The Margin: Challenge coin features as ex–Pence adviser Olivia Troye rebuts Keith Kellogg’s story of her being fired and marched out of White House

Keith Kellogg, a retired Army lieutenant general who serves as Pence’s national-security adviser, stated at the briefing-room podium that Troye had been not only fired but escorted, by him, out of the White House, aligning himself with Pence and other administration officials who have sought to characterize Troye as the latest disgruntled former employee:

Troye was quick to present an alternative version of events, resurfacing a social-media post suggestive of her having left on far friendlier terms:

Lawfare managing editor Quinta Jurecic quipped that a challenge coin had never been so useful:

Miles Taylor, the former chief of staff at the Homeland Security Department who, like Troye, has offered an on-camera testimonial for the group Republican Voters Against Trump, called Kellogg’s denunciation of Troye a lie, and part of an epidemic of untruths:

Taylor told CNN on Tuesday that both Pence and Kellogg had given him glowing reviews of Troye’s on-the-job performance.

As to the specific question of whether Kellogg marched Troye out of the White House, it need not go unanswered for long, observed Clinton-era press secretary Joe Lockhart:

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