White House installs a campaign veteran at the CIA

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/07/white-house-installs-campaign-veteran-cia-427429

A retired major general who served as a 2016 campaign adviser to then-candidate Donald Trump was quietly installed in a senior advisory role at the CIA earlier this year. The move is spurring discussion among some former agency officials, who say the arrangement is highly unusual.

Bert Mizusawa, a decorated retired Army general and a graduate of West Point and Harvard Law School, has been serving as a senior adviser for national security technology and business integration at the CIA since earlier this year, according to two former agency officials familiar with his role. A current U.S. official said Mizusawa has been working out of the office of the agency’s chief operating officer, Andrew Makridis. Mizusawa’s role at CIA has not been previously reported.

A Trump administration official said Mizusawa was assigned the CIA role earlier this year by John McEntee, the 30-year-old director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office who is responsible for filling thousands of jobs across the federal agencies. McEntee came under scrutiny over the summer for grilling government officials about their loyalty to Trump and commitment to carrying out his agenda.

“There are a number of people in the West Wing, including Johnny McEntee and [retired Lieutenant General] Keith Kellogg, who have respect for him given his credentials and loyalty to the president,” the administration official said of Mizusawa.

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[Turbineguy]

1. I think the correct word is

"infiltrated".

[Nevilledog]

2. Or, after last night, infested.