SHITLER'S LIST
THE MOST DANGEROUS INDIVIDUALS IN THE MOST CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Shitler himself: Donald J. Trump
Shitler's kids: Don Jr.
Eric
Ivanka (she's the girl, she goes last)
Advisor: Jarod Kushner
Secretary of State: Mike Pompeo
Attorney General: William Barr
WH Press Secretary: Kayleigh McEnany
Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
Senators: Lyndsey Graham
Ted Cruz
Tom Cotton
Rand Paul
Lamar Alexander
Representatives: Jim Jordan
Matt Gaetz
THESE APPOINTMENTS UNDOUBTEDLY PREDICATED ON "LOYALTY TO THE KING"
As of June 3, 2020, the US Senate has confirmed 198 judges nominated by President Trump...
2 Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States
51 judges for the United States Courts of Appeals
143 judges for the United States District Courts
2 judges for the United States Court of International Trade
There are currently 43 nominations to Article III courts awaiting Senate action...
2 Courts of Appeals
40 District Courts
1 Court of International Trade There is currently...
1 vacancy on the U.S. Courts of Appeals
69 vacancies on the U.S. District Courts
2 vacancies on the U.S. Court of International Trade
3 announced federal judicial vacancies will occur before the end of Trump's first term...
1 for the Courts of Appeals
4 for District Courts
HONORABLE MENTION FOR TRUMPUBLICAN MEDIA SUPPORTERS
RT America
One America News Network
FOX News - particularly: Lou Dobbs
Tucker Carlson
Ainsley Earhart
Laura Ingrahm
Sean Hannity
Geraldo Rivera
In a special class all by himself: Glenn Beck
In a specialer class all by himself: Rush Limbaugh
Shitler himself: Donald J. Trump
Shitler's kids: Don Jr.
Eric
Ivanka (she's the girl, she goes last)
Advisor: Jarod Kushner
Secretary of State: Mike Pompeo
Attorney General: William Barr
WH Press Secretary: Kayleigh McEnany
Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
Senators: Lyndsey Graham
Ted Cruz
Tom Cotton
Rand Paul
Lamar Alexander
Representatives: Jim Jordan
Matt Gaetz
THESE APPOINTMENTS UNDOUBTEDLY PREDICATED ON "LOYALTY TO THE KING"
As of June 3, 2020, the US Senate has confirmed 198 judges nominated by President Trump...
2 Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States
51 judges for the United States Courts of Appeals
143 judges for the United States District Courts
2 judges for the United States Court of International Trade
There are currently 43 nominations to Article III courts awaiting Senate action...
2 Courts of Appeals
40 District Courts
1 Court of International Trade There is currently...
1 vacancy on the U.S. Courts of Appeals
69 vacancies on the U.S. District Courts
2 vacancies on the U.S. Court of International Trade
3 announced federal judicial vacancies will occur before the end of Trump's first term...
1 for the Courts of Appeals
4 for District Courts
HONORABLE MENTION FOR TRUMPUBLICAN MEDIA SUPPORTERS
RT America
One America News Network
FOX News - particularly: Lou Dobbs
Tucker Carlson
Ainsley Earhart
Laura Ingrahm
Sean Hannity
Geraldo Rivera
In a special class all by himself: Glenn Beck
In a specialer class all by himself: Rush Limbaugh
Baby-faced assassin at the heart of Trump's 'deep state' purge...
The recently named White House director for presidential personnel, Johhny McEntee, 29, has been put in charge by Donald Trump of canning federal employees suspected of harboring secret anti-Trump sentiments. McEntee summoned cabinet liaisons to the White House last week to tell them to root out Trump critics in their ranks, according to reporting by Axios. McEntee has also put a freeze on political appointments and told colleagues that the White House would be selecting cabinet deputies from now on, according to the New York Times.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/26/johnny-mcentee-trump-purge-civil-service-deep-state
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/26/johnny-mcentee-trump-purge-civil-service-deep-state
"Congress braces for potential surveillance debacle after Barr briefing"
"The attorney general also told Senate Republicans that he could take action on his own to ease Trump's concerns with FISA abuses."
"...privately, Republicans are reluctant to support a measure Trump could publicly reject at any moment." - quotes from Politico 02/25/2020
So Republicans are afraid of the President...
THAT's how democracy is supposed to work?
"The attorney general also told Senate Republicans that he could take action on his own to ease Trump's concerns with FISA abuses."
