Rebecca Grant: What’s behind Trump’s selection of John Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence?

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, who has sometimes been at odds with President Trump, is stepping down Aug. 15, the president announced in a tweet Sunday. Trump wants to replace Coats with Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, a fierce Trump defender and loyalist. via FOX News "https://ift.tt/2Op44w6"