Pentagon installs 2 Trump allies on defense advisory board
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FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump's campaign advisor Corey Lewandowski, listens to a speaker during a news conference on legal challenges to vote counting in Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The Pentagon has appointed two close political allies of President Donald Trump to a defense advisory board, continuing a purge of the Defense Department in the waning weeks of the Trump administration. The acting secretary of defense, Christopher Miller, said in a written statement Friday that nine members of the Defense Business Board had been replaced with the appointment of 11 new members. The new members include Lewandowski and David Bossie, who are among Trump's most outspoken allies. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, Citizens United President David Bossie speaks during an Arizona Republican Party news conference in Phoenix. The Pentagon has appointed two close political allies of President Donald Trump to a defense advisory board, continuing a purge of the Defense Department in the waning weeks of the Trump administration. The acting secretary of defense, Christopher Miller, said in a written statement Friday that nine members of the Defense Business Board had been replaced with the appointment of 11 new members. The new members include Corey Lewandowski and Bossie, who are among Trump's most outspoken allies. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump's campaign advisor Corey Lewandowski, listens to a speaker during a news conference on legal challenges to vote counting in Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The Pentagon has appointed two close political allies of President Donald Trump to a defense advisory board, continuing a purge of the Defense Department in the waning weeks of the Trump administration. The acting secretary of defense, Christopher Miller, said in a written statement Friday that nine members of the Defense Business Board had been replaced with the appointment of 11 new members. The new members include Lewandowski and David Bossie, who are among Trump's most outspoken allies. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
