President Wants Rep John Ratcliffe(R-TX) As Director Of DNI – IOTW Report

President Wants Rep John Ratcliffe(R-TX) As Director Of DNI

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President Trump announced late Friday he was nominating Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) to serve as the nation’s permanent director of national intelligence, making a second push to land a fierce loyalist and Russia probe critic as his spy chief.

Trump first floated Ratcliffe’s name last summer as a replacement for the departed DNI Dan Coats, but the congressman withdrew his name from consideration after questions emerged about his credentials and whether he embellished his resume as a federal prosecutor.

Trump signaled he has confidence in putting the nomination forward a second time. The nomination also allows acting DNI Richard Grenell to stay in the job until Ratcliffe is confirmed. Grenell would have had to step down in mid-March if Trump didn’t name a permanent nominee. More

7 Comments on President Wants Rep John Ratcliffe(R-TX) As Director Of DNI

  1. No matter who is “in charge”, does the man control the system or does the system control the man?

    If the latter, it doesn’t make a whole lot of difference who gets appointed, and as of late the latter seems more and more likely to be the case.

    IMO, and only IMO.

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