Who is John Ratcliffe, former US spy tapped by Trump as CIA director?
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Who is John Ratcliffe, former US spy tapped by Trump as CIA director?

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump picked John Ratcliffe, a former Congressman who served as the director of national intelligence during Trump's first term, to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. Ratcliffe was also declared as the nation's top spy in May 2020, eight months before Trump left office, news agency Reuters reported. John Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence during the closing months of Donald Trump’s first term, overseeing US intelligence agencies through the challenges of the COVID pandemic and facing foreign efforts to influence the 2020 US presidential polls. With a background in intelligence, Ratcliffe presents a more conventional choice for the role — one that requires Senate confirmation — than some of the loyalists reportedly favoured by Trump’s allies.

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'Bitter disappointment': Conservative warns Trump pick to step aside or become 'scapegoat'
1 week, 3 days ago

'Bitter disappointment': Conservative warns Trump pick to step aside or become 'scapegoat'

Raw Story  

In a column for the Washington Post, a senior political correspondent for the National Review suggested one of Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees might want to withdraw their name because the position isn't worth the peril to their reputation. With former Democrat Rep. Tulsi Gabbard tapped by Trump to fill the position of pulling together information from America's wide array of …

Donald Trump Cabinet: From vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr to Elon Musk
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump Cabinet: From vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr to Elon Musk

The Hindu  

After being elected as the 47th President of the United States Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, putting an emphasis so far on aides and allies who were his strongest backers during the 2024 campaign President-elect Mr. Trump has turned to a head-spinning mix of candidates, many of whom are his personal friends. Tom Homan: U.S. …

Tulsi Gabbard questioned US Intelligence. Now she is Trump’s pick for top Intelligence role.
1 month, 1 week ago

Tulsi Gabbard questioned US Intelligence. Now she is Trump’s pick for top Intelligence role.

Live Mint  

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead powerful U.S. spy agencies has often seemed to embrace Washington’s adversaries and questioned key American intelligence judgments, raising alarm among veteran intelligence officials and the wider national security establishment. If confirmed as director of National Intelligence, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii would hold a post whose extensive powers include briefing the president on …

Trump Cabinet: There's only one reason Trump would put crackpots in charge of military and intelligence agencies.
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump Cabinet: There's only one reason Trump would put crackpots in charge of military and intelligence agencies.

Slate  

In his first few picks for Cabinet secretaries, President-elect Donald Trump has made it clear—even clearer than many had predicted—that his main criterion for selection is blind loyalty. The same might be true of Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, the far-right Democrat turned MAGA Republican, who has no relevant experience except, perhaps, that she has avidly …

Trump taps former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe to lead CIA
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump taps former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe to lead CIA

Raw Story  

"Trump taps former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe to lead CIA" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Trump-Vance transition …

Trump picks Fox News host Pete Hegseth as secretary of defence, ex-top US spy John Ratcliffe as CIA director
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump picks Fox News host Pete Hegseth as secretary of defence, ex-top US spy John Ratcliffe as CIA director

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump has selected former director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to serve as director of CIA. He has also nominated Fox News personality Pete Hegseth for secretary of defence US President-elect Donald Trump is in process of choosing and naming people who will be the part of his incoming team in the White House from January 2025. …

Donald Trump picks ‘China hawk’ John Ratcliffe as CIA director, taps Fox News host Pete Hegseth as defence secretary
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump picks ‘China hawk’ John Ratcliffe as CIA director, taps Fox News host Pete Hegseth as defence secretary

Live Mint  

President-elect Donald Trump has moved to secure his national security team, announcing on Tuesday his picks for key positions within his administration. Trump nominated Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Army veteran, as Secretary of Defense and selected former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. Here are key facts about the Republican-chosen John …

Donald Trump picks ex-US spy John Ratcliffe as CIA chief, Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump picks ex-US spy John Ratcliffe as CIA chief, Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel

Hindustan Times  

US President-elect Donald Trump, currently in the process of choosing his brand new cabinet, nominated former director of national intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. Former DNI chief and US spy John Ratcliffe Donald Trump has also chosen former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as the ambassador to Israel and staunch loyalist Steven Witkoff as the special envoy …

Trump loyalist once called an 'idiot' by ex-CIA director to helm that same agency
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump loyalist once called an 'idiot' by ex-CIA director to helm that same agency

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has selected John Ratcliffe to be director of the CIA in his new administration, reported RealClearPolitics' Philip Melanchthon Wegmann on Tuesday evening. The laptop, which was discovered in a repair shop in Maryland and reportedly had some of its contents relayed to Trump ally Rudy Giuliani during the 2020 election cycle, was a key focal point …

