8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (52)
#19095710 at 2023-06-29 19:24:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #23450: Like A Virgin VooDoo Tickets Based Monetary Merit Of Course Edition
The Biden-Harris Administration Is Letting Chinese Nicotine Traffickers Infiltrate the U.S.
President Joe Biden has always had a blind spot for the Chinese threat. "China is going to eat our lunch? Come on, man," he once said. "I mean, you know, they're not bad folks, folks."
Well, those "not bad folks" are currently flooding the U.S. with illegal disposable flavored vapes marketed directly to children as the Biden-Harris Food and Drug Administration (FDA) looks the other way.
According to a bombshell report from The Associated Press, "the number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000 since 2020, driven almost entirely by a wave of unauthorized disposable vapes from China."
This explosive growth in illegal Chinese nicotine trafficking is a testimony to the fecklessness and incompetence of the FDA, an agency that in 2018 labelled youth vaping an "epidemic," and by 2020 banned almost all flavored e-cigarettes.
These policy changes allowed Chinese companies to corner the global market on disposable flavored vapes containing synthetic nicotine. More alarming, as former Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. Tom Price has written, "reports suggest these Chinese manufacturers are also boosting these disposable vapes with illegal levels of nicotine to increase addiction levels among our children."
According to the most recent National Youth Tobacco Survey, roughly 2.5 million American youth use e-cigarettes, and 85 percent of them use "banned" flavored products. It is estimated that 90 percent of these vaping products originate in China. According to a report, Chinese nicotine traffickers use social media platforms like TikTok to "sway teens to take up vaping." #ElfBar, a hashtag promoting the popular Chinese-made disposable vape company that sells flavors like Rainbow Cotton Candy, has over 2.1 billion views on TikTok alone.
The significant majority of these bad actors operate completely unimpeded by the Biden-Harris FDA. The harshest penalties received to date have been sternly worded warning letters from the agency. Little wonder that a recent investigation showed that banned Chinese vapes are available for sale right next door to the FDA's headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. This gross lack of enforcement raises serious doubts about the FDA's commitment to protecting public health and its transparency in addressing this issue.
The Reagan-Udall Foundation, an independent non-profit, issued a scathing report condemning the FDA's failure to stem the tidal wave of illicit products, writing that, "the Agency has not been transparent regarding the reasons it has failed to clear the market of illegal products, or even whether its policy preference is to do so, contributing to stakeholder frustration and, in some situations, additional litigation."
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/06/29/the-biden-harris-administration-is-letting-chinese-nicotine-traffickers-infiltrate-the-u-s/
#18603535 at 2023-03-29 21:11:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #22820: Absolute Comfy Edition
>>18603344
>Fumigated that place
With these folks?:
Pence
Mattis
McMaster
Millet
Kelly
Kushner (he owed him Bigly so no mystery here)
Betsy DeVos
Scarramucci
Mnuchin
Gary Cohn
Wilbur Ross
Elaine Chao
Sessions
Pompeo
Reince Priebus
Fauci
Birx
Scott Pruitt
Rex Tillerson
Tom Price
#18603270 at 2023-03-29 20:27:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #22820: Absolute Comfy Edition
>>18603268
Pence
Mattis
McMaster
Millet
Kelly
Kushner (he owed him Bigly so no mystery here)
Betsy DeVos
Scarramucci
Mnuchin
Gary Cohn
Wilbur Ross
Elaine Chao
Sessions
Pompeo
Reince Priebus
Fauci
Birx
Scott Pruitt
Rex Tillerson
Tom Price
Just a short list ofswamp creatures Trump appointed
#14480928 at 2021-08-28 19:20:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #18319: Sword of Truth Edition
Granholm Chartered Military Jet to Ukraine as US Struggled To Evacuate Americans From Afghanistan
Trump administration officials faced allegations of wasteful spending for use of expensive military charters
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm earlier this week chartered a military jet to attend a diplomatic summit in Ukraine as the Pentagon struggled to evacuate Americans and allies from Afghanistan with limited time and operational resources, sources told the Washington Free Beacon.
Granholm's military flight took place amid the United States' frantic effort to airlift tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan ahead of the Taliban's Aug. 31 deadline and as the Department of Defense was forced to call in civilian airlines to bolster its strained evacuation fleet.
The secretary's use of a military jet-and particularly the flight's timing-may raise questions for the Biden White House, which is responsible for approving such flights. Trump administration officials faced allegations of wasteful spending for their use of expensive military charters for trips that did not have national security urgency.
Tom Price, who served as health and human services secretary under former president Donald Trump, was forced to resign in 2017 after revelations that he took numerous overseas military flights and other private air travel, running up a $500,000 travel tab. Trump's former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt resigned in 2018 amid multiple controversies, including questions over his use of military flights that cost the government over $58,000. Former Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin was also scrutinized for taking military flights for unnecessary purposes.
