Susan Collins: Ratcliffe Too Hard On Mueller
That's what Maria Bartiromo says her sources are telling her. Susan Collins said: "He [Ratcliffe] was awful hard on Mueller." And McConnell and Burr wouldn't even meet with Ratcliffe.
I won't claim to know everything that might be behind this. Perhaps Trump--and VP Pence--didn't do the necessary preparation? I don't know. But the story seems to be that GOPer senators want Deep State creature Sue Gordon--a close protege of John Brennan--to be DNI.
One thing seems very clear. While the Republican base tends to view this country as remaining in a state of crisis in the aftermath of a coup attempt that is far from over, the GOPe has a different view and a different set of priorities.
Does this tell you something about what Barr has to deal with? Nothing will be easy.