Trump picks new acting national intelligence director
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump picks new acting national intelligence director

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday named Joseph Maguire, the nation’s top counterterrorism official, as acting national intelligence director, part of a leadership shake-up at the agency that oversees 17 U.S. spy agencies. Schiff, D-Calif., said if Trump tried to bypass Gordon, it would be evidence of his intent to politicize the intelligence agencies to serve his “partisan aims and an attempt to do an end run around the legally mandated succession.” Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, tweeted in response: “If Adam Schiff wants her in there, the rumors about her being besties with Brennan and the rest of the clown cadre must be 100% true.” John Brennan is a former director of the CIA who has come under fire from Trump. “These losses of leadership, coupled with a president determined to weed out anyone who may dare disagree, represent one of the most challenging moments for the intelligence community.” Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee, called Gordon a “consummate professional.” “The mission of the intelligence community is to speak truth to power,” Warner said. “Yet in pushing out two dedicated public servants in as many weeks, once again the president has shown that he has no problem prioritizing his political ego even if it comes at the expense of our national security.” Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., called Gordon’s departure a “significant loss” and said she had been a “stalwart partner” to the intelligence panel.

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

Tulsi Gabbard questioned US Intelligence. Now she is Trump’s pick for top Intelligence role.
1 month, 3 weeks 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 picks former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump picks former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence

Firstpost  

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would nominate Democratic Lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard as the next Director of National Intelligence. In the past, Gabbard has slammed the Biden administration’s handling of global conflicts President-elect Donald Trump stirred headlines once again after he announced that he would nominate former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard as the US Director of National Intelligence …

Trump picks Fox News host Pete Hegseth as secretary of defence, ex-top US spy John Ratcliffe as CIA director
1 month, 4 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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 …

Trump loyalist once called an 'idiot' by ex-CIA director to helm that same agency
1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

Trump picks ex-US spy John Ratcliffe as CIA chief, Kash Patel misses out on top intelligence role
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1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

Who is John Ratcliffe, former US spy tapped by Trump as CIA director?
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

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 …

Tulsi Gabbard as picked by Trump for Director of National Intelligence
1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

Trump Taps Former Intelligence Chief Ratcliffe to Lead CIA
1 month, 4 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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
Top News
1 month, 4 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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 …

President-elect Trump names John Ratcliffe as his pick for CIA director
1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

Former CIA director anticipates allies might hold back intelligence from U.S.
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Former CIA director anticipates allies might hold back intelligence from U.S.

Raw Story  

Former CIA director John Brennan is concerned that President-elect Donald Trump will appoint people who will burn relationships with international leaders. "So, I can tell you that there is quite a bit of concern within CIA, and I know within FBI and other non-policy organizations, that if you have somebody who is just used as a political tool of Donald …

'Lives could be lost': Former Trump officials fear his 'true corruption' of intel agencies
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Lives could be lost': Former Trump officials fear his 'true corruption' of intel agencies

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is planning to politicize intelligence agencies – and likely put national security in jeopardy – if he's re-elected to a second term, according to former officials from his first administration. Politico spoke to 18 former officials and analysts who worked in the first Trump administration who said the former president would likely push harder to replace …

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 …

Rep. John Ratcliffe confirmed as national intelligence chief
4 years, 7 months ago

Rep. John Ratcliffe confirmed as national intelligence chief

LA Times  

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence, installing a new head of the nation’s intelligence agencies at a time when President Trump has ousted multiple officials. But most Democrats still opposed his nomination, making Ratcliffe the first director of national intelligence not to win broad bipartisan support since the position was created in …

Senate panel advances Trump’s spy chief pick
4 years, 7 months ago

Senate panel advances Trump’s spy chief pick

CNN  

CNN — The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday advanced the nomination of GOP Rep. John Ratcliffe on a party-line vote to be the next director of national intelligence, Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn said after the vote. Tuesday’s vote was the first Senate Intelligence Committee meeting chaired by Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, the panel’s new chairman who has replaced …

Trump’s pick for spy chief, Rep. John Ratcliffe, poised for approval after Senate hearing
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump’s pick for spy chief, Rep. John Ratcliffe, poised for approval after Senate hearing

