White House Security Adviser Facing Gun Charge in Virginia
Source: WSJ
One of President Donald Trump’s choices for a senior position in the White House is beginning work while facing a criminal charge after he allegedly tried to bring a handgun onto an airliner last year, court records show.
Sebastian Gorka, a national security and terrorism analyst, was stopped at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia last January by an officer with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, who detected a 9mm caliber handgun using X-ray equipment as it passed on a conveyor belt. The officer alerted airport police, who confiscated the gun and cited Mr. Gorka on a state weapons charge, according to a TSA statement.
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Mr. Gorka, who also advised the Trump transition team, is known for his hard-line views on combating terrorism and his views of Muslims living in the U.S. He has been the national security editor of Breitbart News and a frequent contributor to the website formerly run by Mr. Bannon.
Court records show that Mr. Gorka was charged in Arlington County, Va., with carrying a weapon in an airport terminal, a misdemeanor. He is scheduled to appear at a hearing in February where a sentence or fine could be imposed.
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