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There has been a run of withdrawals, resignations, and recusals of many people who were picked by this incompetent administration no less than six months ago. Let us recap:
1. Decemeber 25, Communications Director nominee Jason Miller withdraws citing a need to spend time with his family after an extra marital affair was exposed.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/jason-miller-affair-trump-232966
2. January 16, NSC spokeswoman nominee Monica Crowley withdraws.
3. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/16/crowley-trump-pick-national-security-spokeswoman-quits-amid-plagiarism-charges/96635918/
4. February 1, White House nominee for senior business liason Anthony Scaramucci is withdrawn due to concerns of ethics conflicts with his businesses.
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-anthony-scaramucci-will-not-get-white-house-role-nyt-2017-2
5. February 3, Army Secretary nominee Vincent Viola withdraws.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317893-trumps-army-secretary-nominee-withdrawing-report
6. February 13, NSA Dircector Michael Flynn resigned.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/us/politics/donald-trump-national-security-adviser-michael-flynn.html
7. February 15, Labor nominee Andrew Puzder withdraws.
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/labor-secretary-nominee-andy-puzder-expected-withdraw-nomination-n721421
8. February 20, senior National Security Council Member Craig Deare was dismissed after disagreeing with Bannon.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/19/politics/craig-deare-white-house-trump/
9. February 22, White House Chief Digital Officer Gerrit Lansing steps down amid ethic concerns and his inability to divest his holdings.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2017/02/gerrit-lansing-trump-digital-chief-ousted-235268
10. February 26, Navy Secretary nominee Phillip Bilden withdraws.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/26/politics/navy-secretary-nominee-bilden-withdraws/
11. March 2, Attorney General Jefferson Sessions recused from Russia investigation
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/us/politics/jeff-sessions-russia-trump-investigation-democrats.html?_r=0
12. March 8, Fed Reserve VP of Supervision nominee David Nason withdraws.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-nason-idUSKBN16F27M
13. March 25, White House Press Official (and Soviet-born longtime friend of Qusay Trump) Boris Epshteyn leaves his position after a run of contentious press interviews.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/25/us/politics/boris-epshteyn-white-house-press-official-is-let-go-from-his-job.html?_r=0
14. March 30, Depuy Chief of Staff Katie Walsh resigns amid concerns she is the source of many White House leaks.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/trump-deputy-chief-of-staff-katie-walsh-moving-to-outside-political-groups-236706
which would go between #14 & #15 -
15. April 5, White House Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon removed from NSC
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/04/05/steven-bannon-no-longer-a-member-of-national-security-council/
16. April 19, Deputy Commerce Secretary nominee Todd Rickets withdraws.
https://secure.politico.com/story/2017/04/19/todd-ricketts-trumps-deputy-commerce-secretary-pick-withdraws-from-consideration-237370
Who am I missing?
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)And didn't Walsh go before Epshtyn? Walsh accused of leaking to press. Epshytn could be a Russian agent.
Could add Chaffetz. Whatever is going on with him is strange.
Sessions should be on your list - for lying to Congress about Russia.