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Trump-appointed head of DOJ's national security division to leave at end of June
John Demers, the Trump-appointed head of the Justice Department's national security division, is leaving at the end of the month as planned, a person briefed on the matter told CNN Monday.
Posted — UpdatedBy Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent
CNN — John Demers, the Trump-appointed head of the Justice Department's national security division, is leaving at the end of the month as planned, a person briefed on the matter told CNN Monday.
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