It’s not in the Justice Manual. If they weren't briefed, you were derelict and should resign or be fired," read one comment. “The special counsel’s job — nowhere does it say that you were to conclusively determine Donald Trump’s innocence, or that the special counsel report should determine whether or not to exonerate him. And it was written in violation of every DOJ principle about extra-prosecutorial commentary.”Rep. I5 shows a complete lack of competence at best," read another comment. John Ratcliffe released a statement that revealed President Trump was not made aware of any intelligence and people have been questioning his position while calling for his resignationPresident Trump has not made a statement on this matter yet.The statement continued, "The White House statement addressing this issue earlier today, which denied such a briefing occurred, was accurate. John Ratcliffe may soon be the Director of National Intelligence, but will Mike Pompeo pull the strings? ""No matter whether the Congress is mad at us or happy with us, whether we're on the side of goodness or the side of vexing, that they will call Dan Coats, believing that he can help navigate that, has been [a] tremendous benefit," Gordon said. Ratcliffe is a Republican member of the House of Representatives and was a vocal defender of Trump during the president's impeachment in 2019.As DNI, Ratcliffe will assume leadership of 17 intelligence agencies including the CIA, the Defense Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency.Republican senators warmed to Ratcliffe after Trump unexpectedly nominated him again in February, as concerns grew about Grenell and the turnover in the intelligence community.Ratcliffe is seen to be similarly loyal to Trump but he promised in his Senate confirmation hearing to be an independent head of the nation's intelligence agencies and said he would keep Congress informed of important developments.Republican ally of Trump takes control of sprawling US intelligence agencies after partisan purge of top officials.Trump, who has long been sceptical of the nation's intelligence community, has installed acting heads and removed and fired multiple intelligence officials.He said he would communicate to Trump the intelligence community's findings even if he knew Trump disagreed with them and might fire him.© 2020 Al Jazeera Media NetworkThe Senate voted 49-44 along partisan lines to confirm Ratcliffe, whose nomination last year was withdrawn in the face of bipartisan opposition.
"Congressman Ratcliffe will be a worthy successor and has my full support. With Dan Coats’ resignation, the last of the “team of rivals” approach to national security has gone among Cabinet members. It’s not in the special counsel regulations.
"DNI Coats' successor must put patriotism before politics, and remember that his oath is to protect the Constitution and the American people, not the President," Pelosi said. In his resignation letter, dated July 28, Coats, 76, thanked the president for the opportunity to serve as DNI, which he called a "distinct privilege." "He took to Twitter to comment on his prospective new job:Earlier this month Coats announced the creation of a new senior-level position to coordinate election security efforts across the intelligence community.
""I believe that the intelligence community is strong in part because of the way Dan [Coats] has conducted his job," Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon said in a recent interview on CBS News' Intelligence Matters podcast. ""I have overseen the selection of new, extremely capable leaders across the IC, and within the ODNI, have transformed its focus, structure, and integration efforts to ensure you have the best, most timely, and unbiased intelligence possible," Coats wrote. I would like to thank Dan for his great service to our Country. The day after Mattis said he was leaving, Coats praised the Defense secretary and said he was “deeply saddened” by his resignation.Coats submitted his letter of resignation Sunday. He understands the only way America can be safe is to be strong."Coats' departure is perhaps the biggest for the administration‘s defense/national security team since the abrupt resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis last December. "You're in charge of briefing them, Mr Ratcliffe. He left the administration amid mounting policy differences with Trump over his national security goals and the president’s treatment of U.S. allies.
Meanwhile, others questioned the credibility revolving around the incident as one user wrote, "Someone is lying. It was written to a legal standard that does not exist at the Justice Department. The Senate voted 49-44 along partisan lines to … According to Coats, his departure had been previously discussed.
"Dan Coats, the current Director, will...be leaving office on August 15th.
JOHN RATCLIFFE AS REPLACEMENT Coats, a former Republican senator representing Indiana, sent a classy resignation letter to Trump. And it’s not in the Principles of Federal Prosecution. And he's done it in a manner that is quiet, except when he has to correct the record. The president should have been informed. President Trump is nominating Congressman John Ratcliffe, Republican of Texas, to replace Dan Coats as director of national intelligence, Mr. …