Trump Names Richard Grenell as Acting DNI, Replacing Joseph Maguire

Trump Names Richard Grenell as Acting DNI, Replacing Joseph Maguire
Richard Grenell at the Federal Defense Ministry in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 8, 2019. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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President Trump on late Wednesday said Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, will be the acting director of national intelligence (DNI), replacing Joseph Maguire.

Trump in a tweet called Grenell “highly respected.”