{"id":57676,"date":"2020-03-01T08:42:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T08:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=57676"},"modified":"2020-03-01T08:42:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-01T08:42:05","slug":"john-ratcliffe-trump-picks-lawmaker-again-for-us-spy-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=57676","title":{"rendered":"John Ratcliffe: Trump picks lawmaker again for US spy boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-57677 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DS-Ratcliffe-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"902\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DS-Ratcliffe-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DS-Ratcliffe-696x398.jpg 696w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DS-Ratcliffe.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/>International Desk: Donald Trump has, for a second time, nominated Republican lawmaker John Ratcliffe to serve as US Director of National Intelligence (DNI), reports BBC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">President Trump first chose Mr Ratcliffe in July last year, but withdrew his nomination amid concerns that he was underqualified.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Critics have accused Mr Ratcliffe of embellishing his credentials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Mr Ratcliffe &#8211; who sits on Congress's Ethics and Intelligence Committees &#8211; is a Trump loyalist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He was first nominated days after his high-profile questioning of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller &#8211; the ex-FBI director who led an inquiry into allegations of collusion between Russia and Mr Trump's 2016 election campaign.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But his nomination was later withdrawn after objections from both main parties. The president told reporters Mr Ratcliffe had been &#8220;treated very badly, very harshly by the press&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Mr Ratcliffe has yet to comment publicly on this latest nomination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Desk: Donald Trump has, for a second time, nominated Republican lawmaker John Ratcliffe to serve as US Director of National Intelligence (DNI), reports BBC. President Trump first chose Mr Ratcliffe in July last year, but withdrew his nomination amid concerns that he was underqualified. Critics have accused Mr Ratcliffe of embellishing his credentials. 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