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There are THIRTEEN days left until Democratic Leadership of the House... (Original Post) brooklynite Dec 2018 OP
If the Government is shut down... Zoonart Dec 2018 #1
Good question. Iliyah Dec 2018 #2
Scary. thing is... Zoonart Dec 2018 #5
After darkness comes the dawn C_U_L8R Dec 2018 #3
Proposed first act: drag Whitaker in front of the Oversight Committee. Eyeball_Kid Dec 2018 #4
Let's hope there is a house worth leading in 13 weeks Buckeyeblue Dec 2018 #6
Thank You for pointing that out..Then the headlines will change. Can't wait to see it. Stuart G Dec 2018 #7
Can't come soon enough In It to Win It Dec 2018 #8
Can't come soon enough.... jimlup Dec 2018 #9

Zoonart

(11,866 posts)
5. Scary. thing is...
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 10:34 AM
Dec 2018

the longer a shut down drags out the longer the *resident rules essentially by fiat....the staff of advisers around him has essentially been narrowed down to Miller and Jarvanka. NOT GOOD! He should not get used to being King.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)
4. Proposed first act: drag Whitaker in front of the Oversight Committee.
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 10:33 AM
Dec 2018

And drag Whitaker in front of every committee once for each consecutive week. Have him explain to everyone, every week, how he's acting in an ethical manner.

But I think that there is more going on that meets the eye. Consider that the FBI is currently investigating Whitaker's fraud schemes when in private life. It's possible that his own DOJ has varying degrees of latitude regarding how aggressively they are pursuing the investigation, depending on how much of a threat Whitaker is to the integrity of the DOJ. Whitaker has few allies in the DOJ, if any. They all know he's a stooge. They'll tell him that he will tow the line on ethical behavior or they'll throw the book at him.

I know it's a fantasy. I'm only going on intuition. But something's going on at DOJ that is driving the undercurrent against Trumpy. And Whitaker has a pin stuck in his back. He's trying to keep Trumpy mollified while playing nice with the rest of DOJ. The refusal to recuse was a tip of the hat to Trumpy. My guess is that he's not going any further than providing lip service. Whitaker has too many skeletons in his closet.

jimlup

(7,968 posts)
9. Can't come soon enough....
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 12:33 PM
Dec 2018

damn this has been a republican shit storm. It will start to end once the democrats begin to stabilize the ship again.

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