TURBULENCE IN THE WHITE HOUSE

A number of top-level people have either been fired or resigned from the Trump administration

1. Steve Bannon: Steve Bannon is the latest member of US President Donald Trump's staff to be removed or leave since he took office earlier this year. Steve Bannon served as Chief Strategist to Mr. Trump and is widely credited with masterminding much of his election campaign.
2. Michael Flynn: Michael Flynn, the former Lieutenant General was appointed as national security adviser by Mr Trump in January. He was forced to resign from the job in February for failing to disclose the content of his talks with Sergei Kislyak, Russia's ambassador to the United States, and then misleading Vice President Mike Pence about the conversations.
3. James Comey: James Comey, the FBI director was handling an investigation into links between Mr Trump's election campaign and Russia. He was removed from the role which is usually held for a ten-year term by Mr. Trump in May, creating a firestorm in Washington. The White House first claimed that he was fired due to his handling of an investigation into Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, but Mr Trump then admitted it was due to the Russian probe. At a congressional hearing in June, Mr Comey testified that he was fired for trying to undermine the Russian investigation.
4. Sean Spicer:  Sean Spicer, the much-maligned White House press secretary resigned from his role in July, ending a turbulent tenure after Mr Trump named Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director. Mr Spicer had reportedly told friends that if Mr Scaramucci, a Wall Street trader with no Republican Party credentials and no experience in handling media relations, was appointed then he would resign. 
5. Michael Short:  Michael Short, the senior White House assistant press secretary resigned a few days following Mr Spicer's departure . Mr Short's ousting was seen as a warning from Mr Scaramucci to staffers perceived as leakers and to a communications department seen as loyal to Mr Priebus.
6. Michael Dubke : Michael Dubke resigned as White House communications director in May. Mr Dubke's resignation came amid criticism levelled at the White House over its communication strategy, in particular contradictions between the president and his press team.
7. Reince Priebus: White House chief of staff Reince Priebus was replaced by former Marine Corp general John Kelly just a week after Mr Spicer's resignation. He told CNN that he resigned on Thursday 27 July, with Mr Trump announcing that Mr Kelly would replace him via Twitter the following day. His tenure as chief of staff came to an end during a feud with Mr Scaramucci. The recently-appointed communications director had launched a foul-mouthed attack on Mr. Priebus and Mr. Bannon during a phone call to a journalist with the New Yorker magazine.
8. Anthony Scaramucci: After an extremely turbulent ten days, Mr Scaramucci was removed from his role as communications director. He had been sworn in the previous day. In a statement, the White House said he was removed in order to give Mr Kelly a "clean slate" as Chief of Staff. His term is best remembered for the unprompted, foul-mouthed rant to a journalist about several of his colleagues.
9. Preet Bharara:  Preet Bharara, the former leading prosecutor claims he was sacked by Donald Trump in March after refusing an order from the attorney general to resign.
10. Walter Shaub: Walter Shaub resigned as director of the Office of Government Ethics
11. Sally Yates: Sally Yates was removed from her role as attorney general just ten days into the Trump administration
12. Katie Walsh: Katie Walsh resigned as deputy chief of staff just nine weeks into her term.

In addition

1. Mr Trump has also been forced to scrap two business advisory councils in the wake of several high-profile resignations in protest over his comments on a white supremacist rally in Virginia that turned violent.
2. The 17 members of President Donald Trump's Committee on the Arts and Humanities  have also resigned in response to Trump's reaction to the violence and protests in Charlottesville.