NEW: A source familiar with events tells @CBSNews that recently appointed NSA General Counsel Michael Ellis was placed on administrative leave today because his appointment is now the subject of a DoD IG investigation + there is a separate, newly leveled allegation that
— Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) January 21, 2021
intelligence professional, with a strong record of accomplishment both in Congress + Executive Branch.
Ellis was one of the principal staffers who compiled 2016 House Intel Committee report on the Snowden leaks — the report had backing of committee republicans + democrats.— Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) January 21, 2021