U.S. Director Of National Intelligence Asked To Resign By President Obama

Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair delivers a speech on ''the future of the U.S. intelligence community'' to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce National Security Task Force in Washington July 22, 2009. Credit: Reuters/Richard Clement

Exclusive: President Obama To Replace Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair -- ABC News

ABC News has learned that President Obama will replace the Director of National Intelligence, Admiral Dennis Blair (ret.) His resignation will come as soon as tomorrow, sources tell ABC News.

For several weeks President Obama has been holding serious conversations about whether to ask Blair to step down and has interviewed candidates to replace him. After a discussion this afternoon between the president and Blair on a secure phone line about the best way forward, Blair offered to resign and the president said he would accept, sources told ABC News.

Multiple administration sources tell ABC News that Blair’s tenure internally has been a rocky one.

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More News On The Resignation of Dennis Blair

Obama asked for Intel Chief's Resignation, but "Grateful for His Leadership" -- FOX News
Facing a Rift, U.S. Spy Chief to Step Down -- New York Times
National intelligence director resigning -- AP
Intelligence chief stepping down after rocky tenure -- L.A. Times
Top Spymaster Asked to Resign -- Wall Street Journal
Obama forces out director of national intelligence -- Financial Times
Spy chief Blair announces resignation -- Reuters
US top spy quits after intelligence failures -- AFP
Intelligence director Dennis Blair takes fall for Christmas bomber -- Christian Science Monitor
Obama Intel Chief to Resign Friday; Obama Already Interviewing Replacements -- FOX News
Obama fires intelligence chief after security lapses -- Times Online
Intelligence chief resigns after scathing report -- USA Today
Turf war forces White House intelligence chief Dennis Blair to quit -- The Guardian
Dennis Blair, national intelligence director, to resign -- Washington Post (Pictures)
Dennis Blair Departs DNI, The Position Still Poorly Defined -- Time Magazine
Dennis Blair -- A Good Man In the Wrong Job -- Judith Miller, FOXNews.com

My Comment: Here is my scoop .... they are celebrating this decision in the CIA tonight.