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Kenneth L. Wainstein

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In 2020, Wainstein, along with over 130 other former Republican national security officials, signed a statement that asserted that President Trump was unfit to serve another term, and "To that end, we are firmly convinced that it is in the best interest of our nation that Vice President Joe Biden be
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held its hearing on his nomination on February 3, 2022. The full Senate voted to confirm Wainstein 63-35 on June 7, 2022. He was sworn in on June 13, 2022.
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In October 2020, Wainstein signed a letter, along with 19 other Republican-appointed former U.S. Attorneys, calling President
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on March 30, 2008. He was also Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and chaired the
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elected as the next President of the United States, and we will vote for him."
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held its open hearing on his nomination on January 12, 2022. The
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United States Department of Homeland Security (June 13, 2022).
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Hamburger, Tom; Barrett, Devlin (October 27, 2020).
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Ken Wainstein

Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis
Incumbent
Joe Biden
David Glawe
United States Homeland Security Advisor
George W. Bush
Frances Townsend
John O. Brennan
United States Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
Ronald Machen
University of Virginia
BA
University of California, Berkeley
JD
Assistant Attorney General
National Security
Homeland Security Advisor
United States
President
George W. Bush
Biden administration
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis
University of Virginia
J.D.
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Attorney

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