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Donald Trump's nominee for CIA Director, John Ratcliffe, appears for a Senate Intelligence confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan. 15, 2025 in Washington, DC.
John Lee Ratcliffe [1] (born October 20, 1965) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the ninth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since 2025. He previously served as the sixth director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021 and served in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020.
John Ratcliffe faces a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing for CIA director on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2025.
The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency in overwhelming bipartisan fashion, making him the second member of President Trump’s national security ...
While some Democrats raised questions about Ratcliffe's ability to lead the CIA objectively, Republicans hailed his experience and said they looked forward to confirming the rest of Trump's national security nominees. Ratcliffe was sworn into office shortly after winning Senate confirmation.
A former federal prosecutor, Ratcliffe also served in Congress, representing a Texas district. He was a fierce defender of Trump during his first impeachment proceedings in the House. Following two hours of questioning, the committee moved Ratcliffe's confirmation hearing behind closed doors to discuss matters of sensitive or classified ...
CIA nominee John Ratcliffe is telling senators about how he’ll reshape the intelligence community in what he calls "the most challenging national security environment in our nation’s history."
John Ratcliffe, 59, is a politician and attorney. Ratcliffe served as the mayor of Heath, Texas, from 2004 to 2012 and as U.S. attorney for eastern Texas from 2007 to 2008.