Trump Ordered DOJ to Hire Controversial Former Aide, Sources Say
- Ezra Cohen-Watnick left in August after Nunes incident
- Democrats warn against interference in Mueller investigation
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President Donald Trump personally ordered the Department of Justice to hire a former White House official who departed after he was caught up in a controversy over the release of intelligence material to a member of Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
Ezra Cohen-Watnick, who was forced out of the National Security Council last year, will advise Attorney General Jeff Sessions on national security matters. He left the White House in August for a job at Oracle Corp. following reports that he had shown House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes classified documents.