John Lee Ratcliffe

John Lee Ratcliffe is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Director of National Intelligence from May 2020 to January 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented Texas's 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ratcliffe is known for his strong stance on national security and intelligence issues, and his tenure as DNI was marked by controversies regarding election security and U.S.-China relations.