"As President Biden recently said we are in a 'winter of peril,' so it's disconcerting to see administration officials essentially taking joy rides on military aircraft. It's the definition of fraud, waste, and abuse," said Tom Anderson, director of the National Legal and Policy Center's Public Integrity Project.
The White House confirmed to the Free Beacon that Granholm used a military flight and defended it as "standard protocol" because Granholm was attending the event as a dignitary representative of the president.
Others questioned the justification. "Standard operating procedure does not apply during a national security crisis, these moments require judgment," one former Trump administration official told the Free Beacon. "The fact that the White House chose to send a cabinet member overseas on a non-mission essential visit, unnecessarily diverting State Department and DOD resources is ludicrous, not to mention an abuse of taxpayer dollars."
The official added that the flight military charters "require refueling and the support of personnel at military bases such as Ramstein Air Base, which is currently being used to transport and house thousands of people fleeing Afghanistan."
The Department of Energy declined to comment on the justification for the flight and how much it cost.
Granholm on Monday flew to Ukraine to attend the Crimea Platform Summit, a conference to support Crimea's independence from Russia.
Also on Monday, the Pentagon instituted an emergency program called the "Civil Reserve Air Fleet," which ordered civilian airlines, including American Airlines and Delta Airlines, to provide planes to help the evacuation efforts from Afghanistan. The program was last used during the early days of the Iraq war.
"It's a program that was designed in the wake of the Berlin airlift after World War II to use commercial aircraft to augment our airlift capacity," said President Biden.
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/granholm-chartered-military-jet-to-ukraine-as-us-struggled-to-evacuate-americans-from-afghanistan/
#13793532 at 2021-05-30 19:34:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17461: Ghost Bake, Are We There Yet?
Traitors in WH that planned the demise of the Trump presidency, through the plandemic
Pence picked and recommended everyone of the task force:
Alex Azar and Seema Verma came up with the reimbursement under the pandemic and task force, to give to the hospitals of $4,000 for a covid positive diagnosis and $39,000 if hospital patients were put on a ventilator.
It's my theory that they are the ones that jacked up all the false positives and false covid deaths, as much as I despise Fauci and Birx, these two running HHS and Medicare and Medicaid Services bribed doctors and hospitals to cheat and over count the deaths. And freaking Azar worked under Bush. And Verma while Pence was Governor of Indiana got a contract HHS to administer Medicaid. Pence probably recommended both of them to their offices to POTUS
10 Things You Didn't Know About Alex Azar
Former pharmaceutical executive Alex Azar is the 24th U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary.
By Katelyn Newman
Jan. 29, 2018
1. Alex Michael Azar II was born on June 17, 1967, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
2. Azar spent five years, from 2012 to 2017, as the president of Lilly USA, LLC, a biopharmaceutical company and affiliate to global leader Eli Lilly and Company. Critics are keen to know if he will lower drug Prices or remain tied to his old business practices.
3. Azar graduated summa cum laude with a degree in government and economics from Dartmouth College in 1988. He received his law degree from Yale University.
4. After law school, he served as a law clerk under late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia from 1992 to 1993.
5. Azar moved on to work for Kenneth Starr as an Associate Independent Counsel from 1994 to 1996, where he primarily worked on the Whitewater investigation.
6,Azar was on President George W. Bush's legal team during the contentious Florida recount case following the 2000 presidential election, according to USA Today
7. Falling into the health industry "by accident," Azar then served as general counsel to the Department of Health and Human Services under then-Secretary Tommy Thompson during Bush's first term in office. He was promoted by Secretary Mike Leavitt to Deputy Secretary of the department during Bush's second term.
8. A conservative Republican, Azar is anti-abortion. In a written response to a question by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., about the department's strategic plan issued in October that promoted fetal personhood, Azar said, "The mission of HHS is to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, and this includes the unborn."
9. He is the second Health and Human Services secretary to serve under the Trump administration in 11 months. His predecessor Tom Price resigned from office in September amid an investigation into his use of taxpayers' money to fly in expensive private planes for official and personal business.
10. He lives in Indianapolis with his wife, Jennifer, and two children. He is on the board of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Seema Verma
Seema Verma (born September 26, 1970)[3] is an American health policy consultant and former administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the Trump administration. She is the founder and previous CEO of SVC, Inc., a health policy consulting firm.
