John Ratcliffe

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Director of the Central Intelligence Agency since 2025; former Director of National Intelligence

Background

John Ratcliffe is an American politician and attorney serving as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the second Trump administration. A Republican, he represented Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives and served as Director of National Intelligence during Donald Trump’s first term. As CIA Director he was among the officials in the 2025 Signal group chat about a military strike, and a member of Congress called for his prosecution for perjury over his later Senate testimony about it.

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John Ratcliffe

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