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Former Spy Boss Hayden: Ellis NSA Appointment is 'Really Bad' (Updated)

The former NSA chief says Trump's mole can see anything he wants

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Jeff Stein
Jan 19, 2021
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UPDATE, Jan. 12: Gen. Paul Nakasone, the NSA director, has “placed Michael Ellis, a former Trump White House official, on indefinite leave pending an inquiry by the Pentagon inspector general into the circumstances of his selection as NSA general counsel,” an official told The Washington Post’s Ellen Nakashima.

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“I saw this, and I said, ‘Oh, th…

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