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Nevilledog

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Mon Nov 9, 2020, 11:58 PM Nov 2020

White House official and former GOP political operative Michael Ellis named as NSA general counsel



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Susan Hennessey
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Nov 9, 2020
It reflects extremely poorly on General Nakasone if he is willing to go along with someone like Ellis being installed in this kind of a career role.

Ellen Nakashima
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Updated my story with this: NSA Director Paul Nakasone was not in favor of Ellis’s selection, according to two people familiar with the matter. However, the selection was not up to him, they said.

White House official and former GOP political operative Michael Ellis named as NSA general counsel
Ellis’s selection raises concerns of political influence at the powerful spy agency.
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White House official and former GOP political operative Michael Ellis named as NSA general counsel (Original Post) Nevilledog Nov 2020 OP
THAT can't be good. nt TigressDem Nov 2020 #1
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