8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (7)
#12038050 at 2020-12-15 16:12:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15368: The Big News Just Keeps Getting BIGGER! What's Next? Edition
Are anons ready for the final battle? The stage is set and the proper people are in place. This was not done for nothing. Nothing can stop what is coming.
TOPLINE A widely anticipated purge of top government officials considered insufficiently loyal to President Trump is underway, with at least 12 high-ranking members of the administration leaving their positions-both voluntarily and involuntarily-in the weeks following Election Day.
DOD Secretary Esper And Joint Chiefs Chairman Testify At House Budget Hearing
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper prepares to testify before the House Armed Services Committee in … [+] GETTY IMAGES
KEY FACTS
Chris Krebs, the director of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), is the latest casualty, who Trump fired Nov. 17 after his agency released a statement refuting the president's claims of widespread voter fraud.
Two other Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials-Bryan Ware, CISA's assistant director, and Valerie Boyd, the DHS's assistant secretary of international affairs-were also forced out of their positions last week, per reports.
The Defense Department's chief of staff, Jen Stewart, was replaced on Nov. 10 by former Rep. Devin Nunes staffer Kash Patel, who played a role in helping Republicans discredit the Russia probe.
Also on Nov. 10, the Pentagon's undersecretary of defense Joseph Kernan, a retired Navy SEAL, and the Pentagon's top policy official James Anderson both resigned from their positions, though they were more likely pressured out-Politico reported that Anderson had fallen out of favor after pushing back against a White House attempt to install several Trump loyalists at the Defense Department.
These Pentagon departures came a day after Trump fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who, though initially derided as "Yesper" for his compliance with the White House's wishes, angered Trump over the summer by opposing the deployment of active-duty troops to quell street protests in the wake of George Floyd's death, and for pushing for the renaming of military installations named after Confederate generals.
The head of the Department of Justice's election crime branch Richard Pilger, who has held the role for 10 years, resigned on Nov. 9 in protest of Attorney General Bill Barr's memo authorizing investigations of "substantial allegations" of voter fraud before the results of the current election are certified, which contradicts the DOJ's long-standing guidance designed to prevent the department from interfering with elections.
Between Nov. 6 and Nov. 8, the Trump administration also quietly fired the heads of the three federal agencies overseeing nuclear weapons, electricity and natural gas regulation, and overseas aid: Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, the administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration; Bonne Glick, the deputy administrator of the U.S. agency for International Development; and Neil Chatterjee, the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, who said his dismissal could "perhaps" be retaliation for recent actions promoting an agency response to climate change.
The Trump administration also removed Michael Kuperberg, the scientist who oversees climate change for the U.S. Global Change Research Program, Nov. 6, with The New York Times reporting that people familiar with the changes expect the position to be given to a climate change skeptic.
CRUCIAL QUOTE
"Buckle your seatbelts. The next few months could get bumpy," wrote Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin after Glick was fired, declaring "Trump's post-election purge has begun."
KEY BACKGROUND
Numerous publications, citing anonymous sources close to the president, have warned that many top officials who have frustrated the president could be removed in the coming weeks as the Trump administration pursues a last-ditch effort to complete its agenda. The New York Times reported that public health officials in particular may be targeted, while CNN puts CIA Director Gina Haspel and FBI Director Christopher Wray, who Trump has openly expressed his anger toward, at the front of the firing line.
CHIEF CRITIC
"Who's going to come in behind me? It's going to be a real 'yes man.' And then God help us," said Esper during a Nov. 4 interview with the Military Times.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/11/18/trumps-post-election-purge-head-of-election-cybersecurity-11-other-top-officials-out/?sh=65c70ccc2e69
#11547886 at 2020-11-08 23:32:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14745: A Time To Heal From The Cabal Edition
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/exodus-coming-four-trump-officials-left-posts-ballots-were-counted
Four Trump Officials Left Posts As Ballots Were Counted
Since election day on November 3rd three top officials have departed the Trump administration, and one other was demoted. All resignations were described as 'sudden' and unexpected, suggesting there could be more to come.
While there's no significant evidence they were directly related to the election, it caused some media outlets to begin speculating that "a last-minute shake up" was on the immediate horizon, also as rumors persisted last week that Trump was set to fire CIA Director Gina Haspel as well as Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.
Either some didn't want to serve in what was a possible four more years of the Trump administration, or alternately knowing that Trump was not going to concede in the event of defeat perhaps didn't want to stick around for the spectacle of Trump digging in for the legal fight.
Below is a quick rundown of the latest administration departures in order of their exit.
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James Jeffrey, US Special Envoy for Syria Engagement and the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA
Bonnie Glick, Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
Neil Chatterjee, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
#11527423 at 2020-11-07 21:05:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14719: Spooky Scary Sleepyton Edition
President Trump is getting rid of DeepState. The USAID Director is GONE (red cross chests full of $$$?). More info in articles. Anons, this is huge.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/524865-lisa-e-gordon-hagerty-resigns-as-nnsa-administrator
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/Neil-Chatterjee-replaced-as-ferc-chairman
https://www.devex.com/news/update-white-house-fires-usaid-deputy-to-keep-barsa-at-helm-98503
#5329313 at 2019-02-22 19:16:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6811: DRAINING THE SWAMP Edition
Late-Night Deal Breaks Deadlock Over Natural Gas Exports. The Trump Administration Is Ecstatic
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission broke its deadlock over approving liquefied natural gas terminals.
