CIA Director Ratcliffe Withdraws 19 Biased Intelligence Assessments

The CIA, under Director John Ratcliffe, announced the retraction or revision of 19 intelligence assessments from the past decade for political bias. Among the three declassified reports were topics on White women’s extremist radicalization, pressures on LGBT activists in the Middle East, and pandemic-related contraceptive access issues. Ratcliffe emphasized the agency’s commitment to impartiality and accountability in intelligence analysis. Critics question the validity of the revisions, viewing them as reflections of prior administration policies.