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ARCHIVE: Washington – 5 May 2020
1. Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe swear into committee during a Senate Intelligence hearing
2. SOUNDBITE (English) John Ratcliffe, Former U.S. Director of National Intelligence:
"If confirmed as DNI (Director of National Intelligence), you have my commitment to deliver timely, accurate and objective intelligence and to speak truth to power, be that with Congress or within the administration. Let me be very clear. Regardless of what anyone wants our intelligence to reflect, the intelligence I will provide, if confirmed, will not be impacted or altered as a result of outside influence. Above all, my fidelity and loyalty will always be with the Constitution and the rule of law, and my actions as DNI will reflect that commitment."
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ARCHIVE: Washington – 21 October 2020
3. SOUNDBITE (English) John Ratcliffe, Former U.S. Director of National Intelligence:
"Good evening. The President has instructed the intelligence and law enforcement communities to ensure that the 2020 elections are the safest and most secure in our nation’s history. We take that mandate and responsibility seriously. There is nothing more sacred in our republic than the fundamental democratic principle of one person, one vote."
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Washington, DC – 18 April 2023
4. SOUNDBITE (English) John Ratcliffe, Former U.S. Director of National Intelligence:
"My informed assessment as a person with as much access as anyone to our government’s intelligence during the initial year of the pandemic has been and continues to be, that a lab leak is the only explanation credibly supported by our intelligence, by science, and by common sense."
5. Wide of House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic and witnesses
STORYLINE:
President-elect Donald Trump announced that he is nominating former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency.
A former Republican congressman from Texas, Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final year and a half of Trump’s first term, leading the U.S. government’s spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic.
“I look forward to John being the first person ever to serve in both of our Nation’s highest Intelligence positions,” Trump said in a statement.
“He will be a fearless fighter for the Constitutional Rights of all Americans, while ensuring the Highest Levels of National Security, and PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH.”
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