I'm grateful for the opportunity to make that clear to every American during the Senate trial. "[39] No Democrat even filed, meaning that whoever won the primary would be all but assured of victory in November. Beginning in 2000, he was partner with Rusty Tucker in the law firm Tucker & Ratcliffe LLP, which specialized in personal injury law, medical malpractice, products liability, and business litigation matters handled on a contingency fee basis. John Lee Ratcliffe [1] (nasceu a 20 de outubro de 1965) é um político e advogado americano que serviu como Diretor de Inteligência Nacional na administração Trump de 2020 a 2021. (1737) and Doctor of Divinity (D.D.) 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", "PN1615 - Nomination of John L. Ratcliffe for Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 116th Congress (2019-2020)", "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress - 2nd Session", "Intel chief releases Russian disinfo on Hillary Clinton that was rejected by bipartisan Senate panel", "Top Intelligence Official Releases Unverified, Previously Rejected Russia Information", "Ratcliffe went off script with Iran remarks, officials say", "John Ratcliffe could go from small town mayor to Trump's intelligence czar", "US intel chief to leave Trump administration", "Coffman, Gardner join Republicans against President Trump's travel ban; here's where the rest stand", "Five Challengers Take On Congress' Oldest Member", "Rep. 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John Ratcliffe as top intelligence official", "Trump Drops Plans to Nominate John Ratcliffe as Director of National Intelligence", "Trump says he will nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe to be director of national intelligence", "Senate Approves John Ratcliffe for Top Intelligence Job in Sharply Split Vote", "Divided Senate Confirms Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe as Director of National Intelligence", "John Ratcliffe Pledged to Stay Apolitical. When they see land, Ratcliffe meets with John Smith, whom the crew admire, about his plan on dealing with the \"savages\" and \"filthy heathens\" (what he calls the Native Am… At that point, Ratcliffe had lost the faith of the colonists, who accused him of hoarding rations (recent discoveries say that he was hoarding the rations for his sick children). He didn't", "Trump's pick for intelligence director misrepresented role in anti-terror case", "John Ratcliffe, Nominee for Intelligence Chief, Is Seen as Staunch Trump Ally", "Trump's pick to lead U.S. intelligence claims he arrested 300 illegal immigrants in a single day. [27] Ratcliffe returned to private law practice when Rebecca Gregory was confirmed by the Senate as the permanent U.S. Attorney for the district in April 2008. [34] Officials involved in the immigration enforcement dispute that Ratcliffe played a central role in the raid. Women removed the skin from his entire body with mussel shells and tossed the pieces into the flame as he watched. Ratcliffe has also alleged that Russian interference may have benefited Trump's 2016 rival candidate Hillary Clinton more than it benefited Trump. [68][69] Democratic senators including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Ron Wyden, a member of the Intelligence Committee, said that Ratcliffe's only qualification for the office appeared to be "blind loyalty" to Trump, noting that he has promoted some of Trump's conspiracy theories about the Russia investigation and has called for prosecution of Trump's political enemies. Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump's choice to be the next intelligence chief, is facing questions over whether he embellished his role in a high-profile anti-terrorism case. "[74], On February 28, 2020, President Donald Trump publicly announced Ratcliffe to be his nominee for Director of National Intelligence. On November 6, 2018, Ratcliffe won re-election to a third term with nearly 76 percent of the vote, defeating Democratic challenger Catherine Krantz and Libertarian challenger Ken Ashby.[45]. [5][6] Ratcliffe also served as Mayor of Heath, Texas from 2004 to 2012 and as acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas from May 2007 to April 2008. It's unconstitutional. "[93] Ratcliffe has stated that he has "seen no evidence" that Russian interference in the 2016 election helped get Trump elected. Ratcliffe said that the election interference was intended to "damage President Trump. Governor John Ratcliffe(or better known asGovernor Ratcliffe,John Ratcliffe, orRatcliffe) is the main antagonist of Disney's 33rd full-length animated feature filmPocahontas(which is based on the life and legend of the Native American woman of the same name),and its 1998 direct-to-video sequelPocahontas II: Journey to a New World. They skinned his face last and finally burned him at the