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PFAW Member -- great news!

Earlier today, Trump announced (via Twitter, of course) that he would not
nominate John Ratcliffe for Director of National Intelligence... blaming
the news media and the scrutiny that such an unqualified nominee would be
sure to receive (which of course Trump described as somehow unfair).

However, the REAL reason Ratcliffe's would-be nomination won't go through
is because of the grassroots groundswell of opposition that was clearly
building and the reluctance of Republican senators to have to support and
try to defend a nomination that would be so clearly indefensible.

THANK YOU to the 16,000 PFAW members who quickly
joined our petition and helped send the message early that this was a
fight Republicans wouldn't want any part of.

Trump said his new pick for DNI will be coming soon, so stay tuned for
more updates ... and thanks again!

-- Zach

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[ [link removed] ]Tell the Senate: Reject John Ratcliffe! Add my name

PFAW Member,

In true Trump form, he's trying to reward one of his loyal enablers with a
position he's completely unqualified for – this time for the Director of
National Intelligence post.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition today and demand that the Senate REJECT Trump lackey,
John Ratcliffe as the country's next intel chief>> 

An ardent supporter of Trump, Ratcliffe doesn't miss an opportunity to
come to his defense, including embracing conspiracy theories about former
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference
in the 2016 election.

During Mueller's testimony to the House Judiciary Committee, Ratcliffe
openly questioned the veracity of Mueller's findings, quickly becoming
Trump's personal attack dog. Repeating the false assertion from many on
the right that the Mueller investigation began as an attempt to prevent or
end Trump's presidency, the announcement that Trump will nominate
Ratcliffe has roiled many in Congress who are reluctant to even consider
him for the job because he is so overtly political – which is not
appropriate for the role of DNI – and because he is woefully unqualified,
not even coming close to the extensive intelligence experience that’s
explicitly required in the job description.

Even some Republicans question Ratcliffe's credentials for the job,
someone who has been known to over-exaggerate his career – particularly
when it comes to his national defense and security expertise! Many also
fear Ratcliffe would overpoliticize the intelligence community; at a time
when our nation is especially vulnerable to ongoing election interference
from foreign adversaries – a threat Trump prefers to dismiss outright.

Perhaps it's because current DNI Dan Coats doesn't sugarcoat the findings
of our national intelligence community, instead providing Trump with the
unvarnished, nonpartisan findings from these agencies.

But as you and I both know – Trump's view of the truth is only that which
reinforces his own political narrative.

[ [link removed] ]Someone who actively undermines our nation's intelligence agencies has
no business leading them! Tell the Senate to reject Ratcliffe!>>

Thank you,

- Zach, PFAW

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