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John Ratcliffe: “I wrote that and said that four years ago as dni.”

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And the Inspector general and the subsequent FBI director later confirmed that under oath. To that point, Director Wray this week in his exit interview said that China was the defining threat of our generation. I wrote that and said that four years ago as dni. And when I did, I was accused of being political, but I wasn't. I was speaking truth to power. (01:38–01:42)

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