The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director in a 74-25 vote, marking one of the earliest confirmations in Trump's second administration. Ratcliffe, who previously served as director of national intelligence, faced scrutiny for his politicization of intelligence assessments. He controversially declassified a CIA memo just before the 2020 election and was accused of manipulating intelligence regarding foreign interference. In his confirmation, he stressed a commitment to objective intelligence and comprehensive global collection efforts to safeguard against biases in intelligence analysis.
"We will collect intelligence - especially human intelligence - in every corner of the globe, no matter how dark or difficult. We will produce insightful, objective, all-source analysis, never allowing political or personal biases to cloud our judgement or infect our products."
"Ratcliffe, previously director of national intelligence in the final months of Trump's first term, was approved in a 74-25 vote. He sailed out of the Senate Intelligence Committee with a 14-3 vote on Monday, signaling broad bipartisan support."
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