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Moar of Kash Patel testimony.
He worked as an assistant to a public defender helping criminals …..
I then became an assistant Federal public defender representing individuals
charged with, among other things, complex international and national security related crimes that included narcotrafficking, arms, human smuggling, and large-scale fraud.
During the Obama administration, I joined the Justice Department's National
Security Division where I led investigations and oversaw prosecutions of terrorists aligned
with Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups. I also served as DOJ's liaison to Joint Special
Operation Command, where I worked closely with our Nation's most elite and effective
terrorism – counterterrorism units
In 2017, I became a congressional staffer and served as national security advisor
and senior counsel for counterterrorism for the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence.
In these roles, I conducted oversight of sensitive programs and worked
on legislation to authorize funding for intelligence and counterterrorism operations
worldwide.
In 2019, I joined the National Security Council, where I held several positions and
eventually served as deputy assistant to the President, senior director for counterterrorism.
In early 2020, I was asked to serve on detail as the principal deputy to the Acting
Director of National Intelligence, whom I assisted in leading 17 intelligence community agencies. I also worked to prioritize the collection of intelligence to focus on hard
targets and global threats.