Commissioners hashed out a bipartisan agreement over how to account for greenhouse gas emissions.
The Energy Department sees this as a major "breakthrough" for American energy.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) broke a two-year partisan deadlock Thursday night to approve a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Louisiana.
Top Department of Energy (DOE) officials said this was a major breakthrough that will alleviate a growing problem for U.S. energy producers - a lack of export infrastructure.
"We have been promoting US energy around the world and today's decision by the FERC is a very important one," DOE Deputy Secretary Dan Brouillette told The Daily Caller News Foundation in an interview.
The Calcasieu Pass LNG export terminal is the first such project to get FERC approval in two years. Republican FERC commissioners Neil Chatterjee, the chairman, and Bernard McNamee worked with Democrat Cheryl LaFleur to hash out an agreement to get her support.
Chatterjee and McNamee needed LaFleur's vote to approve Calcasieu Pass, which they secured after working out a new approach to account for greenhouse gas emissions from the export facility.
"This is a tremendous breakthrough," DOE Under Secretary of Energy Mark Menezes told TheDCNF. "We hope it will serve as an analytical template going forward."
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/22/federal-energy-natural-gas-trump/
#3595336 at 2018-10-25 03:13:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4562: FFFFFFFalse FFFFFFFlag Edition
Ailing chairman prompts Trump to reshuffle key energy commission
The White House announced Wednesday night that President Trump is designating Neil Chatterjee as chairman of the Federal Regulatory Commission, replacing Kevin McIntyre, who is suffering from health issues.
Chatterjee, a Republican, does not need Senate approval to become chairman, since he is already a commissioner. McIntyre, also a Republican and a Trump nominee, said that he intends to remain on FERC as a regular commissioner, but will relinquish his chairmanship. "I will forever be grateful for the opportunity to serve as chairman and for the trust and confidence you placed in me to lead FERC at such a critical time in its history," McIntyre said in a letter addressed to Trump. "And I continue to be deeply grateful for the unwavering support and encouragement I have received from you, Mr. President, and from all other corners."
McIntyre was diagnosed with a brain tumor in the summer of 2017, and had recovered after treatment, allowing him fit to be FERC chairman. But he said he recently experienced a more serious health setback, leaving him "unable to perform the duties of chairman with the level of focus that the position demands and that FERC and the American people deserve." Chatterjee, a former staffer for Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., previously served as FERC chairman on an interim basis before McIntyre was confirmed by the Senate last November. Chatterjee has chaired the last two of FERC's monthly meetings, which McIntyre has missed. He and fellow Democratic commissioners Cheryl LaFleur and Richard Glick offered prayers and best wishes for McIntyre at last week's meeting. "I am very sorry that Chairman Mcintyre is not able to be here today and continue to wish warm wishes for his recovery and I know that everyone here does," LaFleur said.
FERC is already short one member after Republican commissioner Robert Powelson recently resigned. Trump has nominated Bernard McNamee, the head of the Energy Department's Office of Policy, to fill the open seat. The reshuffling comes as FERC has a busy agenda. It is currently deliberating over whether to change how power providers are compensated as the grid transitions away from coal and nuclear power, to more natural gas and renewables. In a highly anticipated decision, FERC in January voted unanimously to reject a proposal from Energy Secretary Rick Perry to provide special payments to struggling coal and nuclear plants in the name of resilience and reliability, saying the grid faces no immediate risk without them.
McIntyre and Chatterjee both opposed the Perry plan. Chatterjee, who comes from the coal state of Kentucky like McConnell, expressed sympathy to the coal industry's plight, but said providing subsidies would upset the balance of competitive wholesale electricity markets that reward the cheapest generation source. FERC, in rejecting Perry's plan, directed regional transmission operators to submit information on resilience challenges in their markets. The commission is reviewing those responses and could act on its own. Trump has repeatedly pressed for action to save coal and nuclear plants, but the White House has reportedly stalled over an effort to use emergency executive authority.
Any potential action would likely come through FERC, which is independent. FERC is also currently reviewing its 1999 policy for approving pipeline projects, aiming to update it to reflect how to best manage the transport of bountiful shale natural gas to market, while balancing environmental and climate change concerns. And it is under pressure to more quickly approve liquified natural gas export projects to clear a backlog.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/ailing-chairman-prompts-trump-to-reshuffle-key-energy-commission
#1353799 at 2018-05-10 01:25:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1697: ITALIANS ARE PATRIOTS 2 Edition
Look what Stormy and Avenatti found time to attend a week ago…
Journalists take a trip down the rabbit hole at CNN's 'Alice in Wonderland'-themed brunch
BY MEGAN R. WILSON - 04/29/18 04:33 PM EDT
Members of the media found themselves down the rabbit hole Sunday morning at CNN's "Alice in Wonderland"-themed Political Hangover brunch, which helped cap off a whirlwind of parties thrown in connection with the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner.
