White House ‘rejects rumors’ that Victoria Coates is ‘Anonymous’ author amid her reassignment

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The deputy national security adviser is being reassigned to another role in the Trump administration despite White House denials of speculation that she’s the unknown official who wrote a New York Times op-ed and book critical of President Trump.

Victoria Coates will be a senior adviser to Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, the National Security Council announced Thursday, according to Axios.

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