OPINION: Richard Grenell is a man on a mission. His job was to expose the Deep State and he did that – better than anyone has thus far. He was a one-man wrecking crew.
Grenell was the acting chief of the intel community. His job ended today as John Ratcliff took over, but Grenell had one final nuke to drop on the Deep State before he sauntered out the door.
Today, Grenell declassified a whole pile of Russia-Mueller docs. It’s now up to Ratcliff to decide when they see the light of day.
From Fox News [1]
The documents include transcripts of phone calls that then-incoming National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak had in December 2016, during the presidential transition period. Grenell said publicly last week that he was in the process of declassifying those files, after House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., asked that he do so.
Fox News has learned that the declassification review of those transcripts is now complete, and it will be left up to Ratcliffe on whether to release them publicly.
Fox News has learned that Grenell also completed the declassification review of other documents related to the origins of the Russia probe — including one that a senior intelligence official told Fox News was “very significant in understanding how intelligence was manipulated to support launching the Russia investigation.”
The official could not provide further details on that newly declassified document, but said that it will also be up to Ratcliffe to decide whether to make it public.
The declassification comes after Grenell, who served as acting director while simultaneously serving as the U.S. ambassador to Germany, made waves with previous declassifications related to the Russia investigation, as well as other actions during his three months on the job.
What’s next for our champion Mr. Grenell?
Well, it’s anyone’s guess, but I’d say President Trump will keep this loyal warrior very, very close by.
This opinion piece was written by Missy Crane on May 26, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com [2] and is used by permission.