LA Times  

Rep. John Ratcliffe, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, had his confirmation hearing Tuesday in the Senate Intelligence Committee. Last summer, President Trump’s choice for national intelligence director, Rep. John Ratcliffe, appeared doomed in the Senate, where even Republicans worried that his lack of national security experience and his exaggerated resume made him unfit to oversee the nation’s …

Trump's Nominee For Intelligence Director Vows To Operate Independently
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump's Nominee For Intelligence Director Vows To Operate Independently

NPR  

Trump's Nominee For Intelligence Director Vows To Operate Independently Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Andrew Harnik/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 3:11 p.m. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and other committee members asked Ratcliffe about past Trump comments that the intelligence community had "run amok" and needed to be "reined in." The chairman Enlarge this image …

Trump’s acting intel chief flouts top Democrat’s demand for answers about watchdog firing
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump’s acting intel chief flouts top Democrat’s demand for answers about watchdog firing

CNN  

CNN — Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell sent a letter to Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff on Monday flouting the House Intelligence Committee chairman’s demand for information about the actions Grenell has taken since becoming the top US intelligence official last month. Grenell’s letter instead included a litany of charges against Schiff, accusing him of trying change his committee’s …

Another intelligence community shake-up as Trump replaces counterterrorism chief
4 years, 9 months ago

Another intelligence community shake-up as Trump replaces counterterrorism chief

LA Times  

Russell Travers took over as acting director of the NCTC last August and has spent decades in counterterrorism and national security. The Trump administration said Thursday that it was replacing the acting chief of the National Counterterrorism Center, part of an ongoing leadership shake-up in the intelligence community. Russell Travers took over as acting director of the NCTC in August …

Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell initiates hiring freeze
4 years, 9 months ago

Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell initiates hiring freeze

CNN  

CNN — Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has initiated a temporary hiring freeze at the agency he was recently appointed to oversee, according to spokesperson Amanda Schoch, who emphasized that the move was “not an effort to purge” officials for political reasons. “Since assuming his new role on Feb. 20, Acting DNI Grenell and the ODNI leadership team …

Trump picks Ratcliffe as top intelligence chief, again
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump picks Ratcliffe as top intelligence chief, again

Al Jazeera  

Trump renews nomination which he withdrew last year amid mounting questions about Texas legislator’s lack of experience. Trump, who announced the moved on Twitter on Friday, first nominated Ratcliffe, a fierce defender of the president, last year but withdrew the nomination amid questions about Ratcliffe’s lack of experience and possible resume embellishment. His announcement drew a lukewarm response from Richard …

Trump says he will nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe to be director of national intelligence
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump says he will nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe to be director of national intelligence

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump said on Friday that he intends to nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe, a Republican from Texas, as his permanent director of national intelligence, the second time the President has attempted to make the loyalist lawmaker his spy chief. At a time when the Russians are interfering in our elections, we need a nonpartisan leader at the …

Experts warn that Trump's assault on intelligence is putting the country's national security at risk
4 years, 10 months ago

Experts warn that Trump's assault on intelligence is putting the country's national security at risk

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump fired Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire and replaced him with Richard Grenell — who had been U.S. ambassador to Germany — shaking up the office of the top intel chief. “Make no mistake: the Trump administration’s continued failure to nominate a qualified, permanent DNI since the abrupt resignation of Daniel Coats, a former senator, seven …

Former CIA director sounds alarm at Trump’s ‘virtual decapitation of intelligence community’
4 years, 10 months ago

Former CIA director sounds alarm at Trump’s ‘virtual decapitation of intelligence community’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former CIA Director John Brennan has sounded the alarm about …

Trump looks for permanent national intelligence director
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump looks for permanent national intelligence director

Associated Press  

Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell is the new acting national intelligence director, but he’s expected to be a short-timer overseeing the nation’s 17 spy agencies. “What it signals is that Donald Trump is now making clear what we long suspected: That he has no use for a director of national intelligence,” said Ned Price, a former CIA officer who served …

Ousted acting spy chief Maguire formally resigns from US government
4 years, 10 months ago

