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IT'S OFFICIAL: President Trump announces Rep. John Ratcliffe to replace DNI Dan Coats

IT’S OFFICIAL!

President Donald Trump announced that Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats will be stepping down and be replaced by Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe:

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Coats will reportedly leave on August 15 and the president will name an Acting Director until Rep. Ratcliffe is confirmed by the Senate:

Axios was the first to report the news on Sunday:

According to Politico’s Natasha Bertrand, Rep. Devin Nunes was offered the job but turned it down:

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Yes, he was mayor of Heath, TX. But for some reason this guy left out Rep. Ratcliffe’s stint as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas:

According to the NYT’s Maggie Haberman, Coats “has been ready to leave for some time, but did not want to look like he was being forced out”:

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