"...privately, Republicans are reluctant to support a measure Trump could publicly reject at any moment." - quotes from Politico 02/25/2020
So Republicans are afraid of the President...
THAT's how democracy is supposed to work?
Trump Consiglieri: "My boss makes it impossible to do my job"
AG "Billy da Brain" Barr complained his boss' tweets make it impossible to do his job. Now, you may think he is referring to his job as U.S. Attorney General. You would be wrong. He is actually referring to his real job as consiglieri to major crime boss Donald Trump.
How does "Dirty Donny" expect "Billy da Brain" to strong-arm people without it looking to the public like the orders came from his boss? Trump needs to quit butting in and let Billy cover for him. It's what a good henchman does. He takes the heat and let's the boss keep his hands clean. C'mon Donny. What a slow learner. Who knew how hard it is being boss?
How does "Dirty Donny" expect "Billy da Brain" to strong-arm people without it looking to the public like the orders came from his boss? Trump needs to quit butting in and let Billy cover for him. It's what a good henchman does. He takes the heat and let's the boss keep his hands clean. C'mon Donny. What a slow learner. Who knew how hard it is being boss?
Talk about BAIT & SWITCH...
Ted Cruz said if the Senate opted for witnesses,
‘the most important’ was Hunter Biden, once again trying to shift the focus away from the accused and attack a victim. While Hunter Biden may be in Trump's crosshairs as a result of his father's candidacy, what in the world could any sane person expect him to contribute to an investigation into Trump's extortion of the Ukranians? That's like interrogating a homeowner as to a burglar's motives and methods for robbing his house. Why would he have any pertinent information regarding Trump's fraudulent investigations of him and his family?
‘the most important’ was Hunter Biden, once again trying to shift the focus away from the accused and attack a victim. While Hunter Biden may be in Trump's crosshairs as a result of his father's candidacy, what in the world could any sane person expect him to contribute to an investigation into Trump's extortion of the Ukranians? That's like interrogating a homeowner as to a burglar's motives and methods for robbing his house. Why would he have any pertinent information regarding Trump's fraudulent investigations of him and his family?
You can't be serious...
In an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Republican Sen. Mike Braun was grilled by host Chuck Todd on how Trump will react to beating articles of impeachment, which is seen as a near certainty in a Republican-controlled Senate. "This president, as you know, he's going to take acquittal and think, 'I can keep doing this,'" Todd said.
"No, I don't think that," Braun replied. "Hopefully it'll be instructive. I think he'll put two and two together. In this case, he was taken to the carpet."
REALLY??? Does anyone really believe the ever recalcitrant Donald Trump will be discouraged in the very least from bragging "I kicked Impeachment's ass!"?
Exemptions - Mitigation - Threats; Whatever your Majesty wants. Long live the King!
Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) said Trump is never going to be like other presidents and can’t be evaluated the same way his predecessors were.
Wait... WHAT? Oh, you mean by any kind of acceptable standards? Got it.
“I do things every week that are inappropriate.”
- Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)
Oh, so, we're all good then?
Trump ally to GOP senators:
"Vote against the president and your head will be on a pike."
Because he's just so innocent and you're just so stupid!?!
"Vote against the president and your head will be on a pike."
Because he's just so innocent and you're just so stupid!?!
Sen. Hawley on impeachment: "Time for Senate to fight back" - WTF???
Fight back?
Against whom? The House of Representatives?
For whom? The President?
Are Senate Republicans under the mistaken impression they work for Donald Trump?
Has Mitch McConnell assured them their oath of impartiality is null and void if you cross your fingers when you place your other hand on the bible?
According to Article I, section 3, clause 6 of the Constitution, senators, when sitting on a trial of impeachment, “shall be on Oath or Affirmation.” Of course, when elected to the Senate, all senators swear an oath to uphold the Constitution. But the senators, when sitting as a court, are asked to take an additional oath. It is a juror’s and judge’s oath—not a legislator’s oath.
Rule XXV of the Senate Rules in Impeachment Trials provides the text: “I solemnly swear (or affirm) that in all things appertaining to the trial of ____, now pending, I will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws, so help me God.”
“The moment Senator McConnell takes the oath of impartiality required by the Constitution, he will be in violation of that oath,” Representative Val B. Demings, Democrat of Florida, said on Friday.
“Everything I do during this, I’m coordinating with the White House counsel,” McConnell said. “There will be no difference between the president’s position and our position as to how to handle this to the extent that we can.” He added later that “exactly how we go forward I’m going to coordinate with the president’s lawyers, so there won’t be any difference between us on how to do this.” And then he said “I’m going to take my cues from the president’s lawyers.”
