Richard Grenell

Ex-Trump officials question existence of Iran attack plan in leaked audio

Veterans of former President Donald Trump's administration have suggested that a secret plan of attack against Iran that he allegedly showed off in the summer of 2021 never actually existed.

Ex-Trump official, ex-CIA officer clash over Hunter Biden laptop on Twitter

​"​While I was calling for sanctions on Putin’s pipeline,​ ​@john_sipher​ ​was saying Hunter Biden’s laptop was Russian disinformation. You lied.​," Grenell said in the tweet.

Richard Grenell met with Maduro rep to discuss peaceful exit: report

Close President Trump ally Richard Grenell secretly met with a representative from Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government last month in an effort to negotiate the dictator's ceding of power, according...

Ex-Trump spy chief says Biden helped target Michael Flynn at RNC

Former acting intelligence director Richard Grenell on Wednesday accused Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden of scheming to take down President Trump's first national security adviser. "Former Vice President Joe Biden...

What to expect on night three of the 2020 RNC

Vice President Mike Pence is expected to be center stage Wednesday night for the third day of the 2020 Republican National Convention under the theme, "America, Land of Heroes." He...

First openly gay cabinet member: Trump rejects 'identity politics'

Richard Grenell says President Trump's decision to include him in his cabinet had nothing to do with his sexuality or "identity politics."

Richard Grenell joins RNC as senior adviser to help with LGBT outreach

Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell is joining the Republican National Committee to handle LGBT voter outreach, a GOP official tells The Post. Grenell will serve as a...

Grenell says Trump is working to break DC's insular political culture

The White House's former acting director of national intelligence said the political struggle, as opposed to being between Republicans and Democrats, is now between Washington and the rest of the...

Outgoing Trump intel chief declassifies calls between Flynn, Kislyak

The move by Grenell comes on the same day he was replaced by former Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Tx.), who was sworn in Tuesday after being confirmed to the position by...

Acting DNI Richard Grenell stepping down as ambassador to Germany

Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell will step down as US ambassador to Germany, he confirmed. Grenell, who took over as acting DNI in February, addressed the news in...

Susan Rice email shows Comey debated withholding info from Michael Flynn

Then-FBI Director James Comey suggested that President Barack Obama might want to keep information about Russia from incoming national security adviser Michael Flynn in January 2017, according to a newly...

Trump slams Biden for denying involvement in Flynn case despite 'unmasking' list

President Trump is going after 2020 rival Joe Biden for being featured on a list of top officials involved in the "unmasking" of former national security adviser Michael Flynn one...

Newly declassified docs paint 'sticky' picture of Obama's CIA boss

Acting DNI Richard Grenell is declassifying more documents along with a list of Obama officials who were involved in the “unmasking” of Michael Flynn.

Intel chief declassifies names of Obama officials behind Flynn 'unmasking'

Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has declassified the names of Obama administration officials who were allegedly behind the "unmasking" of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, according to...

Adam Schiff lied about the Trump investigation — and the media let him

Last week, Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell forced Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff’s hand. If the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee didn’t release the transcripts of 53 interviews...

Russia investigation transcripts are ready for release

Richard Grenell, acting national intelligence director, informed Rep. Adam Schiff that 53 until-now secret interviews are ready for release.

Schumer wants Richard Grenell investigated over foreign lobbying

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer sent a letter to the Justice Department requesting an investigation into whether the acting director of national intelligence broke the law when he worked with...

Richard Grenell now highest-ranking openly gay official in US government history

President Trump made history this week by appointing Richard Grenell to serve as acting director of national intelligence. The new job, a cabinet-level position, makes Grenell the highest serving openly...

Trump to host Otto Warmbier's parents at White House dinner

This just four months after Fred and Cindy Warmbier called Trump's negotiations with dictator Kim Jong Un “a charade.”

A dark horse in the race for Nikki Haley's UN job

Since this week’s surprise announcement that Nikki Haley would depart by year’s end, everyone wants to know who’ll replace America’s UN ambassador — who was first dismissed, then hated, then...