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Schiff’s letter said Grenell was “pursuing organizational and personnel changes” in ODNI “without consulting and seeking authorization from Congress and in a manner that undermines critical intelligence functions.”

That wasn’t the end of it

Schiff had expressed “concern that you are pursuing organizational and personnel changes at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence without consulting and seeking authorization from Congress and in a manner that undermines critical intelligence functions.” He claimed that “this effort appears to be proceeding despite the coronavirus pandemic and amid indications, exemplified by a March 10 briefing to members of Congress, of political interference in the production and dissemination of intelligence.”

Again, Grenell wasn’t going to put up with Schiff’s crap:

“I must begin by voicing my surprise that your four-page letter said nothing about the historic appointment of the first female Director of the National Counterterrorism Center,” Grenell told Schiff. “Instead, you expressed concerns regarding the retirement of the former male Director. You erroneously cast judgment on the reason of his departure while ignoring the accomplishments of NCTC’s new leadership, two highly qualified female officers serving as the Acting Director and Acting Deputy Director. Diversity of the IC workforce should always be celebrated, and I am proud that we increased diversity within the ODNI’s senior ranks, to include more women and members of the LGBT community.”

Schiff

“Reports indicate that one or more members of your staff may be inappropriately interfering with the production and briefing of intelligence information on election security to Congress.” The Democrat said, “This politicization of intelligence would constitute a grave breach of your duty as Acting DNI to preserve the independence of the IC.”

Grenell:

 “I am compelled to defend these career officers from unsubstantiated indictments of their motivations and judgment.” The spy chief added, “I must disagree with your proposals to divest the DNI of managerial competence and personnel decision-making authority, and to replace your committee’s mandate for Intelligence Community oversight with a mandate for IC administration.”

Boom.

Then CNN tried to intimidate Grenell:

CNN tweeted on Tuesday that “President Trump’s acting intel chief flouts top Democrat’s demand for answers about watchdog firing.”

“Not true,” Grenell replied. “I answered him. He said we should act like we are a hedge fund and a troubled asset — I said no, we should act like the Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch … because that is what we are. #Facts.”

At the moment, Adam Schiff is up to his bulging eyeballs in a cover-up.

“[House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence] Democrats opposed every Republican document request and subpoena that helped to expose malfeasance in the FBI’s Russia collusion probe. And now, by refusing to publish the witness transcripts or the transcript of the committee’s briefing with former [Intelligence Community Inspector General] Michael Atkinson, the Democrats are blatantly continuing to hide documents that expose their own mistruths,” Republican California Rep. Devin Nunes told the Washington Examiner last week. “There is no reason for keeping these documents secret except that they want to hide what’s in them.”

The editorial board said it appears Schiff “wants to shield promoters of the collusion theory from scrutiny.”

“Mr. Schiff spent years shouting cover-up only to be exposed for making things up. Now that the evidence is ready for public release, he’s defying the unanimous vote of a bipartisan committee to make them public,” the paper said. “What doesn’t Mr. Schiff want America to see?”

Grenell is continuing to clean house and streamline 

Created after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks to ensure better communication and coordination between the 17 main intelligence agencies, ODNI had swelled by this year to 1,800 employees — many with senior salaries — and a similar number of contractors.

Insiders, like Dan Hoffman and Ellen McCarthy, Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, are applauding the effort.