Exclusive: Trump’s Special Envoy, Richard Grenell, Suggests Biden, Not Russia, Tried To Tip the Scales in Romania’s Recent Election

The accusation comes amid the White House’s scrutiny of the Biden administration’s diplomatic dealings overseas.

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President Trump’s special envoy for foreign policy, Richard Grenell, suggests Biden's administration may have tried to tip the scales in Romanian election. AP/Darko Vojinovic

President Trump’s special envoy for foreign policy, Richard Grenell, has suggested that the Biden administration may have tried to tip the scales against a conservative candidate in Romania’s recent elections.

The rightist presidential candidate, Calin Georgescu, won the first round on November 24, but Romania’s constitutional court then annulled the results. The court made that unprecedented move amid general suspicions of Russian interference, which were, however, never substantiated.

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