thics controversy
In 2014, significant ethics concerns were raised over a conflict of interest arising from Verma's dual roles as both a health care consultant for the State of Indianaand as an employee of a Hewlett-Packard division that is among Indiana's largest Medicaid vendors.[5] As of 2011, SVC, Inc., had been awarded over $6.6 million in contracts from the State of Indiana, while Verma was concurrently employed with Hewlett-Packard, earning her over $1 million during a period when the company had secured $500 million in State of Indiana contracts.[9][10] In 2016, her firm collected an additional $316,000 for work done for the State of Kentucky as a subcontractor for Hewlett-Packard, according to documents obtained by the AP through public records requests.[10] Richard Painter, former President George W. Bush's chief ethics lawyer, called Verma's arrangement a "conflict of interest" that "clearly should not happen and is definitely improper."[10] Ethics experts noted this conflicted with her public duties.[10]
#12930146 at 2021-02-15 04:09:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #16504: The 'Ghosts of Shadilay!' Edition
>>12930130
>>12930119
>>12930102
NICK AYERS was possibility for promoted by Steve Bannon for Trump Chief of Staff
Transition and post-election activities
After the election, Ayers was named as a senior adviser to the Presidential Transition, part of the group replacing the earlier team headed by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.[42] Again, as after the 2010 election, Ayers's name was prominently mentioned as a candidate for chairman of the Republican National Committee.[43][44] Ayers made the final cut, with strong backing from Pence and presidential adviser Steve Bannon,[45] but ended runner-up to Michigan's Ronna Romney McDaniel.
In January 2017, Ayers and three other Trump-Pence aides were named as principals of America First Policies, a new nonprofit organization dedicated to defending the Administration's policies.[3]
Ayers was seen as playing an influential role in advising Trump to name two Georgians-Sonny Perdue and Congressman Tom Price-to the Cabinet.[46] "Georgia walks away with two of the most consequential Cabinet secretaries who happen to be the two most qualified for the job," said Ayers. "It's a testament to the president's extraordinary decision making and his appreciation to Georgia."
In March 2017, BuzzFeed reported that Ayers was a major investor in Independent Journal Review, a news website geared to young conservatives, with phenomenal growth in recent years.[47] Ayers does not exercise any editorial control over the site's content, it was reported.[48] Ayers Family Holdings also provides seed capital to Georgia-based startups in the healthcare and technology industry, and reportedly has invested millions nationally in technology, financial services, and healthcare products.[49]
Holmsted, LLC, another private Ayers firm, was founded in 2014 and invested millions in Georgia forestry and pecans.[50]
Chief of Staff to the Vice President, 2017-2019
On June 29, 2017, it was announced that Ayers would begin serving as Vice President Mike Pence's Chief of Staff.[51] and he assumed office on July 28, 2017, replacing Josh Pitcock.[37] Ayers announced he would depart the Trump-Pence administration at the end of 2018, in a tweet on December 9, 2018.[52]
After Pence
In August 2020, Ayers and Donald Trump Jr. sought to block the Pebble mine project in Alaska. Ayers wrote in a Aug. 4 tweet that, similar to "millions of conservationists and sportsmen," he is hoping President Donald Trump will tell the Environmental Protection Agency to block the project, which has been a lightning rod for controversy for some two decades and has been widely assailed by numerous interest groups in Alaska and the lower states, and also faced opposition from many Alaskans. [53]
Personal life
Ayers lives in Atlanta with his wife Jamie (née Floyd), a former schoolteacher from Houston County, Georgia. They were married in May 2005. Mrs. Ayers is a second cousin of former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue.[9] The Ayerses have triplets, born in December 2012.[54]
He serves on the board of directors (and is currently board secretary) of Leading the Way, an international Christian ministry, headed by Michael Youssef whose estimated worth is $5 million.[55]
According to his financial disclosure reports, Ayers' net worth is between $12 million and $54 million.[37][25] He owns farmland in Georgia worth between $2.5 million and $11 million.[25]
He owns farmland in Georgia worth between $2.5 million and $11 million.[25]
He owns farmland in Georgia worth between $2.5 million and $11 million.[25]
nick ayers is 38 years old
#11890211 at 2020-12-03 19:03:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15178: My Question is Who Was in ChargeEdition
Georgia: The Epicenter of America's Corrupted Electronic Elections
?
Jennifer Cohn
Jun 30, 2018·24 min read
By Jennifer Cohn
@je
In 2002, Georgia became the first state to deploy paperless unauditable touchscreen direct record electronic ("DRE") voting machines statewide. Although the state is in the process of replacing those machines, officials have selected controversial new touchscreen voting machines - Ballot Marking Devices ("BMDs") intended for use by all voters - as a primary voting system rather than unhackable hand marked paper ballots. Experts warn that, unlike hand marked paper ballots, the new machines cannot provide the basis for meaningful manual audits.
Numerous security lapses have also tainted recent elections in the state, providing the impetus for a pending federal lawsuit that seeks to move the state to hand marked paper ballots as a primary voting system, with BMDs deployed only for those voters who are unable to hand mark their ballots and who choose to use them despite the extra security risk.
The article below discusses the Georgia 6th District special election of 2017, which led to this historic litigation, as well as the corruption that has plagued Georgia's elections from 2002 through the present.
In 2017, Georgia politician Tom Price joined the Trump administration, leaving his House seat in Georgia's 6th Congressional District vacant.
