June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal on Friday he wants acting director of national intelligence Bill Pulte to begin the process of firing a large number of employees as part of a shake-up of the U.

In his role atop the housing finance agency, Bill Pulte has used his access to mortgage records to refer some top Trump opponents for prosecution.

These kinds of intelligence forecasts attempt not only to show the immediate consequences of an American action, but the chain of reactions that may follow.

In an escalating turf war among American spy agencies, the CIA has reportedly stopped sharing certain intelligence assessments with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the body that oversees the entire US intelligence community.

President Donald Trump on May 27 praised former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard for what he described as major reforms within the US intelligence community, including the release of classified records and reviews linked to alleged Russian interference in US elections.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, the highest-ranking intelligence official in the U.S. government, has resigned. She said her husband is suffering from a rare bone cancer that requires her full attention.