Trump pick for CIA chief pledges to remain apolitical amid past controversies John Ratcliffe was questioned over whether he’d remain an impartial national security official after past incidents as Trump’s former director of national intelligence. ...
-the-books visit suggests he “played a role” in the CIA’s sham review into the origins of COVID-19. Fauci at the time was the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the the White House chief medical adviser under then-President Donald Trump....
Under former president Donald Trump, America fell off its perch as a full democracy and another civil war is no longer unthinkable, a CIA adviser and three former U.S. generals separately said, according to theWashington PostMonday. Barbara F. Walter, a political science professor at the Unive...
the CIA director under President Barack Obama, whose fingerprints are all over the so-called ‘Steele dossier’ and ‘Russiagate’, and who is now enjoying a rewarding career as a TV pundit accusing Trump of treason.
And yet Trump, the president whom the Constitution establishes as the commander in chief, has repeatedly waffled on whether Russia conducted the attack and has refused to forcefully rebuke them for it, let alone punish them for it. In March, the White House, under pressure from Congress, seem...
Ratcliffe, who was a GOP congressman from Texas, served asdirector of national intelligencein the final months of Trump's first term, leading the U.S. government's spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic. He's viewed as a more traditional pick for the role, which requires Senate confirma...
citing two u.s. and israeli officials. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu appeared to confirm on saturday that new negotiations were under way to recover hostages held by hamas after a source said israel's intelligence chief met the prime minister of qatar, a ...
CIA Chief to Travel to Egypt This Weekend, Axios Reports More Reuters FILE PHOTO: William Burns, nominee for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director, testifies during his Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 24, 2021. Tom Williams/Pool via REUTERS/File...
In addition, New York Times reported “operatives under his direction played a pivotal role in 2008 in the killing of Imad Mugniyah, the international operations chief for Hezbollah.” Meanwhile, “Mr. D’Andrea was ramping up the drone program inside Pakistan. Drones became the preferred counter...
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