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john ratcliffe July 28, 2019

In John Ratcliffe, Trump Finds an Intelligence Chief Willing to Look Past RussiaRepresentative John Ratcliffe’s statements at the Mueller testimony suggest Trump has found a DNI chief as skeptical of the Russia threat as he is.

By Matt Stieb
trump administration July 28, 2019

Coats Finally Out, Trump Picks Rep. Ratcliffe to Be New DNIA Cabinet member who was willing to contradict the president is leaving, and a Trump loyalist who tried to discredit Mueller is set to replace him.

By Chas Danner
foreign policy Jan. 29, 2019

U.S. Intel Chief Disputes Trump on North Korea and ISISKim Jong-un isn’t giving up his nukes and ISIS isn’t defeated, Dan Coats said Tuesday.

By Adam K. Raymond
politics July 21, 2018

DNI Coats Swears He Meant No Disrespect to TrumpHe insists that his bewildered reaction to Trump’s White House invitation to Putin has been misunderstood.

By Chas Danner
July 20, 2018

Spy Chief Dan Coats Goes ‘Rogue’ by Not Validating Trump’s Russia ContradictionsAfter standing by U.S. intelligence officials’ Russia assessments and chuckling about Putin’s White House invite, Coats might face the Trump’s wrath.

By Margaret Hartmann
June 22, 2017

CNN: Intel Chiefs Say Trump Asked Them to Deny Russia CollusionDan Coats and Mike Rogers reportedly told investigators it seemed more like a suggestion than an order.

By Adam K. Raymond
June 7, 2017

Intel Chiefs Refuse to Say If Trump Asked Them to Influence Russia ProbeTrump did not tell them to influence the investigation, they said, but they refused to say if he asked.

By Adam K. Raymond
Jan. 5, 2017

Trump Picks Dan Coats As Director of National IntelligenceOn paper a safe choice, the former senator is a bit old for the turf fights he will have to resolve, and is another symbol of the Washington “swamp.”

By Ed Kilgore
money talks Oct. 24, 2010

Bailed-Out Companies Throw Cash at Anti-Bailout CandidatesIt’s a logical move, like throwing tea off the side of the boat.

By Avi Zenilman