"There’s actually no shortage of Republican senators who have already indicated that they will be biased and partisan jurors. Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham have gone so far as to publicly state that they will vote to acquit the president. They made those statements before they even read the House Judiciary Committee’s 568-page report explaining how Trump “betrayed the nation” which was released early Monday morning." - December 16, 2019 Martin Longman, Washington Monthly.
It seems obvious to me that these Senators should be removed from office immediately for blatant failure to uphold their oaths of office. But, hey, we have a president making 95% partially to completely false statements since his inauguration and these Senators call him an honorable man (in public).
Farewell U.S. Constitution... R.I.P.
Against whom? The House of Representatives?
For whom? The President?
Are Senate Republicans under the mistaken impression they work for Donald Trump?
Has Mitch McConnell assured them their oath of impartiality is null and void if you cross your fingers when you place your other hand on the bible?
According to Article I, section 3, clause 6 of the Constitution, senators, when sitting on a trial of impeachment, “shall be on Oath or Affirmation.” Of course, when elected to the Senate, all senators swear an oath to uphold the Constitution. But the senators, when sitting as a court, are asked to take an additional oath. It is a juror’s and judge’s oath—not a legislator’s oath.
Rule XXV of the Senate Rules in Impeachment Trials provides the text: “I solemnly swear (or affirm) that in all things appertaining to the trial of ____, now pending, I will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws, so help me God.”
“The moment Senator McConnell takes the oath of impartiality required by the Constitution, he will be in violation of that oath,” Representative Val B. Demings, Democrat of Florida, said on Friday.
“Everything I do during this, I’m coordinating with the White House counsel,” McConnell said. “There will be no difference between the president’s position and our position as to how to handle this to the extent that we can.” He added later that “exactly how we go forward I’m going to coordinate with the president’s lawyers, so there won’t be any difference between us on how to do this.” And then he said “I’m going to take my cues from the president’s lawyers.”
"There’s actually no shortage of Republican senators who have already indicated that they will be biased and partisan jurors. Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham have gone so far as to publicly state that they will vote to acquit the president. They made those statements before they even read the House Judiciary Committee’s 568-page report explaining how Trump “betrayed the nation” which was released early Monday morning." - December 16, 2019 Martin Longman, Washington Monthly.
It seems obvious to me that these Senators should be removed from office immediately for blatant failure to uphold their oaths of office. But, hey, we have a president making 95% partially to completely false statements since his inauguration and these Senators call him an honorable man (in public).
Farewell U.S. Constitution... R.I.P.
Congress has ceded its constitutional authority to the president.
"Ever since Trump took office and he began to push the boundaries of constitutionally permissible behavior—beginning with the Muslim ban and the firing of his FBI director, right up to declaring a state of emergency to fund his border wall—people have asked versions of the question: Can he do that? "But it’s the wrong question. The right question is: When he does that, what’s the consequence? If the answer to the second question is 'nothing', then the answer to the first question is 'yes'. Without actual enforcement and consequences, then rules—even ones laid down in a document as revered as the Constitution—become meaningless." - excerpt from KIMBERLY WEHLE 01/22/2020 POLITICO
"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters" - Donald J. Trump 01-24-2016
Trump has blanket immunity even if he shoots someone on Fifth Avenue, his lawyer says. | 10/23/2019
The rationale that Trump has blanket immunity came during arguments before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, related to Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance’s attempts to subpoena Trump’s tax returns and other financial records. During the 45-minute hearing, Vance’s lawyer Carey Dunne cited Trump’s statement from his 2016 campaign that “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.”
The rationale that Trump has blanket immunity came during arguments before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, related to Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance’s attempts to subpoena Trump’s tax returns and other financial records. During the 45-minute hearing, Vance’s lawyer Carey Dunne cited Trump’s statement from his 2016 campaign that “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.”
November 6, 2019 CNN hosted a panel of female voters from swing counties in Pennsylvania, with one of them asserting that there was nothing President Donald Trump could do that would get her to stop supporting him, suggesting that she'd continue to back him if he shot someone in public. "Is there anything he could do, or anything that could happen, that would make you not vote for him?" CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota asked. "No," the panelist, Crystal Arlington, responded.
Panelists also argued that the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against Trump will "hurt everyone." One woman lamented that the government "won't get anything done" because of the impeachment process.
NEWS FLASH:
Mitch McConnell is the reason Congress "won't get anything done
and he's proud of that!