Ousted acting spy chief Maguire formally resigns from US government

CNN  

Washington CNN — Former acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire has formally resigned from US government service after President Donald Trump made it clear he would not be nominated for the full time intelligence chief job, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. President Donald Trump became irate in a meeting with Maguire last week for allowing lawmakers …

Rep. Doug Collins said DNI chief job is ‘not one that I would accept’
4 years, 10 months ago

Rep. Doug Collins said DNI chief job is ‘not one that I would accept’

CNN  

Washington CNN — Republican Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia said he’s not interested in being the director of national intelligence, after President Donald Trump floated his name for the position, because he’s focused on running for US Senate. It’s not one that I would accept, because I’m running a Senate race down here in Georgia,” Collins told Fox Business’ Maria …

Richard Grenell: Trump appoints first openly gay cabinet member to head US intelligence
4 years, 10 months ago

Richard Grenell: Trump appoints first openly gay cabinet member to head US intelligence

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has appointed Richard Grenell to be the new …

Senate GOP gives Trump’s pick for intelligence chief tepid response
4 years, 10 months ago

Senate GOP gives Trump’s pick for intelligence chief tepid response

CNN  

Washington CNN — Senate Republicans are giving a tepid reaction to President Donald Trump’s decision to appoint US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell as acting director of national intelligence. While Grenell received praised from House Republican leaders, Senate Republicans have largely declined to speak out in support of the President’s pick for intelligence chief, after Trump announced Wednesday evening that …

White House Appoints Outspoken Ambassador As New Acting Head Of Intelligence
4 years, 10 months ago

White House Appoints Outspoken Ambassador As New Acting Head Of Intelligence

NPR  

White House Appoints Outspoken Ambassador As New Acting Head Of Intelligence Enlarge this image toggle caption Darko Vojinovic/AP Darko Vojinovic/AP President Trump has named Richard Grenell, the vocal and controversial U.S. ambassador to Germany, as the new acting director of national intelligence, replacing the current acting head of the nation's 17 spy agencies. In September, he told the committee that …

Richard Grenell, staunch Trump loyalist and current US Ambassador to Germany, is named as acting intelligence chief
4 years, 10 months ago

Richard Grenell, staunch Trump loyalist and current US Ambassador to Germany, is named as acting intelligence chief

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he has named Richard Grenell, a staunch loyalist, as acting spy chief. Trump also thanked outgoing acting director Joseph Maguire “for the wonderful job he has done, and we look forward to working with him closely, perhaps in another capacity within the Administration!” News of the pick, which was first reported …

Trump taps loyalist and envoy Richard Grenell as nation’s top intelligence official
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump taps loyalist and envoy Richard Grenell as nation’s top intelligence official

LA Times  

Richard Grenell has served for two years as U.S. ambassador to Germany and before that as the spokesman for the U.S. mission to the United Nations during most of President George W. Bush’s eight years in office. President Trump on Wednesday named Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, as acting director of national intelligence, putting a staunch ally in …

Amid Calls For Impeachment, Joseph Maguire Is Caught Between The President And Congress
5 years, 3 months ago

Amid Calls For Impeachment, Joseph Maguire Is Caught Between The President And Congress

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The man who stands at the center of a controversy over an intelligence community whistleblower’s complaint is hardly a deep-state bureaucrat or shadowy spy. The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., has subpoenaed Maguire to testify before the panel, telling reporters that Maguire had made the “unprecedented decision not to share the complaint …

Acting US spy chief defends handling whistle-blower complaint
5 years, 3 months ago

Acting US spy chief defends handling whistle-blower complaint

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – Acting US Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire on Thursday defended his handling of a whistle-blower complaint against President Donald Trump. In a rare public airing of internal deliberations, Maguire told the House Intelligence Committee that he delayed releasing the whistle-blower complaint to Congress due to executive privilege concerns because it involved a phone call between Trump …

Acting spy chief to testify on whistleblower’s complaint
5 years, 3 months ago

Acting spy chief to testify on whistleblower’s complaint

LA Times  

The nation’s highest ranking intelligence official is expected to be grilled over the administration’s handling of a still-secret whistleblower’s complaint when he appears before Congress on Thursday as the first witness in the Democrats’ formal impeachment inquiry of President Trump. Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire is sworn in before he testifies at a hearing of the House Permanent …

