White House NSC Director For Russia Out

The National Security Council' (NSC) director for European and Russian Affairs, Andrew Peek, has been placed on administrative leave pending a "security investigation," according to an Axios report. Peek has only been with the NSC since November, and held the position that Dr. Fiona Hill previously held. Hill gave credible testimony to the House Intelligence Committee last year regarding the Ukraine shakedown plot, which she said former National Security Advisor John "Loose Bolt" Bolton had called a "drug deal." There were no further details on the nature of the "security investigation," but the Trump regime has been obsessed with suppressing leaks and dissenting opinions, especially when they relate to Russia policy.

Peek had previously served in the State Department, focusing on issues regarding Iran and Iraq, and was a strategic advisor to the former commander of U.S./NATO troops in Afghanistan.