Senate committee approves Trump loyalist to lead national intelligence

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By Associated Press -May 19, 2020 12:02 PM

Even Republicans have questioned John Ratcliffe's experience and qualifications to lead the nation's intelligence community.

The Senate intelligence committee has approved the nomination of Texas GOP Rep. John Ratcliffe to be Director of National Intelligence, sending the nomination to the Senate floor for confirmation.

Ratcliffe's nomination was approved 8-7 in a closed committee hearing, with senators voting along party lines, according to a committee aide. The aide was granted anonymity to discuss the closed proceedings ahead of an official announcement.

Republicans have praised Ratcliffe, who has been ardent defender of Donald Trump, while Democrats have been skeptical that he would serve with the independence they say is crucial for the job. Ratcliffe sought to shed his reputation as a Trump loyalist at his confirmation hearing earlier this month, insisting he would lead the nation's intelligence agencies without partisan influence.

Ratcliffe would replace Dan Coats, a former GOP senator who was popular in Congress but who clashed with Trump in his two years in the job. Richard Grenell, who is close to Trump, is now the acting director.

https://americanindependent.com/john-ratcliffe-nomination-senate-director-of-national-intelligence-donald-trump-dni/

Why do enabling traitors wear fucking tie(s) that are red white and blue, and have a lapel pin with the flag, and they support a traitor............and they have that big ass goofy fucking smile............and the suppose party that said that they are patriotic, didn't even have the "balls" to remove the fucking lunatic in the white house, and then the new committee chair...........will now be able to afford a bigger boat off the taxpayers dime............and get a bigger retirement package.......and health care benefits.............because after all he put a poison pill bill in the ACA to fuck everyone over,did he have enough bottled water to speak...............again................