Trump orders reduction in national security staff after Ukraine whistleblower complaint

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President Trump has ordered a reduction in size of the National Security Council after a whistleblower complaint led to an impeachment inquiry.

The decision to make staff cuts, which will take place as officials complete their assignments and return to their home agencies, was conveyed last week by acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and new national security adviser Robert O’Brien this week, according to Bloomberg.

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