A senior intelligence official who previously served on the National Security Council (NSC) has rejoined the Trump administration as an adviser in the Department of Justice.
A Justice Department spokesman confirmed that Ezra Cohen-Watnick, who left the NSC in August, had joined the department. He will reportedly serve as an adviser to Attorney General Jeff Sessions on counterintelligence and counterterrorism.
Cohen-Watnick was brought on to the NSC early in the Trump administration by Michael Flynn, President Trump’s first national security adviser who was ousted after just a few weeks.
In his White House role, Cohen-Watnick oversaw covert action and other intelligence programs.
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Ousted national security adviser becomes adviser to Sessions https://t.co/hwLbJ2n1ax pic.twitter.com/QKRubfUdZL
— The Hill (@thehill) April 11, 2018
Ezra Cohen-Watnick, who was removed from Trump’s National Security Council by H.R. McMaster, is joining the Department of Justice as a national security adviser to Jeff Sessions, a source familiar with the matter told TPM. https://t.co/UIJirTxIGD
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 11, 2018
So Sessions has a zampolit now.
Greeeeeat. https://t.co/VRxWSxz2dd
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) April 11, 2018
Think about his: the White House has approved a Mike Flynn stooge to have access to the Justice Department's most sensitive national security secrets.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) April 11, 2018
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