Trump can nominate a CIA director, but cannot appoint a CIA director. Once a CIA director gets confirmed, they can influence hiring decisions at the CIA, but t

Trump can nominate a CIA director, but cannot appoint a CIA director. Once a CIA director gets confirmed, they can influence hiring decisions at the CIA, but that takes time. This was investigated for a long while before Trump was even president. This was started under Biden. Trump doesn't have that many people left to convince that China is problematic. The CIA isn't the first to conclude this, but also the FBI and the DoE. Both of their reports came out under the Biden administration. This doesn't appear to be a new trend or a dramatic shift in conclusion as a result of Trump becoming president.