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At least four senior officials were fired afterward, including three with ties to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The New York Times |
The head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, was removed from his job on Thursday, according to the top Democrats on the congressional intelligence committe...
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“General Haugh has served our country in uniform, with honor and distinction, for more than 30 years. At a time when the United States is facing unprecedented cyber threats ... how does firing him mak...
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After multiple Trump administration national security crises including SignalGate, GmailGate, the passwords scandal, and new revelations that the National Security Advisor’s team set up at least 20 Signal chats to handle crises,
Far-right activist Laura Loomer, who met with Trump on Wednesday, said Gen Timothy Haugh was fired because he was "disloyal".
He has never sent classified material over his personal email account or any unsecured platform,” the spokesperson insisted.
The firings came after Laura Loomer, the far-right activist who once claimed 9/11 was an inside job, urged President Donald Trump during a Wednesday meeting to get rid of several members of his National Security Council staff.
The White House’s assertion that the case is closed surrounding national security officials’ use of Signal is getting pushback in Congress, even among some Republicans who say their own probes
Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist who met with Trump this week, took credit for their removals in a social media post.
Last week, the White House said the National Security Council, the White House counsel office and President Trump adviser Elon Musk were all looking into the mishap. But now, that probe has wrapped
By Erin Banco, Gram Slattery, Karen Freifeld and Andrea Shalal (Reuters) - At least six White House National Security Council officials have been fired or reassigned, according to several people familiar with the matter,