President Trump has nominated a new director of national intelligence to replace the outgoing Dan Coates:

Congratulations to Congressman and former US Attorney John Ratcliffe on his nomination as Director of National Intelligence!  @RepRatcliffe is a strong defender of our country and his insights will greatly benefit the intelligence community and keep America safe. —  Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) July 29, 2019

A top Republican investigator said accountability is coming for any of those individuals who may have committed crimes during the Trump-Russia investigation.https://t.co/FsY0eSvNgX — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) July 29, 2019

Former CIA Director John Brennan doesn’t like Trump’s nominee for new DNI at all:

Dan Coats served ably & with deep integrity.  Ratcliffe showed abject subservience to Trump in Mueller hearings.  The women & men in the Intelligence Community deserve a leader like Coats who puts nation first; not a servile Trump loyalist like Ratcliffe.  https://t.co/fbYgS3MoOM — John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) July 29, 2019

Mollie Hemingway and Dan Bongino are among those who sense some rattled nerves in the Obama-era intelligence community leader:

Brennan, one of the central figures of the Russia collusion hoax both when he worked for Obama and as an anti-Trump pundit, is harshly criticizing Ratcliffe for his skepticism of same.  https://t.co/FcXv3nJMuL — Mollie (@MZHemingway) July 29, 2019

He’s panicking.  This tyrant is about to be exposed for his grotesque abuses of power and his endless lying.  Stay tuned. ??????  https://t.co/i4sjijLbD0 — Dan Bongino (@dbongino) July 29, 2019

“Stay tuned” indeed!  Also, many are considering Brennan’s alarm as proof that Ratcliffe is the right choice for the job:

Brennan's disapproval of Ratcliffe reinforces what a great choice he is.  https://t.co/raqxIJWjZQ — Snitty Lizzy (@StarChamberMaid) July 29, 2019

That's enough to convince me that Ratcliffe is the right guy for the job.  https://t.co/BIELg2q9tB — Ron Pyle (@rreactor) July 29, 2019

@JohnBrennan You seem nervous about having an ace prosecutor in the position of DNI, I wonder why? —  John McKillop (@jmckillop54) July 29, 2019

@RepRatcliffe If Brennan hates you, you must be doing something right. —  Lori Olivia (@simplylorilee) July 29, 2019