Once the permanent ruling class gets established in Washington, D.C., they rule The Swamp and never, ever leave. With Trump now certified, the Deep State is moving to protect as many of its assets as possible. Case in point: Laura Cooper, a member of the D.C. permanent administration and the ghost of Impeachment 1.0, has a cozy new job. She will be ensconced at National Defense University. Snug as a bug in a rug, waiting to be brought back to the next Administration.

Who the heck is Laura Cooper and why is she the Ghost of Impeachment 1.0? This was, seemingly, about eight million news cycles ago. The first Impeachment Trial of President Donald Trump was about his “perfect phone call” on July 25, 2019 with the newly elected President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Told you that was eight million news cycles ago. The D.C. permanent class had had it with interloper Trump. Remember Fiona Hill and Alexander Vindman? We didn’t pay attention to Laura Cooper then. Here is how CNN captured her position in this play:

Pentagon officials receive an email indicating the Ukrainian government was worried about the status of US military support. Pentagon official Laura Cooper told Congress that the email “said that the Ukrainian embassy and House Foreign Affairs Committee are asking about security assistance.” (By then, Trump put the aid on hold, but there is no evidence that it was mentioned during the Zelensky call.)

Cooper testimony to Congress:
“Members of my staff read the testimony and have come to me since then and provided additional information. Specifically, on the issue of Ukraine’s knowledge of the hold or of Ukraine asking questions about possible issues with the flow of assistance, my staff showed me two unclassified emails that they received from the State Department. One was received on July 25th at 2:31 PM. That email said that the Ukrainian embassy and House Foreign Affairs Committee are asking about security assistance.”