WASHINGTON: US senators from both parties questioned on Tuesday (May 5) whether President Donald Trump's nominee to lead US intelligence would act ...
U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERSWASHINGTON: US senators from both parties questioned on Tuesday whether President Donald Trump's nominee to lead US intelligence would act independently of the president, in the first public hearing in the Senate during the coronavirus pandemic.
The committee's top Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, also said he was concerned about partisanship from Ratcliffe, a strongly outspoken supporter of Trump during impeachment hearings last year, especially regarding intelligence oversight and whistleblowers.Burr, who privately criticized Ratcliffe when his name was first floated last year, now appeared more sympathetic.
Some staff and senators wore masks into the room, but removed them to speak. Ratcliffe did not wear a mask. Members of the press were limited to a small number, who provided pool reports. The Republican president has rejected intelligence community conclusions that Moscow sought to boost his candidacy.
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