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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Ordered DOJ to Hire Controversial Former Aide, Sources Say
President Donald Trump personally ordered the Department of Justice to hire a former White House official who was fired after he was caught up in a controversy over the release of intelligence material to a member of Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
Ezra Cohen-Watnick, who left the National Security Council last year, will advise Attorney General Jeff Sessions on national security matters. He was fired from the White House following reports that he had shown House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes classified documents.
The material allegedly revealed that members of the Obama administration had sought the identities of Trump campaign officials and associates inadvertently caught on government intercepts, in a process known as unmasking. Nunes then disclosed that information publicly in an attempt to bolster Trumps unsubstantiated allegation that President Barack Obama had wiretapped him.
As a matter of policy, the White House generally doesnt approve the rehiring of staff who were fired, aides said. But after it became clear the president wanted Cohen-Watnick on Sessions staff, the move was approved.
Ezra Cohen-Watnick, who left the National Security Council last year, will advise Attorney General Jeff Sessions on national security matters. He was fired from the White House following reports that he had shown House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes classified documents.
The material allegedly revealed that members of the Obama administration had sought the identities of Trump campaign officials and associates inadvertently caught on government intercepts, in a process known as unmasking. Nunes then disclosed that information publicly in an attempt to bolster Trumps unsubstantiated allegation that President Barack Obama had wiretapped him.
As a matter of policy, the White House generally doesnt approve the rehiring of staff who were fired, aides said. But after it became clear the president wanted Cohen-Watnick on Sessions staff, the move was approved.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-11/sessions-is-said-to-hire-controversial-former-white-house-aide
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Trump Ordered DOJ to Hire Controversial Former Aide, Sources Say (Original Post)
janx
Apr 2018
OP
Every time there is corruption and collusion the name of numnuts Nunes pops up. Go figure.
IllinoisBirdWatcher
Apr 2018
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C_U_L8R
(45,031 posts)1. Nobody likes a mole
then some, I suspect.
IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)3. Every time there is corruption and collusion the name of numnuts Nunes pops up. Go figure.
janx
(24,128 posts)4. Hellz yeah.
And I can't help but wonder about an ulterior motive when it came to installing this guy at the Justice Dept.