Scoop: Top NSC official reassigned to Energy Department amid “Anonymous” fallout

Deputy national security adviser Victoria Coates will be reassigned as a senior adviser to Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, the National Security Council said Thursday — and a senior White House official said that the administration “rejects” the rumors that she is “Anonymous.”

Why it matters: Coates has battled claims that she is the still-unknown Trump administration official that penned a New York Times op-ed and book critical of President Trump.

• Coates has vehemently denied the charges, which strained her working relationship with national security adviser Robert O’Brien, to colleagues.
• The decision confirms Axios’ reporting that such a move was being considered earlier this week. Continue reading.