WASHINGTON — A top Democratic lawmaker is putting the breaks on the confirmation of the Trump administration’s pick to lead US Cyber Command and the National Security Agency.
In comments submitted to the Congressional record, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-OR, outlined his objection to confirming Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, currently the deputy commander of Indo-Pacific Command.
Rudd’s “responses to questions posed to him at his confirmation hearing, as well as to written questions, reveal a lack of familiarity with basic constitutional rights that is incompatible with the position for which he has been nominated,” Wyden wrote. “[D]espite his service, does not have the background that would allow him to immediately step into this role. He is not qualified for this job. And,…
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