Washington – An expected reshuffling of U.S. President Donald Trump’s staff may be underway, with communications Director Mike Dubke reportedly on his way out of the White House.
In an email sent on Tuesday to co-workers and obtained by the Washington Post, Dubke said
“It has been my great honour to serve President Trump and this administration.”
The change comes after Trump returned home at the weekend from meetings in the Middle East and summits in Europe, under a cloud from the widening federal probe of his campaign’s ties to Russian officials.
Trump fired FBI Director, James Comey on May 9.
Reports since that the president may have sought to halt the investigation were followed by the Justice Department’s appointment of a special prosecutor to independently lead the probe of 2016 presidential campaigns and alleged Russian efforts to meddle in the election.
Dubke, unlike most of Trump’s inner circle, had not worked in the New York billionaire’s presidential campaign.
Dubke started in February as Trump’s second communications director.
His predecessor in the post, Jason Miller, served in the presidential transition team but quit before the January 20 inauguration.
Dubke had worked mostly behind the scenes. Sean Spicer remains as White House spokesman.