Panelists also argued that the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against Trump will "hurt everyone." One woman lamented that the government "won't get anything done" because of the impeachment process.
NEWS FLASH:
Mitch McConnell is the reason Congress "won't get anything done
and he's proud of that!
Kangaroo court? This is backwards...
Like everything else in our brave new world.
I borrowed the following October 9, 2019 excerpt from Lowering the BarLegal Humor. Seriously. By Kevin Underhill...
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who invited a Holocaust denier to the State of the Union speech, once rear-ended a constituent’s car while gabbing on his cellphone, and was (and possibly still is) under investigation by the Florida Bar for trying to intimidate a witness, defended the president this week by saying that the impeachment proceeding is a “kangaroo court.” And not only that, he said, Rep. Adam Schiff is that court’s “Captain Kangaroo.”
Normally it's the defendant that is at a disadvantage in a real kangaroo court. This time the defendant is granted immunity from reality (a typical day in the life I suppose) while the court pleads the 5th, throws itself on the mercy of the defendant, and sentences the facts of the case to be hanged by the neck until dead (and a day)! So, this used to be a nation of laws. Now it would appear to be a nation of unanatural laws. Up is down. Right is wrong. "Truth isn't truth" - R. Giuliani. I am so glad my kids are grown so I don't have to navigate these explanations.
I borrowed the following October 9, 2019 excerpt from Lowering the BarLegal Humor. Seriously. By Kevin Underhill...
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who invited a Holocaust denier to the State of the Union speech, once rear-ended a constituent’s car while gabbing on his cellphone, and was (and possibly still is) under investigation by the Florida Bar for trying to intimidate a witness, defended the president this week by saying that the impeachment proceeding is a “kangaroo court.” And not only that, he said, Rep. Adam Schiff is that court’s “Captain Kangaroo.”
Normally it's the defendant that is at a disadvantage in a real kangaroo court. This time the defendant is granted immunity from reality (a typical day in the life I suppose) while the court pleads the 5th, throws itself on the mercy of the defendant, and sentences the facts of the case to be hanged by the neck until dead (and a day)! So, this used to be a nation of laws. Now it would appear to be a nation of unanatural laws. Up is down. Right is wrong. "Truth isn't truth" - R. Giuliani. I am so glad my kids are grown so I don't have to navigate these explanations.
Ours may be backwards but "Presidents are not kings.”
Mon 25 Nov 2019 20.53 EST - Ed Pilkington in New York
Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the US district court in Washington, scathingly remarked that the White House had got its separation-of-powers thinking in relation to the respective standing of the president, Congress and judiciary “exactly backwards”. Pointedly, the judge added: “It is a core tenet of this nation’s founding that the powers of a monarch must be split between the branches of the government to prevent tyranny… Stated simply, the primary takeaway from the past 250 years of recorded American history is that presidents are not kings.”
Even more backwards stuff:
TRUMP FOUND INNOCENT... BEFORE TRIAL BEGINS!
In an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the White House counsel may or may not want to call witnesses but said there’s “no chance” Trump will be convicted.
“Everything I do during this, I’m coordinating with the White House counsel. There will be no difference between the president’s position and our position as to how to handle this to the extent that we can,” McConnell said.
It’s clear where the consensus is heading in the Republican Party: Acquit Trump and then move on.
politico.com/news/2019/12/12
“Everything I do during this, I’m coordinating with the White House counsel. There will be no difference between the president’s position and our position as to how to handle this to the extent that we can,” McConnell said.
It’s clear where the consensus is heading in the Republican Party: Acquit Trump and then move on.
politico.com/news/2019/12/12
Hypocrite? Lil' bit?
BEFORE:
Senator Lindsey Graham said: "I don't think he's a Republican, I don't think he's a conservative, I think his campaign's built on xenophobia, race-baiting and religious bigotry. I think he'd be a disaster for our party... [I] cannot, in good conscience, support Donald Trump because I do not believe he is a reliable Republican conservative nor has he displayed the judgment and temperament to serve as Commander in Chief".
Senator Lindsey Graham said: "I don't think he's a Republican, I don't think he's a conservative, I think his campaign's built on xenophobia, race-baiting and religious bigotry. I think he'd be a disaster for our party... [I] cannot, in good conscience, support Donald Trump because I do not believe he is a reliable Republican conservative nor has he displayed the judgment and temperament to serve as Commander in Chief".
AFTER: Excerpt from Benjamin Fearnow On 12/14/19 at 4:02 PM EST...
