Pres. Trump Restructures National Security Council, Removes IC Influence

People have asked why we focus so much sunlight and attention toward the network silos that operate the Intelligence Community (IC) and as an outcome the national security focus of government.  The answer is simple, as Mary McCord herself admitted publicly, the IC are the background approver for every weaponized approach of government, including the DOJ.

With that in mind, CTH has painstakingly made the case –with details and receipts– for a process of removing the IC silos from influence over the Office of The President.  The Chief Executive must control all elements of national security policy and implementation...

The IC silos must be decoupled from the Executive office definitions of national security, until such a time as the IC institutions can be bought to heel... If the IC is isolated from influence, eventually the Legislative Branch, specifically the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, will realize the ‘Seven Ways from Sunday’ group no longer hold power...

However, yesterday President Trump signed an Executive Order [SEE HERE] doing exactly the type of restructuring that is needed...