Ex-Trump Security Aide Who Left in Controversy Rejoins Pentagon
- Former intelligence aide left the White House in 2017
- Cohen has most recently advised Oracle’s Catz, a Trump ally
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Ezra Cohen, a former intelligence aide to President Donald Trump who left the White House amid controversy in 2017, is returning to the administration as a top official at the Defense Department.
Cohen, 34, has been named deputy assistant secretary for counter narcotics and global threats, according to three people with knowledge of the situation. The job doesn’t require confirmation by the U.S. Senate.