John Ratcliffe (American politician) (Simple English Wikipedia)

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Swartsell, Nick (April 4, 2014). "John Ratcliffe touts time as U.S. attorney in run against U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on January 30, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
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"Our Team - John Ratcliffe". Ashcroft Law Firm. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009.
Gillman, Todd (December 9, 2013). "Ex-US Attorney John Ratcliffe files against Ralph Hall". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
DelReal, Jose (May 27, 2014). "91-year-old Ralph Hall loses runoff". Politico. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
Clark Mindock, 30 Members, 1 Senator Running Unopposed Archived August 3, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Roll Call (November 3, 2014).
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Robert O'Harrow Jr. & Shawn Boburg (August 1, 2019). "Trump's pick to lead U.S. intelligence claims he arrested 300 illegal immigrants in a single day. He didn't". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
Alexander Mallin, James Gordon Meek & Mike Levine (July 30, 2019). "Trump's pick for intelligence director misrepresented role in anti-terror case". ABC News. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
"Trump to Reporters: 'You Vet for Me'". August 2, 2019. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
"Rep. Ratcliffe statement on decision to withdraw from consideration for DNI". U.S. Congressman John Ratcliffe. 2019-08-02. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
Trump, Donald J. (2020-02-28). "I am pleased to announce the nomination of @RepRatcliffe (Congressman John Ratcliffe) to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Would have completed process earlier, but John wanted to wait until after IG Report was finished. John is an outstanding man of great talent!". @realDonaldTrump. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
Zwirko, Walt (May 26, 2020). "Ratcliffe sworn in as new US spy chief". KTEN. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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Barnes, Julian E.; Goldman, Adam; Fandos, Nicholas (2020-09-29). "Top Intelligence Official Releases Unverified, Previously Rejected Russia Information". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
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Barnes, Julian E.; Fandos, Nicholas (May 21, 2020). "Senate Approves John Ratcliffe for Top Intelligence Job in Sharply Split Vote". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Barnes, Julian E.; Goldman, Adam; Fandos, Nicholas (2020-09-29). "Top Intelligence Official Releases Unverified, Previously Rejected Russia Information". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
Bender, Michael C. (2021-07-08). "Inside Donald Trump's Last Days in the White House and Plans for a Comeback". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
Barnes, Julian E. (2025-01-15). "John Ratcliffe Lays Out a Vision for a More Aggressive C.I.A." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-17.

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Bender, Michael C. (2021-07-08). "Inside Donald Trump's Last Days in the White House and Plans for a Comeback". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-13.