U.S. Intel Warns of Russia Meddling in 2018 Midterm Elections The countries top intelligence officials Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats warned Congress… Dan Coats, director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, director of National Intelligence This year's meeting at Capitol Hill overlaps with an ongoing investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller to figure out whether or not Trump and his associates were involved with Russia's hacking of the 2016 election.