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John Ratcliffe: “Yes, and I think that, you know, as again, there were instances that were documented by the analytic ombudsman that…”

On the recordApril 17, 2023
Yes, and I think that, you know, as again, there were instances that were documented by the analytic ombudsman that reflect the fact that when it came specifically to China, the country of China, that some of our intelligence and our analytic judgments were impacted by partisan politics and the desire for intelligence not to be used by one party as opposed to another.
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John Ratcliffe
Republican · Texas

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Ratcliffe discusses how intelligence was influenced by partisan politics regarding China.

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