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Then it caught the attention of John Ratcliffe, President Trump’s director of national intelligence. In late September 2020, ...

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Of particular concern are the nation’s intelligence services, which Trump has proposed putting in the hands of Kash Patel (as Federal Bureau of Investigation director), John Ratcliffe (to head ...