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John Ratcliffe, Who Defended Trump During Impeachment Hearings, Nominated as CIA Director

HeadlineNov 13, 2024

Donald Trump has nominated John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. Ratcliffe is a former Texas Republican congressman and former federal prosecutor who served as director of national intelligence from 2020 until Trump left office in 2021. Ratcliffe was a member of Trump’s impeachment advisory team in 2019 when he questioned witnesses during Trump’s first impeachment hearings.

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