What to know about John Ratcliffe, Trump’s pick for CIA director
1 month, 1 week ago

What to know about John Ratcliffe, Trump’s pick for CIA director

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would appoint John Ratcliffe to serve as CIA director in his new administration. 2 in the Trump administration Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump’s first term, leading American spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic and as the U.S. government contended with foreign efforts to …

Tulsi Gabbard as picked by Trump for Director of National Intelligence
1 month, 1 week ago

Tulsi Gabbard as picked by Trump for Director of National Intelligence

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s selected former Democratic congresswoman-turned Trump supporter Tulsi Gabbard as his pick to be director of national intelligence. Trump praised Gabbard in a statement announcing her selection, saying: “I know Tulsi will bring the fearless spirit that has defined her illustrious career to our Intelligence Community, championing our Constitutional Rights, and securing Peace …

Intelligence agencies, already anxious over Trump, find some solace in Ratcliffe pick for CIA
1 month, 1 week ago

Intelligence agencies, already anxious over Trump, find some solace in Ratcliffe pick for CIA

CNN  

CNN — Inside the US intelligence community, a deep wariness about a second Trump administration has set in, stoked by memories of the antagonistic relationship the nation’s spy agencies had with Donald Trump the last time he was president. The former Republican Hill staffer rose to prominence during the first Trump administration, and worked to declassify intelligence related to Russia …

Trump picks ex-US spy John Ratcliffe as CIA chief, Kash Patel misses out on top intelligence role
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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump picks ex-US spy John Ratcliffe as CIA chief, Kash Patel misses out on top intelligence role

India TV News  

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had picked former director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to serve as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Earlier, there was earlier speculation that Kash Patel, an Indian-origin former Republican House staffer, might be appointed as CIA chief. Ratcliffe served as the nation's top spy from late May 2020 until Trump left …

Trump Taps Former Intelligence Chief Ratcliffe to Lead CIA
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump Taps Former Intelligence Chief Ratcliffe to Lead CIA

Live Mint  

President-elect Donald Trump has picked his former national intelligence director, John Ratcliffe, to be the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, selecting a fierce loyalist from his first administration to lead the nation’s intelligence apparatus. During his first White House term, the president-elect often launched attacks on social media against US intelligence agencies while at times praising adversaries including Russian …

Trump picks John Ratcliffe to be CIA director
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump picks John Ratcliffe to be CIA director

The Hindu  

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had picked former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to serve as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. Ratcliffe, a close ally of Mr. Trump, served as director of national intelligence at the end of his first term. Mr. Ratcliffe was confirmed as the nation's top spy in May 2020, …

Donald Trump reveals John Ratcliffe as his pick for CIA Director in latest cabinet move
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1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump reveals John Ratcliffe as his pick for CIA Director in latest cabinet move

Daily Mail  

President-elect Donald Trump announced that his former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe is his choice to lead the CIA – citing his credentials battling the 'fake Russian collusion' narrative. 'I am pleased to announce that former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe will serve as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency,' Trump said. Donald Trump says he will nominate …

Trump Names John Ratcliffe To Lead CIA
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump Names John Ratcliffe To Lead CIA

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. A former Republican congressman from Texas, Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final year and a half of Trump’s first term, leading the U.S. government’s spy agencies …

As the transition unfolds, Trump eyes one of his favorite targets: US intelligence
1 month, 1 week ago

As the transition unfolds, Trump eyes one of his favorite targets: US intelligence

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has long viewed the nation’s spy services with suspicion, accusing them of trying to undermine his first term and campaigns. A former Republican congressman from Texas, Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump’s first term, leading the U.S. government’s spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic. House Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner, …

Trump builds out national security team with picks of Hegseth for Pentagon, Noem for DHS
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump builds out national security team with picks of Hegseth for Pentagon, Noem for DHS

Associated Press  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump moved to build out his national security team Tuesday, announcing he is nominating Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary and former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. “I look forward to John being the first person ever to …

President-elect Trump names John Ratcliffe as his pick for CIA director
1 month, 1 week ago

President-elect Trump names John Ratcliffe as his pick for CIA director

NPR  

President-elect Trump names John Ratcliffe as his pick for CIA director toggle caption Pool/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump has named former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe as his pick to serve as director of the CIA in the incoming administration. Ratcliffe previously served as the director of national intelligence during Trump's first term, where he oversaw all 18 of the nation's …

