senate intel committee hold open hear foreign intelligence surveillance act today intel directors say nothing claim trump ask anyone shut investigation nsa director adm. mike rogers say never direct anything deem illegal immoral inappropriate nsa director adm. mike rogers say never direct anything deem illegal immoral inappropriate pic.twitter.com/hiuldo2g6m fox news foxnews june 2017he drop line shut trump witch hunt good know t. press already spin one senator marco rubio even double ask similar question video rubio anyone ask issue statement know false nsa dir standby statement natl intel dir likewise.rubio anyone ask issue statement know false nsa dir standby statement natl intel dir likewise pic.twitter.com/6qb133nyhu fox news foxnews june 2017 never find intentional violation program natl intel director coat compliance track record never find intentional violation program natl intel director coat compliance track record pic.twitter.com/st68h1yqha fox news foxnews june 2017it like mike rogers untrustworthy guy incredible resume wiki michael s. rogers bear october 31 1959 unite state navy admiral serve director national security agency nsa commander u.s. cyber command uscybercom chief central security service css since april 2014. prior rogers serve commander tenth fleet commander u.s. fleet cyber command.rogers native chicago illinois graduate new trier high school 1977. graduate auburn university 1981 naval war college.rogers receive commission naval reserve officer train corps nrotc program serve unite state navy since graduate auburn university 1981. start career surface warfare officer work naval gunfire support operations grenada beirut maritime surveillance operations el salvador 1986 select transfer unrestricted line officer restrict line officer re-designation cryptology officer.during 2003 u.s. invasion iraq rogers join military joint staff work joint chiefs staff specialize computer network attack 2007 onward serve director intelligence military pacific command 2009 become director intelligence joint chiefs staff subsequently name commander u.s. fleet cyber command commander u.s. 10th fleet responsibility navy cyberwarfare efforts rogers first restrict line officer serve number fleet commander first information warfare community iwc officer achieve rank vice admiral.in january 2014 obama administration announce rogers nomination director national security agency commander us offensive cyberoperations unit department defense rogers succeed general keith b. alexander serve nsa director nine years become first iwc officer achieve rank admiral although nsa directorship require senate approval rogers confirm senate head unite state cyber command 11 senate unanimously confirm him.in first public remark nsa director rogers state believe nsa whistleblower edward snowden probably work foreign intelligence agency despite frequent speculation assertion nsa ally contrary rogers add clearly believe question agree fundamentally disagree believe wrong believe illegal washington post report 19 november 2016 defense secretary ashton b. carter director national intelligence dni jam r. clapper jr. recommend president obama rogers terminate director national security agency carter reportedly recommend terminate due poor performance whereas clapper consider wise position hold civilian clapper carter put rogers notice poor performance internal security poor leadership style termination reportedly delay due stall change bureaucratic structure intelligence community late rogers reportedly meet president-elect donald trump without notify supervisors unprecedented action military officer trump reportedly consider replace clapper rogers dni however position go former senator dan coat rogers remain nsa director boom nsa director rogers drop line shut trump witch hunt good video