WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Trump administration official who penned a scathing anti-Trump op-ed and book under the pen name "Anonymous" revealed himself Wednesday as a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security.

The official, Miles Taylor, came forward six days before Election Day to criticize President Donald Trump as "a man without character." He said he hoped other former administration officials will "find their conscience when they wake up tomorrow" and speak up, too.

Taylor has been an outspoken critic of Trump's in recent months and had repeatedly denied he was the aut...