stake. He has been regarded as one of the most conservative members of Congress. John Ratcliffe (soldier) (1582–1627), English soldier and politician. Biography of John Ratcliffe. Many colonists also disagreed with how he handled trade with the natives and how he performed during the food shortages during the summer of 1608. "[80] The intelligence community opposed the release of the information. He does not have a high public profile, and has been described by The Sunday Times as "publicity shy". The colonists dubbed the project "Ratcliffe's Palace." John Ratcliffe (American politician), Director of National Intelligence, former congressman in Texas' 4th Congressional District, and former U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Texas. Ratcliffe was born in Bacup, the elder son of Harry Heys Ratcliffe, a partner in the stone quarrying firm of Henry Heys and Co., and Beatrice Alice. Select Senate Committee on Intelligence held hearings on May 5, 2020, which started with a letter from former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft in favor of the nomination. degree. He earned a B.A (1722) and M.A (1725) at Pembroke. [70][65] Several former members of the intelligence community expressed concerns that Ratcliffe's appointment risked politicizing intelligence work. During his confirmation hearing, amid concerns that Ratcliffe would politicize the DNI, Ratcliffe pledged to be apolitical. John Ratcliffe's Biography . He served as a seaman before going to Virginia, and he may be the Captain Ratcliffe taken prisoner with Sir Henry Cray and Captain Pigott at Mulheim in 1605. Avril Haines was sworn in as the Director of National Intelligence on January 21, 2021. [42] Ratcliffe was one of four candidates to defeat a sitting incumbent U.S. representative in a primary election in 2014.[43]. During his time in Congress, Ratcliffe was regarded as one of the most conservative members. Biography. Daughters Riley and Darby Visit Him Often in D.C. Ratcliffe shares two children with … [50][51], In a March 2019 tweet, Ratcliffe asserted that former FBI attorney Lisa Page had confirmed to him under oath that the Obama Justice Department had ordered the FBI to not consider gross negligence charges against Hillary Clinton regarding her handling of classified material. [1], Ratcliffe worked with explorer John Smith to remove Edward Wingfield from the presidency because he was hiding food for himself that the colony needed. [13] The nomination came to the U.S. Senate on March 3, 2020. Ratcliffe left office (either by resignation or deposition) in July 1608, two months before the end of his term. [67] However, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr and Senator John Cornyn expressed confidence in him. "[58] Ratcliffe worked with the White House for several weeks prior to the Senate trial to prepare oral arguments and legal briefs. Later, Ratcliffe claimed on Fox News that the special counsel investigation's report was not written by special counsel Robert Mueller, but by "Hillary Clinton’s de facto legal team". He previously served as the Representative for Texas's 4th district from 2015 to 2020. Ratcliffe accompanied Christopher Newport when he sailed from Virginia in 1608. [77], Ratcliffe was confirmed by the Senate on May 21, 2020 by a vote of 49 to 44. [94] Ratcliffe criticized Mueller for describing instances of obstruction of justice in his report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. [33] The Washington Post noted in a story about how Ratcliffe embellished his record that Ratcliffe played a supporting role in an effort to bust illegal immigrants and that his office arrested only 45 individuals suspected of being illegal immigrants (including two who turned out to be American citizens). [56], On January 20, 2020, prior to the Senate impeachment trial, the Trump administration announced Ratcliffe as one of the congressional members of his impeachment team. He served as a seaman before going to Virginia, and he may be the Captain Ratcliffe taken prisoner with Sir Henry Cray and Captain Pigott at Mulheim in 1605. Many people say he used the alias John Sicklemore, but this was never confirmed. DNI John Ratcliffe Wiki-DNI John Ratcliffe Biography National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe said on Monday that the information contained in Hunter Biden’s laptop revealed by The Post last week “is not part of a Russian disinformation campaign.” [89], On December 16, 2016, Barack Obama signed Ratcliffe's H.R. He is finally exposed for his incompetence and treachery and is imprisoned by King James. After completing her Bachelor's degree in Arts from Hillsdale College in her native state, she moved to Texas for a J.D. Ratcliffe was removed in July 1608 and succeeded by Matthew Scrivener. [52], During the 114th Congress (2015–2017), Ratcliffe sat on the Judiciary and