US EditionAnother Trump Administration Figure Who Met Laura Loomer’s Ire Is Out. A Look at Her Influence
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 29 – Laura Loomer's campaign prompted scrutiny of April Falcon Doss's past Senate Intelligence work, leading to her removal as NSA general counsel and biography deletion from the agency's site.
- This past week, the NSA removed former general counsel April Falcon Doss after Laura Loomer’s online criticism appeared to have a role, according to a report.
- On July 23, the Daily Wire published a report on Doss’s past Senate Democratic staff work, which Laura Loomer reposted and flagged to federal decision makers.
- Following the exposé, the NSA website removed the general counsel biography page, which now redirects to an error page amid questions about April Falcon Doss’s past work.
- Critics and supporters raised legal and ethical questions about private citizens influencing security staffing, while the NSA will likely fill the general counsel role again, The New York Times reported.
- Broader implications suggest the incident illustrates how one voice on the web can influence high-level government positions and may lead to new online activism rules.
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