The vacancy represented one of the first realistic opportunities for Democrats to "flip" a House seat from red to blue in the aftermath of the 2016 election. The race was billed by the media as a "referendum on Trump" and a "bellwether" for 2018.
The national significance of the contest brought forth a flood of advertising and organization, making it the most expensive House race of all time.
The top two contenders were Republican Karen Handel (an anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ, pro-gun "Christian") and Democrat Jon Ossoff (who is pro-choice on abortion, pro-gay rights, and less gun happy than Handel).
But even before the first ballot was cast, election integrity advocates and IT experts were sounding the alarm about the integrity of the race. Georgia is one of just five states that still exclusively uses paperless voting machines. Paperless voting machines are an especially attractive target for hackers because there is nothing to compare against the electronic tally to confirm whether it was manipulated. Thus, the only way to know if a paperless machine has been hacked is to conduct a forensic audit, which courts have consistently refused to allow based on the purportedly proprietary nature of the vendors' software.
Diebold had entered the voting machine business just a few months prior with its acquisition of Global Election Systems, a company founded by three criminals.
At the time, Georgia's Secretary of State was Cathy Cox, who allowed Diebold to use her image on its promotional materials
Diebold had entered the voting machine business just a few months prior with its acquisition of Global Election Systems, a company founded by three criminals.
Global's Senior VP was a convicted felon, Jeffrey Dean, who had served time for sophisticated crimes involving "computer tampering." According to the Guardian, Dean was also the company's senior programmer.
Global brought on Dean several months before the 2000 Bush v. Gore election. Soon after hiring Dean, Global hired convicted cocaine trafficker John Elder to oversee punch card printing in several states.
https://jennycohn1.medium.com/georgia-6-and-the-voting-machine-vendors-87278fdb0cdf
#11680670 at 2020-11-17 15:35:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14913: Resisting The Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law Edition
>>11680457
>Governor Brian Kemp's office number is: (404) 656-1776.
From #14910
>>11678447 (PB) Project Veritas: Georgia Recount Auditors Call Multiple Ballots For Joe Biden That Were Actually Marked For President Trump
https://twitter.com/Project_Veritas/status/1328499472041652224
https://twitter.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1328487438713565184
Guy talks about Cobb county GA. It's a big county so I feel safe enough to say that I'm CobbAnon. Any other GA anons here will be able to confirm what I'm saying about Cobb. Cobb County has been a solid (probably 80/20) red county for decades. It's in GA. District 6. Here's a list of a few notable politicians that call District 6 home: Newt, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Price, Karen Handel. Believe me when I tell you that this is deep Republican country. I'm a native and have lived in this county since the 70's.
I got the results from GA about a week ago and decided to take a look at my precinct specifically, just to see how it went. These results indicate that people in my precinct alone went 12/1 for BIDEN? That's not fucking possible. I believe 100% in the straight ballot Dominion fuckery. When I get some more time I'm going to try and do some more detailed analysis on these results to check some of the downballot races. I have posted this previously, last week sometime, and sent this basic info to Lin Wood. He's a Ga boy and I know HE knows about District 6.
TRUMP : 344
ElectionDay: 106
Advanced: 155
Absentee: 86
Provisional: 0
Biden : 4182
ElectionDay: 709
Advanced: 2204
Absentee: 1269
Provisional: 0
Jorgensen : 41
ElectionDay: 11
Advanced: 18
Absentee: 12
Provisional: 0
#11608388 at 2020-11-12 14:29:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14821: WATCH THE LAST TWO MINUTES! Edition
>>11607749 (lb)
Do I have a story for you!
My precinct is in the district that produced, Newt, Tom Price, and Johnny Isakson. This district has been reliably red since the 80's. I got a raw dump yesterday and looked at my precinct. Here's the results:
TRUMP : 344
ElectionDay: 106
Advanced: 155
Absentee: 86
Provisional: 0
Biden : 4182
ElectionDay: 709
Advanced: 2204
Absentee: 1269
Provisional: 0
Jorgensen : 41
ElectionDay: 11
Advanced: 18
Absentee: 12
Provisional: 0
I looked specifically when I was voting and we are using the Dominion system. These results are simply not possible. There are more Trump SIGNS in my precinct than that. The straight ballot R shifting votes to Biden seems real to me. I would love to see some transparency on how my precinct was configured.
Here's a nearby precinct in the same district
TRUMP : 781
ElectionDay: 259
Advanced: 301
Absentee: 221
Provisional: 0
Biden : 1592
ElectionDay: 203
Advanced: 421
Absentee: 968
Provisional: 0
Jorgensen : 27
ElectionDay: 12
Advanced: 10
Absentee: 5
Provisional: 0
I noticed this in this last precinct: (~ = approximately)
TrumpTotal ~ (BidenTotal / 2) - (Jorgensen total / 2)
783 ~ (796)-(13)
A buddy of mine told me yesterday that a friend if his was watching the Fraud2020 coverage on Fox and they showed her moms yr old death certificate on TV and that she had cast a ballot. No contact from reporters or anyone.
