The dismissals, part of a plan to sharply downsize the National Security Council, follow President Donald Trump’s recent ouster of his national security adviser.

The Trump administration placed a dramatic number of National Security Council staffers on administrative leave Friday as part of an agency overhaul, multiple outlets reported. The house-cleaning was reportedly overseen by Secretary of State Marco Rubio,

Dozens of staffers at the White House National Security Council were abruptly dismissed on Friday as the Trump administration undertook a sweeping effort to downsize the influential coordinating body, according to individuals familiar with the matter.