Dead Drop: December 11

Updated:  Friday, December 11

ONE MORE NAME OFF THE LIST — The Biden Administration has named Susan Rice as the president’s top advisor on domestic policy.  It’s a bit of a head scratcher, but so too was her name being thrown into the mix for the STILL unannounced pick for D/CIA.  Insiders tell us that Rice was a no-go from the start on the Hill, and that former DDCIA David Cohen is still the frontrunner for the top spy job with Justin Jackson, former DD of the CIA’s National Clandestine Service in the number two spot.  All the anticipating is exhausting.  We just wonder what’s taking so long…

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