South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham once again dismissed the House Judiciary Committee's approval of two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, saying he wants to be clear he's "not trying to be a fair juror."
Graham, who is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a staunch supporter of the president, told CNN International in Qatar Saturday he has no intention of hearing any part of the impeachment trial in the Senate.
The GOP senator said "I have made up my mind" already, despite the fact the House of Representatives has not yet voted on the floor to send the two articles of impeachment against Trump to the upper chamber -- abuse of power and obstruction of Congress -- which will occur next week.
"This thing will come to the Senate, and it will die quickly, and I will do everything I can to make it die quickly," Graham said Saturday during an interview at the Doha Forum in Qatar.
CNN reporter: Giuliani made a stunning admission
CNN reporter: "Giuliani made a stunning admission" Dec 16, 2019
In an interview with the New Yorker, Rudy Giuilani said he needed former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch "out of the way," and went on to say she was going to make investigations into President Donald Trump's political rival "difficult."
My thoughts...
So there it is. No matter what Trump does he can do no wrong. The Republicans in Congress, rather than being a separate impartial arm of government, have become Trump's representatives and personal defense counsel. McConnell, Graham, Cruz, Jordan, Gaetz, even AG Barr and a host of others will beat his drum and sing his praises. So, what compels these sycophants to do their master's bidding? What's in it for them? They must know his history. He has no loyalty, honesty or integrity. If they're promised enrichment, he will not deliver. If they're promised protection, he will throw them under the bus. If they're being extorted, he will eventually accuse them. They are cowards. They are hypocrites. They are unprincipled. They are completely disingenuous and contributing to the demise of democracy in America. Whether for riches, power, or protection they are selling out their constituents and their country. It's an abominable state of affairs from which we will likely never recover.
Supreme Carpetbagger calling the carpetbaggers... well... carpetbaggerss?
Trump campaign plagued by groups raising tens of millions in his name -politico 2019/12/23
"Outside entities are raising huge money in Trump's name, despite disavowals from the campaign, and spending little of it on 2020."
“There’s nothing we can do to stop them,” said Kelly Sadler, a spokeswoman for America First, the one super PAC authorized by Trump. “This is a problem for the campaign, as well as us, as well as for the RNC.”
Real disciples! Ha ha ha... goose - gander... pot - kettle... all that. Looks like some true believers following the orange brick road.
"Outside entities are raising huge money in Trump's name, despite disavowals from the campaign, and spending little of it on 2020."
“There’s nothing we can do to stop them,” said Kelly Sadler, a spokeswoman for America First, the one super PAC authorized by Trump. “This is a problem for the campaign, as well as us, as well as for the RNC.”
Real disciples! Ha ha ha... goose - gander... pot - kettle... all that. Looks like some true believers following the orange brick road.
"Van Drew switched parties because he was going to lose, this is an attempt to save his own job."
- excerpt from politico.com by MATT FRIEDMAN 12/30/2019
David Richter, the 53-year-old former CEO of family-founded Hill International is putting his academic research to real-life use as he — along with three other Republicans — seek the district’s GOP nomination. But Rep. Jeff Van Drew changed the entire dynamic of the race when he switched parties and was quickly considered the frontrunner.
Van Drew, who did not respond to a request for comment, had been planning to seek reelection as a Democrat, but saw his support plunge into in the 20s when he announced he would vote against impeaching Trump. After a frantic and unsuccessful effort to shore up party support — Democratic leaders were abandoning him — Van Drew switched to the GOP and, in a formal announcement, pledged his “undying support” to Trump as he sat next to the president in the Oval Office.
Richter quickly found his top political consultants and much of his staff leaving his campaign so as not to alienate the National Republican Congressional Committee, which is backing the newly-minted GOP incumbent.
“The NRCC basically pulled them in and said, ‘You need to be working for a Republican incumbent, and if you work for a Republican running against an incumbent, you’ll essentially be blackballed from doing further work,” Richter said.
Chris Russell, who had been one of Richter’s consultants, said his firm’s decision not to work against a party-endorsed incumbent was “our choice” because “we felt it was a conflict.“ NRCC spokesperson Michael McAdams said in a statement the committee “doesn’t blacklist consultants.”
Richter quickly found his top political consultants and much of his staff leaving his campaign so as not to alienate the National Republican Congressional Committee, which is backing the newly-minted GOP incumbent.
