Report: Trump expected to pick Richard Grenell as acting director of national intelligence

Richard Grenell.
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President Trump plans on naming U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell as acting director of national intelligence, three people with knowledge of the matter told The New York Times on Wednesday.

Grenell is known for being loyal to Trump, and one of his most vocal defenders. The director of national intelligence oversees the 17 agencies that make up the intelligence community and advises the president and National Security Council.

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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.