President-elect Trump's appointments part II
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A convicted felon who might end up stopping the war in Ukraine over someone else.
A convicted felon who will bring to an end the ridiculous number of illegal immigrants pouring into the country over someone else.
Yes....I can live with that.
Alina Habba Latest Trump Defense Attorney Joining Administration—What To Know
The incoming president has tapped eight attorneys who have been on his legal team to serve in government roles.
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TOP LINE: @Kash_Patel Reporting Most Media Missed With Kash Patel’s nomination to lead the FBI, an independent watchdog may soon bring needed transparency to allegations of government overreach targeting GOP congressional investigators, including Patel, probing the origins of the FBI’s Russia probe, “Crossfire Hurricane.”
The findings may tell us a lot about the power of Washington’s unelected bureaucracy.
DEEP DIVE: In 2018, a review of congressional emails revealed a senior justice department official Rod Rosenstein had allegedly threatened staffers on the House intelligence committee, among them Kash Patel.
CONTEXT: At the time, Patel and his team were systematically dismantling the premise for the FBI’s 2016 “Crossfire Hurricane” probe that investigated alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Because Patel had deep experience at the Justice Department, he understood and could expose defects in the surveillance (FISA) warrants for Trump campaign aide Carter Page, among other irregularities in the FBI/DOJ case. The 2018 FOX report read, “The DAG [Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein] criticized the Committee for sending our requests in writing and was further critical of the Committee’s request to have DOJ/FBI do the same when responding,” the committee's then-senior counsel for counterterrorism Kash Patel wrote to the House Office of General Counsel.”
The report continued, “Going so far as to say that if the Committee likes being litigators, then ‘we [DOJ] too [are] litigators, and we will subpoena your records and your emails,’ referring to HPSCI [House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence] and Congress overall.”
Reps for the FBI and DOJ strongly disputed the email account.
My understanding of the 2018 meeting would change when new claims became public in a 2023 lawsuit brought by Patel against FBI Director Wray and former Justice Department officials.
According to the lawsuit, “On November 20, 2017, while Mr. Patel was still in his role as Senior Counsel and Chief Investigator for the HPSCI (House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence), the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) secretly sought a grand jury subpoena to compel Google to turn over Mr. Patel’s private email account data. They did so in complete contravention of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees against unreasonable search and seizure.”
TIMING: Based on the lawsuit, the DOJ sought Patel’s records BEFORE the confrontational 2018 meeting. The court records state, “Mr. Patel was wholly unaware of this subpoena until December 12, 2022, when, in line with its policy, Google notified Mr. Patel that DOJ issued it a subpoena for information related to his personal accounts.”
In September this year, a Memorandum Opinion from the court, said the defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint was granted. Among the arguments, that these officials are “entitled to qualified immunity…”
A separate watchdog report may soon bring needed transparency to these allegations of government overreach. Consider subscribing @C__Herridge to go in-depth
The findings may tell us a lot about the power of Washington’s unelected bureaucracy.
DEEP DIVE: In 2018, a review of congressional emails revealed a senior justice department official Rod Rosenstein had allegedly threatened staffers on the House intelligence committee, among them Kash Patel.
CONTEXT: At the time, Patel and his team were systematically dismantling the premise for the FBI’s 2016 “Crossfire Hurricane” probe that investigated alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Because Patel had deep experience at the Justice Department, he understood and could expose defects in the surveillance (FISA) warrants for Trump campaign aide Carter Page, among other irregularities in the FBI/DOJ case. The 2018 FOX report read, “The DAG [Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein] criticized the Committee for sending our requests in writing and was further critical of the Committee’s request to have DOJ/FBI do the same when responding,” the committee's then-senior counsel for counterterrorism Kash Patel wrote to the House Office of General Counsel.”
The report continued, “Going so far as to say that if the Committee likes being litigators, then ‘we [DOJ] too [are] litigators, and we will subpoena your records and your emails,’ referring to HPSCI [House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence] and Congress overall.”
Reps for the FBI and DOJ strongly disputed the email account.
My understanding of the 2018 meeting would change when new claims became public in a 2023 lawsuit brought by Patel against FBI Director Wray and former Justice Department officials.
According to the lawsuit, “On November 20, 2017, while Mr. Patel was still in his role as Senior Counsel and Chief Investigator for the HPSCI (House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence), the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) secretly sought a grand jury subpoena to compel Google to turn over Mr. Patel’s private email account data. They did so in complete contravention of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees against unreasonable search and seizure.”
TIMING: Based on the lawsuit, the DOJ sought Patel’s records BEFORE the confrontational 2018 meeting. The court records state, “Mr. Patel was wholly unaware of this subpoena until December 12, 2022, when, in line with its policy, Google notified Mr. Patel that DOJ issued it a subpoena for information related to his personal accounts.”
