Ellis was part of several White House controversies, including overruling career officials over classified information being contained in the book written by former national security adviser John Bolton. Another former Nunes aide, Kash Patel, will become chief of staff to acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller, according to an administration official and a US defense official. Esper was on shaky ground with the White House for months leading up to the election. Chatterjee believed he was targeted by "junior-level folks trying to settle scores," and not a larger White House plot. Following Esper's removal, Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, warned Trump not to fire any other national security officials, saying Trump "must not invite further volatility by removing any Senate-confirmed intelligence or national security officials during his time left in office."

Source: CNN November 10, 2020 20:27 UTC