Four thousand red and white roses, styled to resemble the CNN logo, welcomed guests outside the party at the Long View Gallery.
More flowers lined the walls inside, and vines hung from the ceiling as a DJ played popular music. Everyone from former Trump spokesman Jason Miller - now a CNN commentator - to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had the option of sipping on Margaritas, Bloody Marys, Mimosas or Moscow Mules. The diverse group also included Michael Avenatti - lawyer to Stormy Daniels, the adult film star suing President Trump - and White House spokesman Hogan Gidley.
The Entertainment Software Association, a trade group representing the video game industry, provided brunchers with classic Mario Brothers games and a virtual reality game station.
The "Alice in Wonderland" theme was reflected in some of the games offered at the party, such as giant Jenga blocks and a human-sized Connect Four. Bite-sized pastries and tater tots were served under a neon "Eat me" sign. Corn dogs, breakfast sandwiches and mini fried chicken sandwiches were passed around.
Antique-style teacups, evoking the Mad Hatter, held Compass Coffee and teas, while giant playing cards - featuring caricatures of Trump - lined an archway.
Finally, as a reprieve for those who had taken part in the four-day party marathon that began on Thursday, there was a small glass bottle of water containing activated charcoal, a supposed hangover cure.
"Drink me," declared a glowing neon sign by the door above the table.
Also spotted at the party: CNN's Jim Acosta, Jeff Zucker, Don Lemon, Jeremy Herb, Chris Cillizza and Jake Tapper; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.); Michael Steel, of Hamilton Place Strategies; Jordan Klepper, host of Comedy Central's "The Opposition;" Bryan Lanza, a former Trump spokesman who is now at public affairs and lobbying firm Mercury; Variety's Ted Johnson; Tammy Haddad; Kathryn Lyons of FamousDC; longtime White House reporter April Ryan; Neil Grace from the Federal Communications Commission; Neil Chatterjee, a commissioner at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; the International Franchise Association's Matt Haller; Chris Gindlesperger of the National Confectioners Association; Nikki Schwab of the New York Post; Jared Michael of Craft; Ron Bonjean and Rodell Mollineau of Rokk Strategies; Jared Parks from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; lobbyist Jim Courtovich; Josh and Blair Holmes; David Urban, a GOP lobbyist at American Continental Group who worked with the Trump campaign; Kenny Day; Jill Colvin, White House reporter at the Associated Press; and Nika Nour from the Entertainment Software Association.
#1245745 at 2018-04-30 07:51:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1560: Renegade Will Face The Music Edition!
SWAMP Creatures Pelosi, Jake Tapper, Stormy Porn Lawyer, & Fake-News Acosta All Party at CNN's 'Alice in Wonderland Hangover' Brunch
Journalists take a trip down the rabbit hole at CNN's 'Alice in Wonderland'-themed brunch.
Who said the Freaks only come out at night?
Members of the media found themselves down the rabbit hole Sunday morning at CNN's "Alice in Wonderland"-themed Political Hangover brunch, which helped cap off a whirlwind of parties thrown in connection with the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner.
More flowers lined the walls inside, and vines hung from the ceiling as a DJ played popular music. Everyone from former Trump spokesman Jason Miller - now a CNN commentator - to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had the option of sipping on Margaritas, Bloody Marys, Mimosas or Moscow Mules. The diverse group also included Michael Avenatti - lawyer to Stormy Daniels, the adult film star suing President Trump - and White House spokesman Hogan Gidley.
Also spotted at the party: CNN's Jim Acosta, Jeff Zucker, Don Lemon, Jeremy Herb, Chris Cillizza and Jake Tapper; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.); Michael Steel, of Hamilton PlaceStrategies; Jordan Klepper, host of Comedy Central's "The Opposition;" Bryan Lanza, a former Trump spokesman who is now at public affairs and lobbying firm Mercury; Variety's Ted Johnson; Tammy Haddad; Kathryn Lyons of FamousDC; longtime White House reporter April Ryan; Neil Grace from the Federal Communications Commission; Neil Chatterjee, a commissioner at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; the International Franchise Association's Matt Haller; Chris Gindlesperger of the National Confectioners Association; Nikki Schwab of the New York Post; Jared Michael of Craft; Ron Bonjean and Rodell Mollineau of Rokk Strategies; Jared Parks from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; lobbyist Jim Courtovich; Josh and Blair Holmes; David Urban, a GOP lobbyist at American Continental Group who worked with the Trump campaign; Kenny Day; Jill Colvin, White House reporter at the Associated Press; and Nika Nour from the Entertainment Software Association.
https:// truepundit.com/swamp-creatures-pelosi-jake-tapper-stormy-porn-lawyer-fake-news-acosta-all-party-at-cnns-alice-in-wonderland-hangover-brunch/