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A short thread on previous officials escorted from White House grounds after dismissal:

(Let me know if I've forgotten anyone)
NSC senior director for European and Russian affairs Andrew Peek. Had been in job for two months until escorted out mid-January 2020. "Security-related investigation" reportedly pending. thedailybeast.com/andrew-peek-ns…
John McEntee, Trump's body man, fired March 2018. Security clearance had been denied at least in part because of an online gambling habit. NYT reported in December 2019 he was being rehired nytimes.com/2019/12/14/us/…
Jennifer Arangio, senior director on NSC for International Organizations and Alliances, escorted out July 2018. Maybe because she clashed with Miller & other hardliners over refugee admissions? reuters.com/article/us-usa…
Omarosa Manigault Newman, reportedly escorted off premises after being fired Dec. 2017. She subsequently denied that she was escorted out though. businessinsider.com/omarosa-escort… bbc.com/news/world-us-…
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, National Security Council aide who testified about President Trump's Ukraine call during the impeachment inquiry. Escorted out of WH, today, because he told the truth:
washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
Also these six White House aides who failed their FBI background checks, February 2017 washingtonexaminer.com/six-white-hous…
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Congrats, we spent $2T on a tax cut for the rich to get us back to almost exactly the average pace of growth from Obama’s second term
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