elected to Congress in 2010 on a wave of tea party support and with backing from the Koch Industries political action committee. The Wichita-based conglomerate’s PAC is well known for its support of conservative candidates. [...]
Pompeo has sponsored numerous bills that would maintain or increase sanctions on Iran over its nuclear weapons program. He’s been a staunch opponent of the deal negotiated by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry that eases sanctions in exchange for dismantling the nuclear weapons program. […]
Pompeo has made some controversial statements about Muslims. Weeks after the Boston marathon bombing in 2013, in a speech on the House floor, he not only accused Islamic faith leaders of not doing enough to condemn terrorist attacks, but also suggested they might be encouraging them.
Originally from Orange County, California, he made his money as a defense contractor, founding Thayer Aerospace which made parts for commercial and military aircraft. He sold Thayer, and became president of Sentry International, “a company that manufactures and sells equipment used in oil fields.”
In Congress, his claim to fame beyond making incendiary and bigoted floor statements is a position on the Benghazi Committee, which he apparently felt wasn't enough of a witch hunt. He released his own, separate report from the committee stating that "Clinton intentionally misled Americans about the nature of the attack because Obama was up for re-election."
So, conspiracy theorist, hater of Islam, in the pocket of the Kochs, tea party nihilist who wants the spooks to have all of our data. What could go wrong? (Have you encrypted your life yet? You should.)