I was humbled and honored that the President put his trust in me to lead our nation’s intelligence operations and remain convinced that when confirmed, I would have done so with the objectivity, fairness and integrity that our intelligence agencies need and deserve.

— John Ratcliffe (@RepRatcliffe) August 2, 2019

Accordingly, I have asked the President to nominate someone other than me for this position.

— John Ratcliffe (@RepRatcliffe) August 2, 2019