Rep. Rick Crawford calls on CIA Director Ratcliffe to take immediate action toward accountability

Crawford, R-Arkansas, is calling on CIA Director John Ratcliffe to take immediate and decisive action to hold all of those people involved at the CIA accountable.

Published: July 16, 2026 10:46pm

U.S. Representative Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, is calling on CIA Director John Ratcliffe to take immediate and decisive action to hold all of those people involved at the CIA accountable for “these egregious betrayals of the American people’s trust,” that President Donald Trump referred to Thursday night in his address to the nation. 

Crawford posted his call to action on X

“We all can agree that bureaucrats who manipulate or conceal intelligence from the people’s elected leaders to push their preferred policies or end states cannot keep their jobs in the American people’s Intelligence Community. Those involved, and any who knew and remained silent, must be immediately removed from their positions of trust. The @HouseIntel Committee will be following up to ensure this is done.”

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