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orangecrush

(19,434 posts)
Sat Nov 11, 2017, 03:34 PM Nov 2017

Trump advisors flipped out when Sean Spicer revealed he was on forbidden floor of Trump Tower: rep


Ousted White House press secretary Sean Spicer caused a panic among Trump advisors, who “flipped out” over worries he may have admitted a violation of a federal court ruling, according to a new report in Politico. Reporters Annie Karni and Josh Gerstein report on outreach they received after an oral history was published by GQ Magazine on Tuesday.
“After the interview was published, four people who worked with Spicer on the campaign and at the RNC reached out to Politico to express surprise that he highlighted his presence on the fifth floor — which served as the nerve center of the campaign’s poll-monitoring operation and data war room that day — because party employees were given strict instructions prohibiting them from going there,” Politico noted.

The “unfinished” fifth floor of Trump Tower was the “war room” according to Trump national field coordinator and battleground states director Matt Mowers, as recounted to GQ in the oral history.

“There are severe consequences for any violation of the Consent Decree, one of which will be a renewal of its provisions for another eight years,” read the legal memo. “It is set to expire in 2017 (after nearly 4 decades) — but only if no violation occurs between now and then.”

U.S. District Court Judge John Vazquez is now presiding over the case.

Thursday, the RNC argued the “consent decree” should be allowed to expire as planned on December 1st.

Read the GQ oral history and Politico’s report on the ensuing panic.



https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/trump-advisors-flipped-out-when-sean-spicer-revealed-he-was-on-forbidden-floor-of-trump-tower-report/amp/



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Trump advisors flipped out when Sean Spicer revealed he was on forbidden floor of Trump Tower: rep (Original Post) orangecrush Nov 2017 OP
I wonder if it looked like the 13th floor on defacto7 Nov 2017 #1
When Trump's fellow crooks rat out him and Putin orangecrush Nov 2017 #3
This consent decree seems to be of little defense against voter suppression. unblock Nov 2017 #2
Manafort and Gates orangecrush Nov 2017 #4
Republicans do seem to get caught a lot. And yet unblock Nov 2017 #6
I don't fear orangecrush Nov 2017 #7
Wait, "unfinished" fifth floor? unblock Nov 2017 #5
My guess orangecrush Nov 2017 #8
or an escape hatch. unblock Nov 2017 #9
Sliding boards orangecrush Nov 2017 #10

orangecrush

(19,434 posts)
3. When Trump's fellow crooks rat out him and Putin
Sat Nov 11, 2017, 03:43 PM
Nov 2017

We may see people getting free flying lessons out of Trump tower.

unblock

(52,126 posts)
2. This consent decree seems to be of little defense against voter suppression.
Sat Nov 11, 2017, 03:42 PM
Nov 2017

Republicans always find a way around the rules.

unblock

(52,126 posts)
6. Republicans do seem to get caught a lot. And yet
Sat Nov 11, 2017, 03:47 PM
Nov 2017

They seem to always beat the rap one way or another....

Hopefully this is finally coming to an end but I fear that as usual any victory will be small and temporary.

orangecrush

(19,434 posts)
7. I don't fear
Sat Nov 11, 2017, 05:55 PM
Nov 2017

That any victory will be "small and temporary."

We put a black President in the White House twice.

And we did it without help from Putin and his puppet Assange.

We are capable, smart, and powerful.

The consequences of lettting Donald Trump hijack the republican party will be enormous and long lasting.

Oh, and this is no longer a criminal investigation. It is a counterintelligence operation, and can run for DECADES as long as the sources are protected, and with any luck we will see TRAITOROUS SCUM GETTING LOCKED UP CONTINUOUSLY until the operations details are declassified.

Have a nice day!


unblock

(52,126 posts)
5. Wait, "unfinished" fifth floor?
Sat Nov 11, 2017, 03:45 PM
Nov 2017

So maybe the people barred from th fifth floor could just hang in the room below on the fourth floor and talk through a gap in the floor?

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