Can John Ratcliffe tame the deep-state beast at the CIA?
Donald Trump has selected John Ratcliffe to head the Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. Ratcliffe's experience as a lawmaker overseeing intelligence agencies and then as director of national intelligence highlighted his readiness to stand up to CIA abuses during the Russia investigation. But it takes more than a strong director to lead the CIA. Implementing meaningful […]
Top CIA, ODNI Watchdogs Resign Before Trump Takes Office
The Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) are on track to leave the organization before the new Trump administration takes office, the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) reported on Monday. The agency watchdog's departure marks some of the first officials to leave the […]
Family of Malcolm X Sues FBI, CIA, NYPD Over Alleged Roles in Assassination
The family of civil rights activist Malcolm X has sued the CIA, FBI, New York City Police Department (NYPD) and others for their roles in his assassination in 1965. The $100 million lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in New York City, was announced by attorneys Ben Crump and Raymond Hamlin, along with relatives of […]
Feds Reportedly Charge CIA Official For Leaking Classified Docs About Israeli Attack Plans Against Iran
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials on Tuesday charged a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official with leaking classified documents revealing Israel's plans to attack Iran, The New York Times reported. Asif W. Rahman was arrested in Cambodia on Tuesday. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency The New York Times, a combat support agency within the U.S. Department […]
CIA Official Indicted For Disclosing Classified Information On Israel’s Potential Strike Against Iran
(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) OAN Staff James Myers8:59am – Wednesday, November 13, 2024 A CIA official has been charged with leaking classified US documents about Israel's potential counterattack plans against Iran over the missile attack. Asif W. Rahman, a top-secret secret agent who worked for the FBI overseas, was arrested by the FBI on […]
CIA Officer Asif Rahman Charged with Leaking Classified Info on Israel’s Plan to Strike Iran
The FBI on Tuesday charged CIA officer Asif Rahman with leaking classified documents about Israel's plans to retaliate for an Iranian missile attack earlier this year. The incident highlighted concerns that the CIA is in need of reform as critics perceive it to often operate outside the national interest. of new york times Adam Goldman […]
President-Elect Donald Trump Picks John Ratcliffe as CIA Director
President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that former Congressman John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) will become director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). President Trump said in a statement: From exposing the fake Russian collusion of Clinton's campaign to exposing FBI civil rights abuses in FISA court, John Ratcliffe has always been a fighter for truth and integrity […]
Trump Announces John Ratcliffe As CIA Director Pick
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday afternoon that he will appoint former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA in his second administration. Since winning the 2024 presidential election last Tuesday, President Trump has begun announcing who will be included in his next administration. The former president issued a statement on Truth Social […]
Trump Announces John Ratcliffe As CIA Director
Congressman John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) testifies during the Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2020. (Photo by ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP, Getty) Images) OAN Staff Avril Elfie4:30pm – Tuesday, November 12, 2024 47th President-elect Donald Trump announced that former Texas congressman and Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe will return […]
Ratcliffe to serve as CIA director under Trump
John Ratcliffe, who served as President-elect Trump's chief intelligence adviser during his first term, will become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency when Trump returns to the White House. Ratcliffe is one of several appointees announced last week who will fill key positions during President Trump's second term. President Trump said in a statement: “From […]