In September this year, a Memorandum Opinion from the court, said the defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint was granted. Among the arguments, that these officials are “entitled to qualified immunity…”
A separate watchdog report may soon bring needed transparency to these allegations of government overreach. Consider subscribing @C__Herridge to go in-depth
Kash Patel's 'enemies list':
- Michael Atkinson - Former Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
- Lloyd Austin - Defense Secretary under President Joe Biden
- Brian Auten - Supervisory Intelligence Analyst, FBI
- James Baker - Former FBI General Counsel and Twitter Deputy General Counsel
- Bill Barr - Former Attorney General under Trump
- John Bolton - Former National Security Adviser under Trump
- Stephen Boyd - Former Chief of Legislative Affairs, FBI
- Joe Biden - President of the United States
- John Brennan - Former CIA Director under Obama
- John Carlin - Former DOJ National Security Division Head under Trump
- Eric Ciaramella - Former National Security Council Staffer
- Pat Cipollone - Former White House Counsel under Trump
- James Clapper - Former Director of National Intelligence under Obama
- Hillary Clinton - Former Secretary of State and Presidential Candidate
- James Comey - Former FBI Director
- Elizabeth Dibble - Former Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, London
- Mark Esper - Former Secretary of Defense under Trump
- Alyssa Farah - Former Trump Director of Strategic Communications
- Evelyn Farkas - Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense under Obama
- Sarah Isgur Flores - Former DOJ Communications Head under Trump
- Merrick Garland - Attorney General under Biden
- Stephanie Grisham - Former Trump Press Secretary
- Kamala Harris - Vice President under Biden
- Gina Haspel - CIA Director under Trump
- Fiona Hill - Former National Security Council Staffer
- Curtis Heide - FBI Agent
- Eric Holder - Former Attorney General under Obama
- Robert Hur - Special Counsel for Biden Classified Documents Investigation
- Cassidy Hutchinson - Former Aide to Trump’s Chief of Staff
- Nina Jankowicz - Former Director, Disinformation Governance Board under Biden
- Lois Lerner - Former IRS Director under Obama
- Loretta Lynch - Former Attorney General under Obama
- Charles Kupperman - Former Trump Deputy National Security Adviser
- Gen. Kenneth Mackenzie - Former CENTCOM Commander
- Andrew McCabe - Former FBI Deputy Director
- Ryan McCarthy - Former Secretary of the Army under Trump
- Mary McCord - Former DOJ National Security Official under Obama
- Denis McDonough - Secretary of Veterans Affairs under Biden
- Gen. Mark Milley - Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Lisa Monaco - Deputy Attorney General under Biden
- Sally Myer - Former FBI Supervisory Attorney
- Robert Mueller - Former FBI Director and Special Counsel
- Bruce Ohr - Former DOJ Official
- Nellie Ohr - Former CIA Employee
- Lisa Page - Former FBI Counsel
- Pat Philbin - Former Trump Deputy White House Counsel
- John Podesta - Former Counselor to Obama and Biden Climate Adviser
- Samantha Power - Former U.N. Ambassador under Obama
- Bill Priestap - Former FBI Counterintelligence Official
- Susan Rice - Former National Security Adviser under Obama
- Rod Rosenstein - Former Deputy Attorney General under Trump
- Peter Strzok - Former FBI Official
- Jake Sullivan - National Security Adviser under Biden
- Michael Sussman - Former Lawyer for the Democratic National Committee
- Miles Taylor - Former DHS Official under Trump
- Timothy Thibault - Former FBI Agent
- Andrew Weissman - Former Mueller Investigation Deputy
- Alexander Vindman - Former National Security Council Director
- Christopher Wray - FBI Director under Trump and Biden
- Sally Yates - Former Acting Attorney General
Maybe it’s an effort to create football teams on the island. I mean, there’s probably some talent there.
"Well, Herschel looks like those guys from the Bahamas, not white ya know."
Trump, in his mind
At this point, I'd accept the nomination to be ambassador to Waffle House. I really need to stop skipping breakfast before I start posting.
Tubby would have been the 99th smartest senator if Walker had won.
This seems relevant:
www.lawfaremedia.org
By nominating unqualified loyalists, Trump undermines the Constitution's vision of merit-based governance.
The Constitution of Kakistocracy
By nominating unqualified loyalists, Trump undermines the Constitution's vision of merit-based governance.
www.lawfaremedia.org
By nominating unqualified loyalists, Trump undermines the Constitution's vision of merit-based governance.
Looks like Musk may have succeeded in tanking the CR. Money begins to run out Friday night at midnight.
This isn't exactly a Trump "appointment", but Rand Paul is recommending Elon Musk as Speaker of the House.
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