Overview

• The NSA’s general counsel, April Falcon Doss, was removed last week after Laura Loomer amplified social media criticism of her prior work for the Senate Intelligence Committee.
• Doss’s official NSA biography now returns an error and the general counsel position remains unfilled.
• Sen. Mark Warner condemned the firing as a politically motivated smear campaign driven by a fringe activist and warned it weakens national security.
• Loomer has similarly influenced the dismissals of NSA Director Timothy Haugh, deputy Wendy Noble, FDA vaccine chief Vinay Prasad and DOJ prosecutor Adam Schleifer.
• Critics say allowing outside activists to dictate key staffing decisions erodes the nonpartisan integrity of national security and justice agencies.