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Matthew Miller
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Seen a lot of Ratcliffe quotes about being a former terrorism prosecutor, but looking at various prosecution databases and DOJ's website, don't see any cases brought in the Eastern District of Texas while he was either US Atty or head of its anti-terror unit.
He seems to have played some role in the Holy Land case brought in a neighboring district, but not sure there's a single case he led that put a terrorist in jail. I'm sure Senate Intel will look into it more deeply, but his actual national security resume appears awfully thin.
Not sure what Ratcliffe is talking about on his website here, since I don't see any prosecutions when he was US atty: "As a U.S. Attorney and federal terrorism prosecutor, Ratcliffe put terrorists in prison..." ratcliffe.house.gov/about/
And @KenDilanianNBC has the goods. Ratcliffe never prosecuted a terrorism case, despite claiming he sent terrorists to jail and even lied about his role in the Holy Land Foundation case. nbcnews.com/politics/natio…
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