On February 20, 2020, Trump replaced Maguire as Acting Director of National Intelligence, appointing Grenell to the role.[11][67] Maguire and his deputy, Andrew Hallman, resigned from the Office of the Director for National Intelligence (ODNI).[68] Kash Patel — a National Security Council official and former aide to congressman Devin Nunes — was named the next day as a senior advisor to Grenell.[69]