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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrdump moves his ass kissing sycophant to Justice...
to keep an eye on things and act as an early warning tool looking out for tRdump's best interests as the turmoil at Justice churns and agitates tRdump into a state of mindlessness.
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Former Trump National Security Council official Ezra Cohen-Watnick is joining the Department of Justice as a national security adviser to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a source familiar with the matter told TPM Wednesday.
Cohen-Watnick was a source of controversy. His ascent to the NSC, after just a few years at the Defense Intelligence Agency, surprised outside observers. His name emerged in the strange episode involving House Intel Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, who made bombastic allegations of improper unmasking of Trump associates by the Obama administration, though the exact role Cohen-Watnick played in the controversy remains unclear.
Cohen-Watnick was removed from the NSC by then-National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster in August. McMaster was replaced by National Security Advisor John Bolton, who started at the post this week.
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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/ezra-cohen-watnick-justice-department-sessions
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)When Rod Rosenstein is fired. He will shutdown the Mueller investigation.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Trump is so screwed.
Volaris
(10,271 posts)Proud Liberal Dem
(24,412 posts)I had never heard of such a thing before.
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)The FBI's mission extends into the anti-terrorism, counter-intelligence and WMD spheres.
A person with particularly strong National Security experience, which Trump's selectee does not have, would be a big asset in terms of helping the FBI target its surveillance and investigative efforts regarding those three areas.
dalton99a
(81,488 posts)Volaris
(10,271 posts)I didn't even know there was one of those=)