John Ratcliffe

“Whether its Republicans or Democrats, if they try to leverage the intelligence community for political gain, I won't allow it.”

“China believes that a global order without it at the top is a historical aberration. It aims to change that and reverse the spread of liberty around the world.”

“I don't mean to minimize Russia. They are a serious national security threat, but day in, day out, the threats that we face from China are significantly greater. Anyone who says otherwise is just politicizing intelligence for their own narrative.”

“There are no ethical boundaries to Beijing's pursuit of power.”

“The COVID-19 pandemic has cut short the lives of over 67,000 Americans. It has sickened over 1 million Americans, and it has impacted every one of us.”

“The best job I ever had was to be the United States attorney and what I loved... it was an apolitical position. I stood up always to represent the United States of America. Never one party or another. And I very much view that as this role for the DNI.”

“It's funny that some of the people who complain the most about intelligence being politicized are the ones politicizing the intelligence.”

“Hunter Biden's laptop is not part of some Russian disinformation campaign.”

“The People's Republic of China poses the greatest threat to America today, and the greatest threat to democracy and freedom world-wide since World War II.”

“Well, the IG's role is to find facts, not to necessarily make conclusions.”

“We've briefed hundreds of members of Congress to raise our concerns about China and its increased efforts to impact the U.S. policy climate in its favor.”