Donald Trump‘s appointee as acting Director of National Intelligence, Richard Grenell, has resigned his position just four months after his appointment.
Grenell was the first openly gay man to serve in the role and the highest-ranking openly gay man within the Trump Administration.Grenell took over the position in February 2020 after then-Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire allowed a subordinate to testify before the House of Representatives that Russia had tried to aid the Trump.