Trump gives allies Devin Nunes, Richard Grenell key roles

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : "Ric will work in some of the hottest spots around the World, including Venezuela and North Korea," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
45% : A longtime Trump defender who led the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee during part of Trump's first White House term, Nunes will remain CEO while also serving on the White House panel, Trump said in a separate post on Truth Social, which is part of Trump Media & Technology Group.
43% : "Trump did not name any other specific countries such as Iran in his post naming Grenell as the "Presidential Envoy for Special Missions.
43% : Trump on Saturday also named IBM executive and former U.S. Department of Homeland Security official Troy Edgar to serve as the department's deputy secretary.
41% : A 2017 U.S. intelligence report said Russian President Vladimir Putin had directed a sophisticated influence campaign to denigrate Clinton and support Trump in the 2016 election campaign.
29% : "Devin will draw on his experience as former Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and his key role in exposing the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, to provide me with independent assessments of the effectiveness and propriety of the U.S. Intelligence Community's activities," Trump wrote.
25% : The Kremlin denied meddling and Trump denied any collusion with Russia.
25% : Trump has vowed to pursue political adversaries and officials who investigated him when he begins his second term on Jan. 20.
3% : As committee chair, Nunes alleged that the FBI had conspired against Trump during its investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections in which Trump defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

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