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Acting DNI Ditches Congressional Briefing On Foreign Election Interference
Acting DNI Ditches Congressional Briefing On Foreign Election Interference
Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell chose not to appear at a congressional briefing on foreign election meddling on Tuesday because he reportedly did not want to discuss issues that make President Donald Trump angry.
Lawmakers were told on Monday that Grenell would participate in the meeting, according to a memo obtained by the Washington Post.
Several unnamed sources told the Post that he declined to attend the briefing because he feared questions from Democrats regarding Russia’s efforts to meddle in U.S. elections.
However, an Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) spokesperson combatted the Post’s reporting when reached by TPM. Spokeswoman Maura Beard said in an emailed statement that the office “did not communicate to Congress at any point” that Grenell would be there.
The issue of Russian election interference is an infamous source of rage for President Donald Trump, who frequently rails against and attempts to discredit the intelligence community’s findings that the Kremlin hacked the 2016 U.S. election on his behalf and plans to do so again in 2020.
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Put aside the matter of whether Grenell said he would participate or not. The issue is why isn't the DNI briefing Congress on foreign election interference? Moreover, why hasn't the admin of Vlad's favorite candidate been more aggressive in prioritizing election security? Over say..........golf.........or rallies...........or tweets...........or the two hours a day President Flim Flam spends in make-up?
Not that a know-nothing hack like Grenell would be particularly enlightening on the subject since intel expertise isn't why he was named acting DNI. Obedience to the Orange Faud is the reason.
Acting DNI Ditches Congressional Briefing On Foreign Election Interference
Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell chose not to appear at a congressional briefing on foreign election meddling on Tuesday because he reportedly did not want to discuss issues that make President Donald Trump angry.
Lawmakers were told on Monday that Grenell would participate in the meeting, according to a memo obtained by the Washington Post.
Several unnamed sources told the Post that he declined to attend the briefing because he feared questions from Democrats regarding Russia’s efforts to meddle in U.S. elections.
However, an Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) spokesperson combatted the Post’s reporting when reached by TPM. Spokeswoman Maura Beard said in an emailed statement that the office “did not communicate to Congress at any point” that Grenell would be there.
The issue of Russian election interference is an infamous source of rage for President Donald Trump, who frequently rails against and attempts to discredit the intelligence community’s findings that the Kremlin hacked the 2016 U.S. election on his behalf and plans to do so again in 2020.
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Put aside the matter of whether Grenell said he would participate or not. The issue is why isn't the DNI briefing Congress on foreign election interference? Moreover, why hasn't the admin of Vlad's favorite candidate been more aggressive in prioritizing election security? Over say..........golf.........or rallies...........or tweets...........or the two hours a day President Flim Flam spends in make-up?
Not that a know-nothing hack like Grenell would be particularly enlightening on the subject since intel expertise isn't why he was named acting DNI. Obedience to the Orange Faud is the reason.
