The trans CIA official ousted by Trump: ‘We’re a government crippled by its own decisions’
Julia Curlee, a former senior CIA officer, poses in Washington DC on 25 August 2026. Photograph: Oliver Contreras/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenJulia Curlee, a former senior CIA officer, poses in Washington DC on 25 August 2026. She had known her days might be numbered as the incoming White House was ousting national security staffers en masse.
- ▪Julia Curlee, a former senior CIA officer, poses in Washington DC on 25 August 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Oliver Contreras/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenJulia Curlee, a former senior CIA officer, poses in Washington DC on 25 August 2026.
- ▪She had known her days might be numbered as the incoming White House was ousting national security staffers en masse.
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Julia Curlee, a former senior CIA officer, poses in Washington DC on 25 August 2026. Photograph: Oliver Contreras/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenJulia Curlee, a former senior CIA officer, poses in Washington DC on 25 August 2026. Photograph: Oliver Contreras/AFP/Getty ImagesWashington DCThe trans CIA official ousted by Trump: ‘We’re a government crippled by its own decisions’Julia Curlee, a former senior CIA officer, speaks on Trump administration’s purge of national security staff, attacks on DEI and failures in Iran warSam LevinTue 15 Sep 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Tue 15 Sep 2026 07.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleWhen the White House fired Julia Curlee from her senior intelligence position in March 2025, her boss had an odd request: please still show up to work on…
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