Trump pulled Ratcliffe's nomination just after Senate GOPers learned about his link to whistleblower

[TheBlackAdder]

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Well, well, well. Trump's a lyin' again!

On Friday, President Donald Trump abruptly withdrew the nomination of Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) to take over from Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence. He blamed the media frenzy for making the nomination untenable, as commentators had scrutinized his lack of qualifications and his fudged claims about prosecuting terrorists.

“Rather than going through months of slander and libel, I explained to John how miserable it would be for him and his family to deal with these people,” Trump explained in his tweet withdrawing Ratcliffe.

But according to The Daily Beast, there may have been another reason Trump changed course on the nomination. An email was reportedly sent to the Senate Intelligence Committee outlining Ratcliffe’s role in a whistleblower case.

The details of the allegation are vague due to national security concerns, but the email alleges that Ratcliffe promoted a company “accused of being instrumental in the reprisal against a whistleblower and their cybersecurity efforts,” noted The Daily Beast. The government employee facing retaliation is currently being represented by the Government Accountability Project. A source who has seen the whistleblower’s disclosure also noted that Ratcliffe’s third-largest campaign donor in this election cycle is “a company that forced the shutdown of a critical government cybersecurity office.”

Republicans who read this email reportedly had grave concerns, putting Ratcliffe’s nomination in jeopardy.

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/08/trump-pulled-ratcliffes-nomination-just-after-senate-gopers-learned-about-his-link-to-whistleblower-scandal-report/

The Daily Beast direct link:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-nominee-john-ratcliffes-ties-to-whistleblower-case-surfaced-as-officials-warned-against-him-for-dni?ref=home

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[duforsure]

1. Putin will be upset

His puppet couldn't get his candidate into that position to use to undermine the CIA more.

[WheelWalker]

9. I agree. That was Putin's Pick.

[tblue37]

2. K&R for visibility. nt

[HipChick]

3. K&R!...Just wow, the balls on this MF..

How did he think he was going to sail through nomination

[True Blue American]

4. The only reason Trump picked

Ratcliffe is because he went after Mueller,defending Trump.

Oh, well another butt kisser shot down. As Trump said about the Cummings attempted burglery, too bad!

[HiloHatti]

5. Trump Wants a Sycophant in That Position

Because the DNI reports directly to the AG. This would create a path to undermine The IC and weaponize it to go after Trump’s political enemies. This is straight out of the Authoritarian playbook.

[Ilsa]

6. Yep. Can't have a patriotic, democracy-loving

independent thinker as DNI.

Maybe that position should be removed from authority of AG. I suspect the AG has too much power to wield for his master.

K&R.

[sharedvalues]

13. Every patriot today is a Democrat.

[erronis]

14. Good point. The null hypothesis means that anyone not supporting Democrats is not a patriot.

This is a very strong statement but I think it is true.

Anyone who can't support a platform that repudiates trump and the repuglicons is supporting actions against our country. That includes the apathetic, the "hate Hilary/Obama" crowd, the greens/olives, the independents who just want to be free.

[sharedvalues]

15. Anyone supporting Republicans is a traitor?

I would even go that far.

[erronis]

16. More. Anyone not supporting democrats is harming the future of this country.

I never thought I would actually say this.

Voting for a non-winnable candidate against the democrats is like voting for repuglicons.

I think this horrible election situation with binary parties is wrong. Money in politics including horse-races and M$M ratings is wrong.

But until we can make running for a federal position truly free of invested interests, anyone allying themselves with a non-dem candidate is hurting our chances.

Wish it was different/better.

[sharedvalues]

17. Truth.

totally agreed

[TeamPooka]

10. Trump is not smart enough to understand why people kiss his ass now as President. He has

power they want to co-opt and he's oblivious.
He just thinks they like him.
He doesn't understand they have an agenda of their own.
His mental state is delusion.
like Kim Jong Un.
He doesn't like Trump.he hates him.
He just likes how easy it is to manipulate him.

[True Blue American]

11. All the Dictators

Know how easy it is to manipulate Trump. He actually thinks he is winning.

[lame54]

7. Sounds perfect for the job...

In Trump world

[stopdiggin]

8. any real details available?

"a company that forced the shutdown of a critical government cybersecurity office.”

I read the links. Almost zero detail. Wouldn't they at least be able to tell us who the "third largest donor" is? What cybersecurity office was shut down? Even making allowances for security ....

[Pepsidog]

12. It's a bottomless pit of corruption.