Trump’s new war on intelligence (opinion)
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump’s new war on intelligence (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Josh Campbell is a CNN analyst covering national security issues. He previously served as a supervisory special agent with the FBI and is the author of “Crossfire Hurricane: Inside Donald Trump’s War on the FBI.” Follow him on Twitter @joshscampbell. CNN — After a brief cessation of hostilities against the United States’ intelligence and law enforcement community, President …

Trump at center of new intelligence storm as whistleblower mystery explodes
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump at center of new intelligence storm as whistleblower mystery explodes

CNN  

CNN — A smoldering Washington intelligence mystery exploded late Wednesday into a full-on confrontation between House Democrats and the White House over communications between President Donald Trump and an unidentified foreign leader. A showdown over a whistleblower’s “credible and urgent” complaint was revealed – first by The Washington Post and later confirmed by CNN – to concern the President himself, …

Trump’s national security team purge is almost complete
5 years, 4 months ago

Trump’s national security team purge is almost complete

CNN  

Washington CNN — When Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and his deputy Sue Gordon leave their offices for the last time on Thursday, it will mark a turning point for an administration that has already endured the highest level of senior staff turnover in history. This “is a defining day in the Trump administration’s national security structure – they …

Joseph Maguire: Trump’s ‘excellent’ acting intel chief may not be loyalist he wants
5 years, 5 months ago

Joseph Maguire: Trump’s ‘excellent’ acting intel chief may not be loyalist he wants

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump praised his pick for acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire, as an “excellent” choice and a “very talented man” Friday, but it remains unclear where the new acting spy chief stands on some of the most pressing national security issues facing the country today. But while Trump has made clear his desire to …

Trump announces new intel chief pick; No. 2 intelligence official is leaving administration
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump announces new intel chief pick; No. 2 intelligence official is leaving administration

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump announced Thursday night that Joseph Maguire, the leader of the National Counterterrorism Center, is his new pick to be the acting director of national intelligence. Donald Trump Jr. tweeted about Gordon on August 2, referring to former CIA Director and Trump critic John Brennan, and saying that “if Adam Schiff wants her in there, the …

Trump Names New Acting Director Of National Intelligence
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump Names New Acting Director Of National Intelligence

NPR  

Trump Names New Acting Director Of National Intelligence Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Updated at 10:22 p.m. ET In a shake-up of the top ranks of U.S. national intelligence, President Trump announced Thursday that he will name Joseph Maguire, the current Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, as the nation's acting top intelligence official. …

Trump drops nomination of Rep. John Ratcliffe as intelligence chief
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump drops nomination of Rep. John Ratcliffe as intelligence chief

LA Times  

Rep. John Ratcliffe speaks during last week’s House Intelligence Committee hearing, in which he assailed Robert S. Mueller III and his special counsel report on the Russia investigation. President Trump abruptly gave up his choice to serve as the nation’s next intelligence chief Friday, tweeting that Rep. John Ratcliffe of Texas, who had gotten minimal support from Republican senators, was …

Trump says Ratcliffe is no longer his pick for director of national intelligence
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump says Ratcliffe is no longer his pick for director of national intelligence

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump said Friday that Rep. John Ratcliffe will no longer be nominated as director of national intelligence to replace Dan Coats. One senior official says the White House has known for weeks that Coats would be replaced soon and there’s no excuse for this, adding “traps should be run” to figure out who told the President …

What’s So Scary About Our Likely Next Director of National Intelligence
55 years ago

What’s So Scary About Our Likely Next Director of National Intelligence

Slate  

John Ratcliffe, the man President Donald Trump says he will nominate to become director of national intelligence, has set himself apart for one thing: his open support of President Donald Trump. Trump’s Twitter announcement that a congressman from Texas with limited national security experience known mostly for his loyalty to Trump would replace Coats, then, caused some concern: Does this …

Trump says he wants to ‘rein in’ US intelligence agencies
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump says he wants to ‘rein in’ US intelligence agencies

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has said he wants to “rein in” US …

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