Emails reveal Trump team plot to purge civil servant over her heritage

The following article by Oliver WIllis was posted on the Shareblue website March 15, 2018:

Secret emails showed the Trump administration exchanging information from extremist websites as part of a campaign to purge a loyal civil servant, Sahar Nowrouzzadeh, because of her Iranian heritage.

Credit: U.S. State Department

The Trump administration plotted the removal of a career civil servant with expertise on Iranian nuclear issues, newly uncovered emails now reveal.

Following the lead of smear artists at conservative propaganda sites, the Trump administration tried to oust Sahar Nowrouzzadeh, an expert working at the State Department on Iranian issues. She also may have been targeted for this harassment due to her ethnicity, which would violate federal anti-discrimination laws. Continue reading “Emails reveal Trump team plot to purge civil servant over her heritage”