Richard Grenell says he won’t be nominated for permanent spy chief post

By Zach Halaschak

Published February 20, 2020 10:17pm ET

Richard Grenell says he won’t be nominated for permanent spy chief post — In this photo taken Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Ambassador Richard Grenell listens Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic during a press conference after their meeting, in Belgrade, Serbia. Grenell urged the new Kosovo government to abolish punitive tariffs on Serbian goods that have blocked negotiations between the two Balkan rivals. | (Darko Vojinovic/AP)

Richard Grenell confirmed that his role as acting director of national intelligence will be a temporary one.

Grenell, who is the U.S. ambassador to Germany, said over Twitter on Thursday that President Trump will soon announce a permanent nominee — and that the nominee would not be him.

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