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Trump cabinet selections and appointments

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by MojoMan, Nov 18, 2016.

  1. NewRoxFan

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    Sessions recuses himself from any Michael Flynn investigation
    http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/28/jeff-sessions-recusal-michael-flynn-investigation-237736
     
  2. JuanValdez

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    Bet he's happy to stay away from this mess.
     
  3. NewRoxFan

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    Well, not Trump's cabinet, but his staff... an unusual firing.

    White House fires its chief usher — the first woman in that job
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...rst-woman-in-that-job/?utm_term=.bc537523e658
     
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    The usher was the Obama wiretap!
     
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    Wow... how hard is it to find good people for these jobs?

    Trump's 2nd Nominee To Serve As Army Secretary Withdraws
    http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...-nominee-to-serve-as-army-secretary-withdraws
     
  7. NewRoxFan

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    here's a shocker...

    Obama warned Trump about hiring Flynn, sources say
    And Trump has been trying to blame Flynn on Obama...
    http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/08/politics/obama-trump-michael-flynn/
     
  8. mtbrays

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    Pretty bad look to say "Flynn still had security clearance, so I shouldn't be culpable" (when that is granted by DoD, not the executive branch) and then have it come out that Trump still hired him as NSA even after Obama warned him two days after the election.
     
  9. JuanValdez

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    Wouldn't be surprising if Trump figured the Obama recommendation was just an attempt to blackball a political opponent. I suppose it depends on how specific Obama got on why Flynn was a problem.
     
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    That was very nice of Obama to warn Trump. Had Trump listened to him, at least part of his troubles would have been avoided.
     
  11. NewRoxFan

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    Trump's Attorney General gets more criticism... this time from an unexpected source...

    Sessions: Digging a Deeper Hole
    http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/447583/sessions-digging-deeper-hole
     
  12. NewRoxFan

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    I thought the stories about Trump replacing Spicer were jokes...

    http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...ays-shes-talks-white-house-press-role-1004301

    Melissa McCarthy is shouting out NOOooooooooo
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  13. Rashmon

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    San Francisco values though...
    (warning, this very real photo cannot be unseen and it haunts all San Franciscans.)
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    Hey, if we are going to listen to lies, at least have a better looking liar do the presentation, I am all for Kimberly Guilfoyle.
     
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    Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Came to White House
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/...n-donald-trump-national-security-adviser.html

    WASHINGTON — Michael T. Flynn told President Trump’s transition team weeks before the inauguration that he was under federal investigation for secretly working as a paid lobbyist for Turkey during the campaign, according to two people familiar with the case.

    Despite this warning, which came about a month after the Justice Department notified Mr. Flynn of the inquiry, Mr. Trump made Mr. Flynn his national security adviser. The job gave Mr. Flynn access to the president and nearly every secret held by American intelligence agencies.

    Mr. Flynn’s disclosure, on Jan. 4, was first made to the transition team’s chief lawyer, Donald F. McGahn II, who is now the White House counsel. That conversation, and another one two days later between Mr. Flynn’s lawyer and transition lawyers, shows that the Trump team knew about the investigation of Mr. Flynn far earlier than has been previously reported.

    His legal issues have been a problem for the White House from the beginning and are at the center of a growing political crisis for Mr. Trump. Mr. Flynn, who was fired after 24 days in the job, was initially kept on even after the acting attorney general, Sally Q. Yates, warned the White Housethat he might be subject to blackmail by the Russians for misleading Vice President Mike Pence about the nature of conversations he had with the Russian ambassador to Washington.
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    At this point, every time my phone buzzes or dings I just go, "Oh, lord. What now?!"
     
  18. NewRoxFan

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    My gawd, is the Flynn hiring the worst of all time? And why/how TF was he able to block this before Trump was sworn in?

    MORNING BRIEF: Flynn reportedly once blocked military plan that Turkey opposed
    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/05/1...locked-military-plan-that-turkey-opposed.html
     
  19. NewRoxFan

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    While I think lSpicer will be remembered for a lack of honesty and a belligerent approach to the press he was intended to work with, I have to say I am a bit sorry if this happens, both for the loss of entertainment value as well as embarrassment to Spicer and family:

    Trump weighs downsizing Spicer’s public role

    Several officials say Spicer is no longer expected to do a daily, on-camera briefing after Trump's foreign trip.
    http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/18/will-sean-spicer-be-fired-238548
     
  20. Rashmon

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    Commentary from a Republican politicial consultant...


    Probably some good advice.
     
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