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The Washington Post reports:
Richard Grenell, a former diplomat and intelligence official in Donald Trump’s administration, arrived in Guatemala in January, days before the new president was to be sworn in — and threw his support behind a right-wing campaign to undermine the election.
Grenell met with a hard-line group that sued to block the inauguration, which thanked him for his “visit and trust.” He defended Guatemalan officials who had seized ballot boxes in an effort to overturn a vote declared “free and fair” by the United States and international observers, and he attacked the U.S. State Department’s sanctions against hundreds of anti-democratic actors.
Grenell’s intervention highlights the extraordinary role he has carved out in the three years since Trump left the White House. From Central America to Eastern Europe and beyond, Grenell has been acting as a kind of shadow secretary of state, meeting with far-right leaders and movements, pledging Trump’s support.
Read the full article. According to the report, Grenell’s efforts to undermine the Biden administration overseas has alarmed security officials and diplomats. Grenell has said that he doesn’t need to register as a lobbyist for foreign interests. It’s quite the deep dive. Gift link here.
Trump calls his globe-trotting ex-diplomat ‘my envoy.’ Neither is in office. https://t.co/NtzgzxQ1Ob
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