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2020-04-23 Home Front: Politix
Intelligence chief Grenell hits back against Schiff criticism of agency reorganization
[THEHILL] Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell on Tuesday hit back against recent criticism of the reorganization of intelligence community (IC) agencies from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff
...Showboating U.S. Representative for California's 28th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Schiff has served in Congress since 2001. He currently serves as the chairman of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. In a manner reminiscent of Joe McCarthy, on March 22, 2017, in a interview with Chuck Todd on MSNBC Schiff claimed there was “more than circumstantial evidence now” that Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia." Todd followed up by asking if he had seen direct evidence of collusion and Schiff responded that there was "evidence that is not circumstantial and is very much worthy of investigation"...
(D-Calif.).

Grenell wrote to Schiff that the reorganization under his leadership came on the heels of calls for change from intelligence committee staffers.

"Career IC officials have conducted four studies in the last two years calling for reforms at the ODNI [Office of the Director of National Intelligence], and the career officials are eager to implement the recommendations," Grenell wrote in a sharply worded letter to Schiff. "It is my duty to listen to these ODNI career employees who have ideas on how to improve the work we do for the American people."

Grenell added that he would "encourage" Schiff to "think of the relationship between your committee and the IC as that between the legislative and executive branches of government, rather than that between a hedge fund and a distressed asset, as your letter suggests."

Grenell’s letter was sent two weeks after Schiff sent him a missive strongly criticizing steps he had taken to reorganize the intelligence community since being appointed acting director of national intelligence.

Schiff noted that Grenell was pursuing leadership changes at intelligence agencies without seeking authorization from Congress and raised questions about the removal or departure of every Senate-confirmed official at the ODNI.

Schiff also accused Grenell of allowing his staff to "interfere with the production and briefing of intelligence information" on election security that was given to Congress during a March 10 all-members briefing on election security.

Grenell wrote to Schiff that intelligence community staff were "offended" by his allegations that they did not give "unvarnished" intelligence reports to Congress.

"As the Acting DNI, I am compelled to defend these career officers from unsubstantiated indictments of their motivations and judgment," Grenell wrote. "Many are offended by the accusations that they did not share unvarnished assessments. If you share with me the reports you believe provide evidence for these claims, I can promise you that I will review them with the seriousness such accusations demand."

Posted by Fred 2020-04-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ]  Top

#1 Call me when he used a baseball bat - word are useless with Schiff.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-23 03:56||   2020-04-23 03:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Thank god we finally have an intelligent and fierce DNI who will put this Shitshow Clown in his place.

Go get 'im, Grenell.
Posted by Lex 2020-04-23 04:47||   2020-04-23 04:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Grenell, all in for Trump and pretty snarky. Schit got a bit bitch slapped.

Trump's New Intelligence Chief Has A History

Though the tweets have since been removed, the Washington Post had reported that Grenell posted that the then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was “starting to look like [former Secretary of State] Madeline Albright.”

Despite serving on the then Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s congressional transition team in 1994, Grenell made a similar tweet criticizing Gingrich’s third wife, Callista. In his tweet, Grenell wrote that at events she often “stands there like she is wife #1” and asked if her “hair snaps on.”

MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow should “take a breath and put on a necklace,” Grenell wrote in another tweet. He also tweeted similar comments at other women, including former First Lady Michelle Obama.

Outside of Twitter, Grenell has also cultivated a reputation for sometimes being abrasive with members of the press, rarely one to shy away from telling a reporter when he believed they were in the wrong.

Knew this was coming,,, smiling over my coffee.
Posted by Woodrow 2020-04-23 04:52||   2020-04-23 04:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Outside of Twitter, Grenell has also cultivated a reputation for sometimes being abrasive with members of the press,

Just like my belt sander, 60 grit.
Posted by Raj 2020-04-23 09:04||   2020-04-23 09:04|| Front Page Top

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