The problem isn't just the fact that the president has fired national security officials without cause, it's also why he made these drastic moves.

Waltz and at least one senior aide used the commercial email service to discuss sensitive government matters, The Washington Post reported.

Top Democrats on Capitol Hill have slammed the reported firing of National Security Agency Director Gen. Timothy Haugh and other top agency staffers, questioning how the dismissals will make the

One source said the firings come after Laura Loomer presented President Trump with opposition research on NSC staffers she views as neoconservatives or not sufficiently loyal to him.

Senior members of the Trump administration’s National Security Council — including its top national security adviser, Michael Waltz — used Gmail to conduct government business, The Washington Post reported, citing documents and three unnamed government officials.

Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist who met with Trump this week, took credit for their removals in a social media post.

Top congressional Democrats are protesting the reported firing of Gen. Tim Haugh as director of the National Security Agency, with one lawmaker saying the decision “makes all of us less safe.”

President Donald Trump ‘s national security adviser who appeared to inadvertently add a journalist to a group chat discussing sensitive attack plans has other group text chains.