U.S. President Donald Trump faces reporters with U.S. hostage negotiator Robert O'Brien after he named O'Brien as his fourth White House national security adviser at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Politico: Trump’s plan to shrink NSC staff draws fire
The changes have long been in the works, but they're happening amid an impeachment probe that has deepened the president's distrust of his staff.
White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien is moving quickly to shrink and reshape his staff – rattling some nerves already frayed by the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
The changes at the National Security Council are both sweeping and minute: several dozen policy roles will be eliminated as staffers return to their home agencies or leave government in the coming two months; at least two NSC divisions are being phased out completely; a third, meanwhile, has been handed off to a separate White House-based group.
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WNU Editor: There were too many leaks coming out of the administration on foreign policy decision and telephone calls that only stopped when President Trump started to limit the access that the NSC had to his decisions and discussions.The NSC has undermined itself.