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CIAs White House liaison abruptly fired after he clashed with Flynn loyalist in cahoots with Nunes
CIA’s White House liaison abruptly fired — after he clashed with Flynn loyalist in cahoots with Nunes
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/cias-white-house-liaison-abruptly-fired-after-he-clashed-with-flynn-loyalist-in-cahoots-with-nunes/
The CIA’s liaison to the White House was abruptly fired from his role after clashing with National Security Council member Ezra Cohen-Watnick, one of three sources who provided documents to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA). President Donald Trump would use Nunes’ information in an attempt to justify his unsubstantiated claim that former President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign.
The Guardian reports the Marine officer, who was responsible for “bringing relevant White House officials … into the loop about cover operations,” was told in mid-March he did not need to come to work the next day. Former colleagues of the Marine described the move as unprofessional.
“It was the most disrespectful thing they could have done,” a White House official told the Guardian. “He’s a good man. What happened to him was f*cked up.”
Cohen-Watnick’s unlikely rise to central figure in the House Intelligence Committee’s tumultuous investigation in Russian interference in the presidential election began when he worked for former Trump National Security Adviser Mike Flynn. He was brought onto the Trump transition team, then followed Flynn to the NSC.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/cias-white-house-liaison-abruptly-fired-after-he-clashed-with-flynn-loyalist-in-cahoots-with-nunes/
The CIA’s liaison to the White House was abruptly fired from his role after clashing with National Security Council member Ezra Cohen-Watnick, one of three sources who provided documents to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA). President Donald Trump would use Nunes’ information in an attempt to justify his unsubstantiated claim that former President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign.
The Guardian reports the Marine officer, who was responsible for “bringing relevant White House officials … into the loop about cover operations,” was told in mid-March he did not need to come to work the next day. Former colleagues of the Marine described the move as unprofessional.
“It was the most disrespectful thing they could have done,” a White House official told the Guardian. “He’s a good man. What happened to him was f*cked up.”
Cohen-Watnick’s unlikely rise to central figure in the House Intelligence Committee’s tumultuous investigation in Russian interference in the presidential election began when he worked for former Trump National Security Adviser Mike Flynn. He was brought onto the Trump transition team, then followed Flynn to the NSC.
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