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Trump nominates Notre Dame alumnus to be Director of National Intelligence for second time

Observer Staff Report | Saturday, February 29, 2020

President Donald Trump announced in a tweet Friday he is nominating Notre Dame alumnus Congressman John Ratcliffe, a Republican from Texas, 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!” Trump said in

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Notre Dame alumnus withdraws from consideration as director of national intelligence

Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, July 30, 2019

This report was updated August 2 at 2:45 p.m. Notre Dame alumnus and congressman John Ratcliffe (R-TX) withdrew from consideration as the next director of national intelligence, President Donald Trump announced Friday in a tweet. “Our great Republican Congressman John Ratcliffe is being treated very unfairly by the LameStream Media,” Trump wrote in his tweet.