If confirmed, Rep. John Ratcliffe will lead the nation's 17 intelligence agencies as the director of national intelligence.
The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday endorsed the confirmation of U.S. Representative John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump's nominee to be the nation's top spy.
John Ratcliffe, a Republican from Texas, questions Robert Mueller, former special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., July 24, 2019.WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday endorsed the confirmation of U.S. Representative John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump's nominee to be the nation's top spy.
In July 2018, Ratcliffe drew attention when he tore into former special counsel Robert Mueller about his investigation of Russian election interference and its possible coordination between the Kremlin and Trump's campaign. Representative John Ratcliffe, a Republican from Texas, listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Photographer: Gabriella Demczuk/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesSince his nomination to become the next director of national intelligence, Ratcliffe has tried to shed his partisan image by telling Senators earlier this month that he would not "shade intelligence for anyone.
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