It’s still not clear why President Trump’s third National Security Council director for Russia and Eurasia was escorted out of the White House by security last week.
But what is clear is that it’s a really big deal.
NSC director for Russia and Eurasia Andrew Peek was put on administrative leave last week amid an unspecified security-related investigation.
Steven Pifer, a former NSC for Russia and Eurasia, told TPM that he could not recall any previous instance in which an NSC director had been escorted off the premises.
“If it has, it’s very unusual,” Pifer said. “It suggests that there’s a security issue that could affect his clearance.”
A former deputy assistant secretary of state for the bureau of near eastern affairs, Peek had reportedly been under investigation for unspecified allegations before taking the position in November 2019.
Peek followed two NSC officials before him over the past 12 months who were caught up in the impeachment of President Trump.
This would be a very, very big deal in any half-way honest…