Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Richard Grenell will not replace Shelby Pierson, the intelligence official whose briefing of the House Intelligence Committee reportedly kept President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE from permanently appointing then-acting DNI Joseph Maguire Joseph MaguireCongressional Democrats request FBI briefing on foreign election interference efforts Wells Fargo told employees to delete TikTok from work phones Hillicon Valley: Pompeo floats TikTok ban | Civil rights groups slam Facebook after call | Election security funding included in proposal MORE, Pierson told The New York Times on Tuesday.

“Ambassador Grenell has not asked me to leave,” Pierson told the newspaper. “In fact, he has encouraged and affirmed his support for my position here in the organization. I have not asked to depart nor discussed resignation in any way.”

The president named Grenell, then the ambassador to Germany, to the DNI post after reportedly becoming angry with Maguire over Pierson’s briefing, in which she reportedly told members that Russia favored Trump in the 2020 presidential election.

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White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien has denied Maguire was fired, saying his departure was required under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.

Pierson declined to confirm or deny the content of the briefing in the interview, saying it was classified, but said she had discussed election security with Grenell several times since he was named to the position.

Pierson was initially appointed by then-DNI Dan Coats Daniel (Dan) Ray CoatsFBI chief says Russia is trying to interfere in election to undermine Biden The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Trump, Biden renew push for Latino support Former Intel chief had 'deep suspicions' that Putin 'had something on Trump': book MORE in 2019 before Coats’s departure later that year. Before leaving his position, Coats frequently offered assessments of Russian interference in the 2016 election that contradicted the president.

The Hill has reached out to the office of the DNI for comment.