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cgod  ·  1642 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Trump's New Intelligence Chief Spells Trouble

Except that Richard Grenell, the guy who was acting DNI before Ratcliffe was a worse. If Ratcliffe's appointment failed it would mean that the clock would be reset on Grenell's acting status. It's likely that there were enough Republican votes against Ratcliffe to sink the nomination based on his lack of qualifications but for the fact that leaving Grenell as DNI was a threat to the basic functions of the intelligence agencies.