Trump to Renominate John Ratcliffe for Director of National Intelligence
President Trump is renominating Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe to become the next director of national intelligence. . .
Trump had previously nominated the Texas Republican to replace Dan Coats as the director last summer, but Ratcliffe was forced to withdraw, blaming what he described as a partisan nomination process after senators, including Republicans, questioned his credentials. He was also accused of overstating his professional record regarding the prosecution of Hamas terrorists.
I am pleased to announce the nomination of @RepRatcliffe (Congressman John Ratcliffe) to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Would have completed process earlier, but John wanted to wait until after IG Report was finished. John is an outstanding man of great talent!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 28, 2020
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who at the time said the congressman was only qualified because he was “blindly loyal” to the president, also sounded off on his renomination in a statement later on Friday.
“Replacing one highly partisan operative with another does nothing to keep our country safe. At a time when the Russians are interfering in our elections, we need a nonpartisan leader at the helm of the Intelligence Community who sees the world objectively and speaks truth to power, and unfortunately neither Acting Director Grenell nor Rep. Ratcliffe comes even close to that,” he wrote. (Read more from “Trump to Renominate John Ratcliffe for Director of National Intelligence” HERE)
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