Homeland Security committees, where he was a subcommittee chair on the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies. [49] In late 2018, Ratcliffe was reportedly considered for the role of Attorney General by the Trump Administration. Would have completed process earlier, but John wanted to wait until after IG Report was finished. Track This Politician. John Ratcliffe (c. 1536 – 1590) of Ordsall, Lancashire, England, was an English politician. After graduating from law school, Ratcliffe was a lawyer in private practice. Ratcliffe acknowledged in a letter to Graham that the intelligence community "does not know the accuracy of this allegation or the extent to which the Russian intelligence analysis may reflect exaggeration or fabrication. John Ratcliffe commanded the Discovery and became a councillor of the Jamestown Colony. [25], In 2004, President George W. Bush appointed Ratcliffe to be the Chief of Anti-Terrorism and National Security for the Eastern District of Texas, within the U.S. Department of Justice. Fox News extensively reported Ratcliffe's account of the matter, which Trump tweeted about minutes later. John Ratcliffe was born on October 20, 1965 in Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA. American intelligence agencies, the Senate Intelligence Committee and Robert Mueller have maintained that Russia interfered to help Trump. Bio Synopsis. President Donald Trump announced on July 28, 2019, that he intended to nominate Ratcliffe to replace Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence. He didn't", "John Ratcliffe, Trump's pick to lead U.S. intelligence claims he arrested 300 illegal immigrants in a single day. Other articles where Ratcliffe, John is discussed: Jamestown Colony: Origins (1606–07): …Edward-Maria Wingfield, a major investor; John Ratcliffe; George Kendall; John Martin; and Captain John Smith, a former mercenary who had fought in the Netherlands and Hungary. John Ratcliffe was born 20 October 1965. [90] On November 2, 2017, Donald Trump signed Ratcliffe's H.R. Discovery was the smallest of all three ships; it had a crew of only 21 men. [8], On August 2, 2019, Trump said in a tweet that he was withdrawing Ratcliffe's name from nomination, claiming that mainstream media scrutiny of Ratcliffe (though using the "lamestream" pejorative in the actual message) was unfair, and would result in "months of slander and libel," while White House sources said that Trump had become concerned about Ratcliffe's chances for confirmation, following feedback from some Republican senators. "[46], In a September 2016 hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, Ratcliffe questioned then-FBI Director James Comey about whether the FBI's decision not to recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton in connection with the email controversy came before or after Clinton was interviewed by investigations; Comey responded that the final decision had been made after the interviews. At 91, Hall was the oldest member of Congress and the oldest person ever to serve in the House of Representatives. [7][8] Ratcliffe withdrew after Republican senators raised concerns about him, former intelligence officials said he might politicize intelligence, and media revealed Ratcliffe's embellishments regarding his prosecutorial experience in terrorism and immigration cases. During his time in Congress, Ratcliffe was regarded as one of the most conservative members. John Ratcliffe (1549 – December 1609) was captain of Discovery, one of three ships that sailed from the Kingdom of England on 19 December 1606, to Virginia to found a colony, arriving 26 April 1607. He didn't", "Four Former U.S. Ratcliffe, John, alias Sicklemore, second president of the local council at Jamestown, had seen service as a seaman before coming to Virginia. "[73] In his formal statement withdrawing from consideration, Ratcliffe said, "I do not wish for a national security and intelligence debate surrounding my confirmation, however untrue, to become a purely political and partisan issue. [76] The Committee later voted in favor of the nomination on May 19, 2020. [34], In 2009, Ratcliffe became a partner with former Attorney General John Ashcroft in the law firm Ashcroft, Sutton, Ratcliffe. Michele Ratcliffe is Wife of Texan Congressman John Ratcliffe Michele Ratcliffe was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, as Michele Addington. [53][54] During the 115th Congress (2017–19), Ratcliffe was a member of the Ethics, Judiciary, and Homeland Security committees. Full Name: John Ratcliffe. Republican U.S. congressional representative from Texas (3 January 2015 - 22 May 2020). [47], Ratcliffe was a member of the Republican Study Committee[48] and the Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus. He unseated 17-term Rep. Ralph Hall in a 2014 primary election. John Ratcliffe is the