Nicholas Rasmussen was Director of the National Counterterrorism Center from 2014-2017 under Presidents Obama and Trump. He currently directs the National Security and Counterterrorism program at the McCain Institute for International Leadership in Washington DC and is a Professor of Practice with the law school at Arizona State University (ASU).
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The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will hold an open hearing on May 5 at 9:30 a.m. to consider the president’s nomination of Rep. John Ratcliffe for director of national intelligence. What should the committee ask him?
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