Trump's Pick for Intelligence Chief Follows a Slew of QAnon Accounts

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If confirmed, Ratcliffe would replace Ric Grennell, Trump’s ambassador to Germany before the president tapped him as acting DNI in February. Grennell had been a vocal Trump defender on Fox News, and critics also questioned his qualifications.

Trump fired his predecessor, retired Adm. Joseph Maguire, who also held the job in an acting capacity, after a subordinate testified to Congress that in the view of the U.S. intelligence community, Russia prefers to see Trump win the 2020 election.

Some Trump critics speculate that the nomination is a gambit to prolong Grennell’s tenure.

By law, the acting DNI would have had to leave the job on March 11 if the president hadn’t sent a nomination to the Senate. With a nominee, he can serve until the Senate confirms Ratcliffe, or for six months after the nomination is rejected.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/05/05/trumps-pick-for-spy-chief-rep-john-ratcliffe-faces-doubters-at-confirmation-hearing/