#11591015 at 2020-11-11 14:25:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14799: The Day the Fake News gets SHUT DOWN Edition
>>11590156 (lb)
I got one of these files and looked at my precinct. The results look fucked to me, and the people I've shown this to already agree. I should note that my precinct in a district that produced Newt Gingrich, Tom Price, and Johnny Isakson. Reliably red since Newt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia%27s_6th_congressional_district
Fuckery since Stacy Abrahms and Lucy McBath
The results:
TRUMP : 344
ElectionDay: 106
Advanced: 155
Absentee: 86
Provisional: 0
Biden : 4182
ElectionDay: 709
Advanced: 2204
Absentee: 1269
Provisional: 0
Jorgensen : 41
ElectionDay: 11
Advanced: 18
Absentee: 12
Provisional: 0
This is simply not possible. I bet you there's more Trump SIGNS than that in my precinct. WTF. I gotta write some code to get this into a DB now.
#11455162 at 2020-11-04 14:31:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14631: Into The Light Of A New Day Edition
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/elections/live_results/2020/state/ga/president/
Somehow, Joe Biden managed to get 50k more votes than POTUS in Cobb County GA. That's Newt Gingrich's district. Karen Handel. Johnny Isakson, Tom Price. Always reliably red until 2016 + Stacy Abrams. Fuckery afoot.
#11205265 at 2020-10-22 05:06:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14319: BOOMS INCOMING? WHAT IS PROJECT ODIN? Edition
Anons, I have been deep diving Luntz and this is actually quite interesting. So in 2012 he had four major GOP clients:
Paul Ryan - VP pick/Romney lost election in 2012
Eric Cantor - Lost election by over 30 points to Dave Brat in 2014
Tom Price - Lost election in 2017, numerous scandals reported by media from 2012 onward
Jeff Denham - Lost election in 2019
On top of that, directly after Luntz was hired by the GOP in 2009 he organized a dinner with Newt Gingrich and journalist Fred Barnes also attended the dinner. Representatives Cantor, McCarthy, Ryan, Session, Hensarling, Hoekstra, and Lungren were there. Senators DeMint, Kyl, Coburn, Ensign, and Corker were present and them discussing ways to stall the Obama health care plan and then, guess what…. someone dropped what the GOP was discussing to the media:
https://www.tikkun.org/tikkundaily/2012/10/11/frank-luntz-paul-ryan-and-the-gop-inauguration-night-conspiracy/
Knowing what we know now I think it is very safe to say this guy has been actively sabotaging the GOP.
#10292553 at 2020-08-15 02:18:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13173: Are We winning?! Edition
CDC's chief of staff, deputy chief of staff jointly depart
Both Kyle McGowan and Amanda Campbell have been with the health department since the start of the Trump administration.
A pair of senior Trump appointees departed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday, a change at an agency that's been heavily scrutinized for its response to the coronavirus. Kyle McGowan, the CDC's chief of staff, and Amanda Campbell, the deputy chief of staff, both announced their departures in emails to colleagues on Friday morning. In an interview, McGowan said that the pair were starting a new consulting venture and that he wasn't aware of other pending departures from CDC. "We picked this day on the calendar and left to start our own business," McGowan said. "No one has asked us to leave. No one has forced us to leave." McGowan and Campbell were two of the handful of Trump appointees currently at CDC, which employs more than 20,000 staff and contractors around the globe.
Internal tensions: The Atlanta-based CDC has been faulted within the Trump administration for its early response to the outbreak, particularly its botched rollout of coronavirus tests and its messaging differences with the White House. Those factors contributed to the agency's reduced public profile - a decision that's been decried by outside public health experts and former CDC directors, who have said that the CDC needs to be more central in public health messaging. McGowan defended CDC's response, adding that he had planned to leave the agency earlier this year but stayed on to respond to the coronavirus. "We're to a point where I feel comfortable leaving," he said.
Exits come as first Trump term wraps up: Both McGowan and Campbell have been with the health department since the start of the Trump administration as longtime allies of former HHS Secretary Tom Price, who was ousted in September 2017 over a charter-jet scandal.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/14/cdc-chief-of-staff-departs-395509
#10292352 at 2020-08-15 02:01:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13173: Are We winning?! Edition
>>10292279
That would be Rod Rosenstein's sister, Dr. Nancy Messonier:
https://www.libertybell.com/rod-rosensteins-sister-at-the-cdc-pulls-shameful-move-on-trump-while-hes-overseas/
The two CDC resignations today were the Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of staff, Kyle McGowan and Amanda Campbell, respectively.
