Trump’s Intelligence-Chief Nominee Vows to ‘Speak Truth to Power’

NextGov: Rep. John Ratcliffe repeatedly sought to reassure the lawmakers weighing his confirmation as President Trump’s director of national intelligence that he would not mix politics with intelligence.

At his nomination hearing on Tuesday, the Texas Republican was pressed about his independence by almost every Democrat on the socially-distanced dais. In response, Ratcliffe offered deferential thanks for their questions and sought to give unequivocal answers.

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