John Ratcliffe
Director of CIA
Cabinet
Score
62/100 · Moderate
Net worth
$2.8M
Tenure
Director of CIA 2025-present
About
John Ratcliffe represented Texas's 4th Congressional District from 2015 to 2020 and served as Director of National Intelligence during Trump's first term (2020-2021), the only person to serve twice as DNI. He was a federal prosecutor and served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas. Confirmed as CIA Director in 2025, he previously attracted controversy when Trump first nominated him as DNI in 2019, he withdrew after reports that he had exaggerated his national security credentials. He was later renominated and confirmed.
Donations & financial influence
| Category | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total raised (career) | N/A (appointed) | |
| Corporate total | N/A | |
| AIPAC / pro-Israel | N/A | |
| Oil & gas / fossil | N/A | |
| Pharma / healthcare | N/A | |
| Defense | N/A | |
| Wall Street / finance | N/A | |
| Big Tech | N/A |
Controversies & conflicts of interest
- As DNI, selectively declassified intelligence damaging to political opponents, career officials called it unprecedented
- Overstated his prosecutorial credentials in campaign ads, fact-checked as false
- Overrode career intelligence assessments on election interference for political reasons
- CIA under his direction reportedly assisting DOGE access to intelligence databases
- Confirmed by same narrow margin pattern as other controversial Trump nominees