"Both McGowan and Campbell have been with the health department since the start of the Trump administration as longtime allies of former HHS Secretary Tom Price, who was ousted in September 2017 over a charter-jet scandal."
Sauce: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/14/cdc-chief-of-staff-departs-395509
#9483743 at 2020-06-05 13:02:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12138: It's About The Person Standing Next To You Edition
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/republicans-sweep-all-four-their-special-elections
(CNSNews.com) - "High-Stakes Referendum on Trump Takes Shape in a Georgia Special Election," said the headline in The New York Times on June 18. "Republican Claims House Seat in Georgia," said the New York Times headline three days later.
The most expensive House race in history ended badly for Democrats and their politically inexperienced candidate, who no longer lived in the district he wanted to represent.
Republican Karen Handel easily defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in Tuesday's special election to replace Tom Price, who is now serving as Health and Human Services Secretary.
Handel received 134,595 votes, or 51.9 percent, to Ossoff's 124,893 votes, or 48.1 percent.
"Special thanks to the President of the United States of America," Handel said in her victory speech. Her supporters reacted with cries of "Trump, Trump, Trump!"
As expected, a Republican also won Tuesday's special election in South Carolina to replace Rep. Mick Mulvaney, now President Trump's budget director. Republican Ralph Norman got 51.1 percent of the vote to Democrat Archie Parnell's 47.9 percent.
#8923988 at 2020-04-26 02:15:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11422: Sunlight, Disinfectant, and Beach Edition
>>8923953
>https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/25/politics/white-house-health-and-human-services-secretary-alex-azar/index.html
White House officials are discussing plans to replace HHS Secretary Alex Azar
White House officials are discussing plans to replace Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar following a spate of criticism over the early federal response to the coronavirus, a senior administration official confirmed. Any move to replace Azar would be contingent on President Donald Trump deciding to move forward, and there is currently little appetite inside the White House for a big shake up amid the coronavirus pandemic. The official stressed that nothing is imminent, but there are discussions underway at the White House about replacing Azar. The discussions come after Trump appointed Vice President Mike Pence, rather than Azar, as the White House's point man for coronavirus response at a rare presidential news conference. Trump had privately expressed frustration over Azar's lack of communication on key issues as the head of the White House coronavirus task force. Azar has also been at odds with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma, an ally of Pence's from Indiana who has been involved in the coronavirus task force briefings.
As the coronavirus spreads across the nation, the Trump administration has been criticized for its handling of the pandemic, namely by governors, on both sides of the aisle, in desperate need of critical supplies for their states as the President has moved forward on indicating that many states can reopen by May 1. More than 97% of the US population is currently under a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order as the coronavirus continues to upend life and the US economy. As of Saturday, more than 50,000 Americans have died from the virus and the number of cases is nearing the 1,000,000 mark. In a statement Saturday night, deputy White House secretary Judd Deere said, "The Department of Health and Human Services, under the leadership of Secretary Azar, continues to lead on a number of the President's priorities. Any speculation about personnel is irresponsible and a distraction from our whole-of-government response to COVID-19." The move to replace Azar was first reported by the Wall Street Journal and Politico. "Secretary Azar is busy responding to a global, public health crisis and doesn't have time for palace intrigue," HHS spokeswoman Caitlin Oakley said in response to the reports. As secretary, Azar has overseen several top administration priorities, including efforts to weaken the Affordable Care Act, combat the opioid crisis and reduce the cost of prescription drugs. Fauci says US should double its testing over next several weeks Fauci says US should double its testing over next several weeks Azar, who joined the Trump administration in January 2018, served as general counsel and deputy secretary of the agency under former President George W. Bush. He then joined Eli Lilly, becoming president of Lilly USA in 2012. He spent nearly nine years at the company, during which time it and other drug makers greatly hiked Prices. He was appointed Health and Human Services secretary after his predecessor Tom Price resigned over his use of private planes for government business trips.
An economist and lawyer by training, Azar clerked for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in the early 1990s and later worked under Kenneth Starr, the independent counsel on the Clinton Whitewater investigation who defended Trump during his impeachment trial.
#8908346 at 2020-04-24 15:48:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11402: Low Shill Energy. Not Sending [Their] Best Edition
>>8908278
"Krafy?" Interesting… Boy Scouts much?
How Trump's speech to the Boy Scouts could put AT&T's CEO in a tricky spot
AT&T chief executive Randall Stephenson is hardly the first corporate leader who has also been national president of the Boy Scouts of America. Current Secretary of State and former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson held the role from 2010 to 2012. The CEO of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Rick Cronk, did so in the mid-2000s.
But Stephenson is almost certainly the first to find himself in that role while the president of the United States made a political speech at a Boy Scout event at a time when his company faces a Justice Department antitrust review. AT&T is awaiting word on its proposed $85 billion takeover of Time Warner - putting Stephenson in a potentially difficult scenario as many parents and former Boy Scouts have called for an apology about Trump's speech.
