Trump Stacks the Pentagon and Intel Agencies With Loyalists. To What End?


By BY DAVID E. SANGER AND ERIC SCHMITT
U.S.
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So far, there is no evidence the appointees harbor a secret agenda or arrived with an action plan. But their sudden appearance amounts to a purge of the Pentagon’s top civilian hierarchy without recent precedent.
New York Times
United States Defense and Military Forces, Presidential Election of 2020, Afghanistan War (2001- ), Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates, Appointments and Executive Changes, Classified Information and State Secrets
November 12, 2020 at 12:56AM

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