Richard Grenell announced some changes as the acting Director of National Intelligence and Adam lost his Schiff over it:
"President Trump did not nominate you for confirmation as permanent DNI, and it would be inappropriate for you to pursue any additional leadership, organizational, or staffing changes to ODNI during your temporary tenure," @RepAdamSchiff wrote in a letter to Grenell on April 7. https://t.co/7DidD7FYKh
— Zachary Cohen (@ZcohenCNN) May 15, 2020
So look, I’m not gonna pretend that I know whether Congress should have a say in the DNI organizes our national intelligence, but given Schiff’s history of deceit, I’m gonna guess he’s exaggerating at best.
And Grenell didn’t think much of it either:
Only in Washington, DC would one be appointed to a job but not expected to DO the job. @AdamSchiff https://t.co/f5qa8lzvy6
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) May 15, 2020
I could see why some might object given that he’s the “acting” DNI, but this just doesn’t sound like the most horrendous thing in the world. I would definitely entertain arguments on both sides of this issue.
Here are the announcements from Grenell:
Acting DNI Grenell announces changes to election security briefings https://t.co/CwgNNMl89N
— Office of the DNI (@ODNIgov) May 15, 2020
Acting DNI Grenell announces organizational changes to National Counterterrorism Center https://t.co/Sw9e8yNstU
— Office of the DNI (@ODNIgov) May 15, 2020
UPDATE:
So we got a hot tip from a source we cannot reveal that says it may be that Grenell was actually getting rid of people friendly to weaselly Schiff, and that’s why he’s so upset. Not confirmed. Take it with a grain of salt….