re: CIA vs DNI
1) Interesting that the pressure on the CIA seems to be getting turned up all of a sudden. We are starting into mid-term season and pressure on blue state machinery has been increasing.
2) If the allegations of stonewalling and obstruction are true; What the hell has Ratcliff been doing all this time? Hegseth seems to have gotten the pentagon at least nominally sorted, Patel seems to be making progress at FBI (maybe), but the CIA? Has anyone seen stories about major shakeups at Langley? Yeah me neither.
3) Assuming Gabbard's explanation of rare bone cancer are true (and not just an excuse to cover for something else), and that he isn't just feeling crappy, goes to the doctor who then tells him "You've got bone cancer!" (any suspicious DS/$ connections there? Hmmmm?), is it possible the CIA/DS induced it? What better way to get her out of the way? Conspiracy theory? Yeah possibly, but this is the CIA we are talking about.