That's partly, of course, because there has never been a speech to the Boy Scouts from a sitting president like Trump's in West Virginia on Monday. He touted his election win to thousands of applauding preteens and teenagers in attendance, bragging about "the incredible night with the maps," when "we won and won." He threatened to fire his Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price if he didn't get needed votes to repeal Obamacare, questioned why President Barack Obama hadn't attended the jamboree event (he appeared in videotaped remarks) and called the nation's capital a "cesspool" despite saying, "Who the hell wants to speak about politics when I'm in front of the Boy Scouts?"
Read more
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/07/25/how-trumps-speech-to-the-boy-scouts-could-put-atts-ceo-in-a-tricky-spot/
#8704211 at 2020-04-06 17:49:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11145: W-W-G-1-W-G-A ! ! ! Edition
Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House Coronavirus Task Force response coordinator, is under fire from some conservatives for purportedly no longer being licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania, where her license expired in 2014.
However, a medical license or a medical degree is not required to be an expert immunologist or epidemiologist, critics fail to point out.
"There's certainly individuals that have PhDs who are immunologists and people working in labs with less than a PhD," Dr. Tom Price, a medical doctor and President Trump's former Health and Human Services secretary, told Just the News.
"In terms of working as an immunologist in the world of public health service or the National Institutes of Health or the [Centers For Disease Control] CDC or the like, there are many, many immunologists and epidemiologists who don't hold either an M.D. or a D.O. [doctor of osteopathy] degree, and they are incredibly pivotal to the whole healthcare team."
Birx is listed in Pennsylvania records as residing in Maryland, and is reportedly not licensed in that state either.
She graduated from Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, in Hershey, in 1980 and earned a state medical license in 1987. According to Birx's official State Department biography, starting in 1980, she trained in internal medicine and basic and clinical immunology at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health.
Her biography also states that Birx is board certified in internal medicine, allergy and immunology, and diagnostic and clinical laboratory immunology.
"Dr. Birx has practiced and has given remarkable service to the country," Price also said. "She is an extremely knowledgeable and dynamic individual. She has dedicated her life to public health and public service."
Price said House rules prohibit sitting members from continuing to practice medicine, something that affected him during his stint as a Georgia congressman.
Senators don't face that same restriction, with Price noting that the late Dr. Tom Coburn, a former Oklahoma senator, who recently passed away, continued his obstetrics-gynecology practice while in office, and that ophthalmologist Dr. Rand Paul, a senator from Kentucky (and the first sitting senator to test positive for coronavirus), continues his practice while in office.
https://twitter.com/jsolomonReports/status/1247213100757061638
#8021426 at 2020-02-04 16:31:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10267: Enact Iowa Immolation Procedures Edition
cnn asking where is dnc chairman, Tom Perez?
where is Iowan DNC chairman, Tom Price?
#7264092 at 2019-07-30 21:19:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9294: Rate This Bread Title, Regular or Super? Edition
THERE BE THAT NUMBER AGAIN
OpenSecrets.org
Verified account @OpenSecretsDC
Former Rep and HHS Secretary Tom Price has $1.7 million left in his campaign account.
He wants to use that money to fund a nonprofit intended to promote his policy ideas
https://twitter.com/OpenSecretsDC/status/1156312509781069825
#6827481 at 2019-06-24 02:50:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8732: The Totally Not Satanists Edition
Leaked Trump vetting docs
Nearly 100 internal Trump transition vetting documents leaked to "Axios on HBO" identify a host of "red flags" about officials who went on to get some of the most powerful jobs in the U.S. government.
Why it matters: The massive trove, and the story behind it, sheds light on the slap-dash way President Trump filled his cabinet and administration, and foreshadowed future scandals that beset his government.
Some highlights:
Scott Pruitt, who ultimately lost his job as EPA Administrator because of serial ethical abuses and clubbiness with lobbyists, had a section in his vetting form titled "allegations of coziness with big energy companies."
Tom Price, who ultimately resigned as Health and Human Services Secretary after Trump lost confidence in him in part for stories about his use of chartered flights, had sections in his dossier flagging "criticisms of management ability" and "Dysfunction And Division Has Haunted Price's Leadership Of The House Budget Committee."
Mick Mulvaney, who became Trump's Budget Director and is now his acting chief of staff, has a striking assortment of "red flags," including his assessment that Trump "is not a very good person."
The Trump transition team was so worried about Rudy Giuliani, in line for Secretary of State, that they created a separate 25-page document titled "Rudy Giuliani Business Ties Research Dossier" with copious accounting of his "foreign entanglements."
