NBC: Trump nominates Rep. John Ratcliffe to be intel chief — again
Trump wanted the Texas congressman as director of national intelligence in 2019 but backed off when Ratcliffe was shown to have inflated his resume.
WASHINGTON — In what amounts to a direct challenge to Senate Republicans, President Donald Trump announced Friday that his pick to head the intelligence community is the same Republican congressman whose previous bid for the job collapsed amid revelations he misrepresented his background.
Trump tweeted that he was nominating Rep. John Ratcliffe of Texas to be the director of national intelligence, calling the former federal prosecutor "an outstanding man of great talent."
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WNU Editor: The Democrats will oppose his nomination .... Pelosi blasts Trump pick: He has shown 'clear disrespect' for intel community (The Hill). More here .... Schumer urges GOP to oppose Trump's intel pick (The Hill).
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