Russell E. Travers, a longtime intelligence professional, was dismissed from his position as acting director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Wednesday night, two former U.S. officials familiar with the matter told The Washington Post.
Travers was ousted by acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell, one former official told the Post.
Travers assumed the acting director position last August and has reportedly resisted White House pressure to cut personnel at the NCTC. Travers’s acting deputy Peter W. Hall, who is reported to be returning to the National Security Agency, has also reportedly been fired.
President Trump, meanwhile, announced he would nominate Pentagon official Christopher Miller to head the NCTC.
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JUST IN: Acting director of National Counterterrorism Center fired: report https://t.co/8bvPG79uSB pic.twitter.com/FPBhzyCto7
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