Pence: Petraeus' "clearly intentional conduct" doesn't disqualify him from being Secretary of State

[Miles Archer]

Donald Trump's transition team expects the president-elect to nominate someone for the secretary of state post within the next two weeks, although the field of candidates appears to be getting larger.

Former Utah governor and ambassador to China Jon Huntsman may be among that expanded field, according to the Associated Press. He was among the politicians who called for Trump to drop out of the race this fall in the wake of his leaked comments on his treatment of women. Additional candidates include John Bolton, former ambassador to the United Nations, and Rex W. Tillerson, the CEO of Exxon Mobil, according to the New York Times. They join a list of possibilities that has included former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, ex-New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, retired general David Petraeus and Tennessee Senator Bob Corker.

Petraeus, who also served as CIA director, saw his career seemingly end in disgrace when he accepted a plea deal in 2015 after being prosecuted for sharing classified information with his lover, who was writing a biography of him. Vice President-elect Mike Pence said on ABC's "This Week" that Trump will "factor the totality of General Petraeus' career in making that decision" when asked how his conviction—and "clearly intentional conduct," in the words of FBI Director James Comey—wouldn't disqualify him from consideration as the nation's top diplomat.

"I think the person who will make the decision about our next secretary of state is the president-elect...whether it be General Petraeus or Mitt Romney or Rudy Giuliani or Senator Bob Corker or John Bolton or others who may be added to the list, what people are seeing is an extraordinary capacity of an executive to bring the broadest range of people around him...I'm very confident as he's done so far our president-elect is going to continue to assemble a cabinet, people that will be the best for that position and it'll be a team that will make America strong and prosperous again."

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/trump-transition-field-widens-in-search-for-secretary-of-state-candidates/

[MineralMan]

1. Dude looks like Alfred E. Neuman.

"What? Me Worry?"

[lonestarnot]

2. Duffus criminal for top job in the country. Fuck you orange pussy pimple looking loser!

[DK504]

3. So

Lets see how many traitors and the most unqualified people the Gropenfurher will nominate. The Democrats need to stop every single nomination.

[voteearlyvoteoften]

4. Well it must have been the fault of the woman

Just like Hillary

[2naSalit]

5. *ugh!*

Look like two reeeeally happy campers right there, doncha know?

I have always wondered at his involvement in the Benghazi debacle and when he would reap his rewards for his role.

[gratuitous]

6. Will Republican voters be revolting?

You know what I mean.

But really, will Republican voters who put Trump in office be reassured by the ascension of Gen. Petraeus, or will they feel like suckers for believing that Trump was serious when he said he was going to make big changes to the way things are done? Yeah, let's hand the Secretary of State job to a convict! That's certainly different from the way things have been done in Washington.

[NightWatcher]

7. We need an adult to step in and fix this madness.

Can we schedule a coup sometime soon?