National Security

Acting Defense Secretary Gave NSA a Deadline to Install Trump Loyalist, WaPo Reports

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NSA director Paul Nakasone was reportedly given a deadline of 6 p.m. on Saturday to make White House attorney Michael Ellis the agency’s senior lawyer.

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