Trump picks close ally John Ratcliffe for CIA director
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump picks close ally John Ratcliffe for CIA director

Politico  

This time around, Ratcliffe will have more time to exert Trump’s agenda inside a spy agency the president-elect has accused of working against him. A former lawyer, Ratcliffe, 59, first earned Trump’s trust during his time in Congress as one of the most outspoken critics of former special counsel Robert Mueller and his report on Russian influence efforts in the …

Trump picks John Ratcliffe for CIA director role
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump picks John Ratcliffe for CIA director role

Salon  

On the heels of the announcement that Donald Trump plans to hand the role of Homeland Security lead over to South Dakota Governor and family dog annihilator Kristi Noem, he dropped another controversial nomination on Tuesday evening, tapping his former head of intelligence, John Ratcliffe, to lead the CIA. In a statement posted to Truth Social, Trump sings Ratcliffe's praises, …

John Durham | Lies and spies
3 years, 1 month ago

John Durham | Lies and spies

The Hindu  

John Durham is a U.S. Department of Justice Special Counsel and he is indeed special for his task of investigating another investigation conducted by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and more. He is “authorized to investigate whether any federal official, employee, or any other person or entity violated the law in connection with the intelligence, counter-intelligence, or law enforcement …

Trump’s purge of defense agencies comes at a vulnerable time for U.S. national security
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump’s purge of defense agencies comes at a vulnerable time for U.S. national security

Salon  

President Donald Trump's recent firing of Defense Secretary Mark Esper and subsequent resignations from the department of four more top civilian officials — either in protest or under pressure — are raising alarms in Washington. Major personnel changes at America's defense and intelligence agencies make it difficult for these departments to maintain the daily operations that oversee military forces and …

Trump's spy chief blasted as an 'idiot' by veteran intelligence official
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump's spy chief blasted as an 'idiot' by veteran intelligence official

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence was blasted by the former CIA director. John Ratcliffe told Fox Business that data from Hunter Biden's laptop computer were not part of a Russian disinformation campaign, and suggested that Joe Biden and his son were involved in criminal activity. Michael Hayden, a retired U.S. Air Force general and former director of the …

AP Explains: Trump slams Russia probe; Dems cry foul
4 years, 2 months ago

AP Explains: Trump slams Russia probe; Dems cry foul

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Russia probe is back in the political spotlight. The Trump campaign quickly claimed it was evidence that Clinton “cooked up the Russia hoax.” But Mike Morell, former deputy director of the CIA, said release of the information was the most “blatant act of politicization” by a national intelligence director that he’d ever seen. “Ratcliffe is even willing …

Former CIA director John Brennan accuses intel chief of selectively declassifying documents to help Trump
4 years, 2 months ago

Former CIA director John Brennan accuses intel chief of selectively declassifying documents to help Trump

CNN  

Washington CNN — Former CIA director John Brennan on Tuesday accused current intelligence chief John Ratcliffe of selectively declassifying documents ahead of the November election that benefit President Donald Trump, telling CNN that the decision to release materials gathered by the agency on Russian allegations that Hillary Clinton was planning on “stirring up a scandal” against her Republican rival in …

Trump intel chief unveils unverified Russian info about Dems
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump intel chief unveils unverified Russian info about Dems

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s top intelligence official said Tuesday that he has declassified Russian intelligence alleging damaging information about Democrats during the 2016 election even though he acknowledged it might not be true. In a letter Tuesday to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Ratcliffe said that in late July 2016, U.S. intelligence agencies obtained “insight” into Russian …

Trump’s spy chief declassified unverified Russian intelligence despite concerns raised by CIA and NSA
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s spy chief declassified unverified Russian intelligence despite concerns raised by CIA and NSA

CNN  

Washington CNN — Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified unverified Russian intelligence despite concerns being raised by the CIA and National Security Agency, according to people briefed on the matter. The declassified document, which includes a Russian intelligence assessment from 2016 that Hillary Clinton had approved a campaign plan to “stir up a scandal” against then-candidate Donald Trump by …

Trump’s intel chief declassifies unverified Russian intelligence about Clinton campaign
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s intel chief declassifies unverified Russian intelligence about Clinton campaign

CNN  

Washington CNN — The top US intelligence official released information Tuesday about unverified Russian intelligence about Hillary Clinton that will likely fuel President Donald Trump’s attacks on the Russia investigation and Clinton’s 2016 campaign. Ratcliffe wrote to Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, who released the summary, that the intelligence community “does not know the accuracy of this allegation or the …

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