The NSA's own description of their "office of the general counsel" is of course pretty vague and anodyne: About the NSA OGC
However, all those sorts of positions are responsible for putting together cover-your-ass analyses whenever the question of "hey, can we legally do this?" comes up.
Also of note is the fact that Ellis was actually put forward for the position in November at the same time Trump was making similar changes to advisory groups inside the DoD. This most recent thing was Miller overriding NSA slow-walking of the appointment.
"Within days of Ellis’ being picked for the job in November, which came shortly after President Donald Trump fired then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper via Twitter..." ABC News
Thanks for the response. I’m working from
Phone ATM and limited in making sauce. Usual govspeak from office of general counsel. I concur that would be the entity to clear anything to be used in a trial/tribunal.
The NSA's own description of their "office of the general counsel" is of course pretty vague and anodyne: About the NSA OGC
However, all those sorts of positions are responsible for putting together cover-your-ass analyses whenever the question of "hey, can we legally do this?" comes up.
Also of note is the fact that Ellis was actually put forward for the position in November at the same time Trump was making similar changes to advisory groups inside the DoD. This most recent thing was Miller overriding NSA slow-walking of the appointment.
"Within days of Ellis’ being picked for the job in November, which came shortly after President Donald Trump fired then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper via Twitter..." ABC News
Thanks for the response. I’m working from Phone ATM and limited in making sauce. Usual govspeak from office of general counsel. I concur that would be the entity to clear anything to be used in a trial/tribunal.