“The NRCC basically pulled them in and said, ‘You need to be working for a Republican incumbent, and if you work for a Republican running against an incumbent, you’ll essentially be blackballed from doing further work,” Richter said.
Chris Russell, who had been one of Richter’s consultants, said his firm’s decision not to work against a party-endorsed incumbent was “our choice” because “we felt it was a conflict.“ NRCC spokesperson Michael McAdams said in a statement the committee “doesn’t blacklist consultants.”
“I understand the decision of the president“ to openly support Van Drew, Richter said. “It benefited the president during impeachment week when he needed a positive story, and a Democrat flipping to the Republican Party over impeachment is a good story. The problem is the narrative isn’t accurate. Van Drew switched parties because he was going to lose, and this is an attempt to save his own job.”
Van Drew, who did not respond to a request for comment, had been planning to seek reelection as a Democrat, but saw his support plunge into in the 20s when he announced he would vote against impeaching Trump. After a frantic and unsuccessful effort to shore up party support — Democratic leaders were abandoning him — Van Drew switched to the GOP and, in a formal announcement, pledged his “undying support” to Trump as he sat next to the president in the Oval Office.
Richter quickly found his top political consultants and much of his staff leaving his campaign so as not to alienate the National Republican Congressional Committee, which is backing the newly-minted GOP incumbent.
“The NRCC basically pulled them in and said, ‘You need to be working for a Republican incumbent, and if you work for a Republican running against an incumbent, you’ll essentially be blackballed from doing further work,” Richter said.
Chris Russell, who had been one of Richter’s consultants, said his firm’s decision not to work against a party-endorsed incumbent was “our choice” because “we felt it was a conflict.“ NRCC spokesperson Michael McAdams said in a statement the committee “doesn’t blacklist consultants.”
Richter quickly found his top political consultants and much of his staff leaving his campaign so as not to alienate the National Republican Congressional Committee, which is backing the newly-minted GOP incumbent.
“The NRCC basically pulled them in and said, ‘You need to be working for a Republican incumbent, and if you work for a Republican running against an incumbent, you’ll essentially be blackballed from doing further work,” Richter said.
Chris Russell, who had been one of Richter’s consultants, said his firm’s decision not to work against a party-endorsed incumbent was “our choice” because “we felt it was a conflict.“ NRCC spokesperson Michael McAdams said in a statement the committee “doesn’t blacklist consultants.”
“I understand the decision of the president“ to openly support Van Drew, Richter said. “It benefited the president during impeachment week when he needed a positive story, and a Democrat flipping to the Republican Party over impeachment is a good story. The problem is the narrative isn’t accurate. Van Drew switched parties because he was going to lose, and this is an attempt to save his own job.”
Trump's new intel chief... tries to hide history. Deleted tweets revived.
In 2016, before the New York real estate mogul became the GOP presidential nominee, Trump’s new acting director of National Intelligence, Richard Grenell, called Trump “dangerous” and spoke out regularly in favor of then-Ohio Gov. John Kasich, according to deleted tweets recovered via a joint inquiry by POLITICO and the cybersecurity firm Nisos. Now, he wants the job!
In since deleted tweets Grenell wrote, “If you think Trump knows foreign policy issues then absolutely yes, you are stupid.” and “Trump is dangerous. Wake up. He’s reckless.”
The Grenell tweets underscore a key irony of the Trump era: Some of the president’s fiercest critics during the 2016 race have since transformed into his most passionate defenders, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who warned that Trump would be an “authoritarian president”; GOP Senator Lindsey Graham, who denounced Trump as “a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot” who would destroy the Republican Party; and acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who called Trump a “terrible human being” right before the 2016 election.
In 2016, before the New York real estate mogul became the GOP presidential nominee, Trump’s new acting director of National Intelligence, Richard Grenell, called Trump “dangerous” and spoke out regularly in favor of then-Ohio Gov. John Kasich, according to deleted tweets recovered via a joint inquiry by POLITICO and the cybersecurity firm Nisos. Now, he wants the job!
In since deleted tweets Grenell wrote, “If you think Trump knows foreign policy issues then absolutely yes, you are stupid.” and “Trump is dangerous. Wake up. He’s reckless.”
The Grenell tweets underscore a key irony of the Trump era: Some of the president’s fiercest critics during the 2016 race have since transformed into his most passionate defenders, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who warned that Trump would be an “authoritarian president”; GOP Senator Lindsey Graham, who denounced Trump as “a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot” who would destroy the Republican Party; and acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who called Trump a “terrible human being” right before the 2016 election.