Pentagon, Intelligence Chiefs Push to Oust NSA Director
Following the Washington Post report, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R., Calif.) sent a letter to Messrs. Carter and Clapper, calling for more information about their reported push to have Adm. Rogers removed.
“Since Admiral Rogers was appointed as NSA Director in April 2014, I have been consistently impressed with his leadership and accomplishments,” Mr. Nunes wrote. “His professionalism, expertise and deckplate leadership have been remarkable during an extremely challenging period for NSA. I know other members of Congress hold him in similarly high esteem.”
He directed both Messrs. Carter and Clapper to notify him no later than Monday when they would be able to testify before Congress about their push to remove Adm. Rogers.
Mr. Nunes is on the transition team advising President-elect Donald Trump on how to build his national security team, and Mr. Trump’s top national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, is close to Adm. Rogers.
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