Trump Taps Ratcliffe For Director Of National Intelligence

President Trump announced Sunday that he will nominate Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe to be the new Director of National Intelligence. He’ll replace Dan Coats, who announced his resignation and will be leaving office August 15. Ratcliffe, a former U.S. Attorney, mayor of Heath, represents all of Northeast Texas as well as portions of East and North Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives. He aggressively questioned former special counsel Robert Mueller last week during Congressional hearings.