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POTUS announced Ratcliffe, who he was leaning toward but who some aides resisted, after Axios/NYT reported Coats would be leaving and Ratcliffe likely not definite. POTUS hates when stories say there’s a vacancy without clear replacement, aides say. So he announced Ratcliffe 1/
2/ on Sunday, leaving the vetting process scrambling to catch up, per multiple people. It became clear there were likely insurmountable problems soon after.
3/ but Ratcliffe had support from a number of people in the administration and outside it. And he had pre-existing relationships with key officials like Chris Wray.