least-qualified director of national intelligence in history—and a staunch partisan as well. During the administration of George Percy, Ratcliffe was sent in October 1609 to build a fort at Old Point Comfort, which was named "Algenourne Fort" after one of Percy's ancestors. Once again, no Democrat filed to run in the November general election. In late 2013, Ratcliffe announced that he would run in the Republican primary against 17-term incumbent Congressman Ralph Hall of the 4th district. "[5] There is, however, no evidence Ratcliffe ever prosecuted a terrorism case. He served as a seaman before going to Virginia, and he may be the Captain Ratcliffe taken prisoner with Sir Henry Cray and Captain Pigott at Mulheim in 1605. The country we all love deserves that it be treated as an American issue. [23], Ratcliffe was elected to four consecutive two-year terms as mayor of Heath, Texas,[24] a city of about 7,000 people, 25 miles east of downtown Dallas. John Ratcliffe is an American politician who has served as the congressman for Texas’s 4th district since 2015 and is the expected nominee to become Director of National Intelligence. [22] Beginning in 2000, he was partner with Rusty Tucker in the law firm Tucker & Ratcliffe LLP, which specialized in personal injury law, medical malpractice, products liability, and business litigation matters handled on a contingency fee basis. She is the seventh Senate-confirmed DNI in our nation’s history and the first woman to lead the U.S. Intelligence Community. [75] On February 29, 2020, Sen. Mark Warner, vicechair of the Senate Intelligence Committee warned Trump against re-nominating Ratcliffe. [26] In May 2007, Ratcliffe was named interim U.S. Attorney for the district. It’s an assault on the separation of powers. Ratcliffe commanded Discovery and became a councillor of the Jamestown Colony. Because Hall came up short of a majority, a runoff election was required. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wigan in 1563 and for Lancashire in 1571 and 1572. Hall was endorsed by the National Rifle Association, former Congressman Ron Paul, former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. John Lee Ratcliffe (born October 20, 1965) is an American politician and attorney. Personal keyboard_arrow_down. [5] In 2016, The Heritage Foundation ranked Ratcliffe as the most conservative Texas legislator in Congress and second-most conservative legislator in the country. Ratcliffe was one of six children growing up in northwest Chicago. daughter of Richard Ashworth, founder of the firm of Mitchells, Ashworth, Stansfield and Co.. His character believes that the Powhatan tribe is very barbaric in nature and have hidden gold near the outskirts of Virginia, and he wants to battle the Native Americans for them, despite the fact that there was never any gold in Virginia and that the tribe has their own type of society. He previously served as the Representative for Texas's 4th district from 2015 to 2020. [65][8], Democrats asserted Ratcliffe was unqualified and too partisan to serve in such a role, which is historically considered relatively nonpartisan. [55] Within the Judiciary Committee, he was a member of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations and vice chairman of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law. [57] Upon the announcement, Ratcliffe said, "I took an oath to defend the Constitution. Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://web.archive.org/web/20091223060121/http://historyisfun.org/index.htm, Raymond F. Dolle, "Captain John Smith's Satire of Sir Walter Raleigh", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Ratcliffe_(governor)&oldid=1001044534, Articles lacking in-text citations from August 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Beaufort County Court House, 112 W Second St, Washington, NC 27889-1403, Public Records, Log of Transactions, Property Records from Beaufort County Courthouse, North Carolina, This page was last edited on 18 January 2021, at 00:20. Many people say he used the alias John Sicklemore, but this was never confirmed. This impeachment is an assault on due process. He was also, it is believed, a soldier in the Low Countries, and is supposed to have been the Captain Ratcliffe who was taken prisoner with Sir Henry Cary and Captain Pigott at Mulheim in October, 1605. John is an outstanding man of great talent! [99] The gist of the conversations were conveyed to Post reporters, but not the transcripts themselves. Furthermore, in Heritage Action’s final scorecard for the 114th Congress. Ratcliffe himself was removed in July 1608, and was succeeded by Matthew Scrivener. [60], President Donald Trump announced on July 28, 2019, that he intended to nominate Ratcliffe to replace Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence.

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