Former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor on Wednesday publicly claimed to be the author of the anonymous New York Times op-ed that described a “resistance” within the Trump administration working to thwart President Trump’s agenda.
Why it matters: Taylor already publicly endorsed Joe Biden in a video funded by Republican Voters Against Trump in August, accusing the president of wanting to “exploit the Department of Homeland Security for his own political purposes and to fuel his own agenda.”
- The highly anticipated reveal of who wrote the 2018 op-ed — which infuriated the president and prompted him to demanda high-priority leak investigation — comes just six days before Election Day. Continue reading.