Richard Grenell seeks intelligence from briefing on Russia election interference

Published February 22, 2020 10:27pm ET



Richard Grenell moved quickly to review intelligence after President Trump appointed him as acting spy chief last week.

Grenell, a Trump loyalist who may only be acting director of national intelligence for a short time, requested the intelligence that went into a classified briefing to the House Intelligence Committee earlier this month, in which lawmakers were told the Kremlin was interfering in the 2020 election and that Russian President Vladimir Putin favors Trump’s reelection, according to the New York Times.

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