“Rather than operating as an honest steward of the large and important intelligence community, Mr. Ratcliffe appears to regard the nation’s secrets as a place to hunt for nuggets that can be used as political weapons — sources and methods be damned.“

Via our friend ⁦@john_sipher⁩: The Intelligence Director Who Is Undermining Trust and Truth - The New York Times

The President's personal leaker

@anneapplebaum @_EmmaGH @JaneMayerNYer @ricklyman @EvelynNFarkas @McFaul @greta @RichardHaass @juliaioffe @jimrutenberg @JeffreyGoldberg @brianklaas @RepCohen @HallieJackson @AriMelber @OxanaShevel @IgnatiusPost @joannahosa @umichCREES @CapehartJ @JoyAnnReid @michelleinbklyn @AnnaLysyanskaya @tomfriedman @RadioFreeTom @Morning_Joe @dbyman @nargesbajoghli @MAliKadivar @RepJayapal @SenMikeLee @NPR @ElissaSlotkin @mattgaetz @RepRooney @RepThomasMassie @ThePlumLineGS @RiotMaterial @SecPompeo @NPRKelly @brett_mcgurk @mashagessen @BernieSanders @MaxBoot @SashaHemon @DeborahBerke @WatsonInstitute @Kira_Yarmysh @MMFlint "While a traitor or mole inside our spy agencies can do tremendous damage, only a deeply partisan intelligence leader can undermine the very system of trust that underpins our intelligence establishment." That's Trump's guy. nytimes.com/2020/10/20/opi… Thx @john_sipher 4 this clarity

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