One red flag for Gen. David Petraeus, who was under consideration for Secretary of State and National Security Adviser: "Petraeus Is Opposed to Torture."
https://www.axios.com/leaked-donald-trump-vetting-docs-hbo-6ce3cd26-1eb9-4da8-b15e-47b56020aef7.html
#6826303 at 2019-06-24 00:03:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8730: On The Move Edition
>>6826293
https://www.axios.com/leaked-donald-trump-vetting-docs-hbo-6ce3cd26-1eb9-4da8-b15e-47b56020aef7.html
Nearly 100 internal Trump transition vetting documents leaked to "Axios on HBO" identify a host of "red flags" about officials who went on to get some of the most powerful jobs in the U.S. government.
Why it matters: The massive trove, and the story behind it, sheds light on the slap-dash way President Trump filled his cabinet and administration, and foreshadowed future scandals that beset his government.
Some highlights:
Scott Pruitt, who ultimately lost his job as EPA Administrator because of serial ethical abuses and clubbiness with lobbyists, had a section in his vetting form titled "allegations of coziness with big energy companies."
Tom Price, who ultimately resigned as Health and Human Services Secretary after Trump lost confidence in him in part for stories about his use of chartered flights, had sections in his dossier flagging "criticisms of management ability" and "Dysfunction And Division Has Haunted Price's Leadership Of The House Budget Committee."
Mick Mulvaney, who became Trump's Budget Director and is now his acting chief of staff, has a striking assortment of "red flags," including his assessment that Trump "is not a very good person."
The Trump transition team was so worried about Rudy Giuliani, in line for Secretary of State, that they created a separate 25-page document titled "Rudy Giuliani Business Ties Research Dossier" with copious accounting of his "foreign entanglements."
One red flag for Gen. David Petraeus, who was under consideration for Secretary of State and National Security Adviser: "Petraeus Is Opposed to Torture." ....... more
#5224524 at 2019-02-17 17:55:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6675: eBake
Nomination Announced Hearings Received Confirmed Vote
Secretary of Agriculture
Sonny Perdue Jan 19, 2017 Mar 23, 2017 Mar 9, 2017 Apr 24, 2017 87-11 No. 112
Attorney General
Jeff Sessions Nov 18, 2016 Jan 10-11, 2017 Jan 20, 2017 Feb 8, 2017 52-47 No. 59
William Barr Dec 7, 2018 Jan 15-16, 2019 Jan 3, 2019 Feb 14, 2019 54-45 No. 24
Secretary of Commerce
Wilbur Ross Nov 30, 2016 Jan 18, 2017 Jan 20, 2017 Feb 27, 2017 72-27 No. 73
Secretary of Defense
James Mattis Dec 6, 2016 Jan 12, 2017 Jan 20, 2017 Jan 20, 2017 98-1 No.29
Secretary of Education
Betsy DeVos Nov 23, 2016 Jan 17, 2017 Jan 20, 2017 Feb 7, 2017 51-50 No. 54
Secretary of Energy
Rick Perry Dec 14, 2016 Jan 19, 2017 Jan 20, 2017 Mar 2, 2017 62-37 No. 79
Secretary of Health & Human Services
Tom Price Nov 29, 2016 Jan 18, 2017
Jan 24, 2017
Jan 20, 2017 Feb 10, 2017 52-47 No. 61
Alex Azar Nov 13, 2017 Nov 29, 2017
Jan 9, 2018
Nov 14, 2017
Jan 8, 2018
Jan 24, 2018
55-43 No. 21
Secretary of Homeland Security
John Kelly Dec 12, 2016 Jan 10, 2017 Jan 20, 2017 Jan 20, 2017 88-11 No. 30
Kirstjen Nielsen Oct 11, 2017 Nov 8, 2017 Oct 16, 2017 Dec 5, 2017 62-37 No. 305
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development
Ben Carson Dec 5, 2016 Jan 12, 2017 Jan 20, 2017 Mar 2, 2017 58-41 No. 77
Secretary of Interior
Ryan Zinke Dec 15, 2016 Jan 17, 2017 Jan 20, 2017 Mar 1, 2017 68-31 No. 75
David Bernhardt Feb 4, 2019
Secretary of Labor
Andrew Puzder1 Dec 8, 2016 Jan 20, 2017
R. Alexander Acosta Feb 16, 2017 Mar 22, 2017 Mar 7, 2017 Apr 27, 2017 60-38 No. 116
Secretary of State
Rex Tillerson Dec 13, 2016 Jan 11, 2017 Jan 20, 2017 Feb 1, 2017 56-43 No. 36
Mike Pompeo Mar 13, 2018 Apr 12, 2018 Mar 20, 2018 Apr 26, 2018 57-42 No. 84
Secretary of Transportation
Elaine Chao Nov 29, 2016 Jan 11, 2017 Jan 20, 2017 Jan 31, 2017 93-6 No. 35
Secretary of Treasury
Steve Mnuchin Nov 30, 2016 Jan 19, 2017 Jan 20, 2017 Feb 13, 2017 53-47 No. 63
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
David Shulkin Jan 11, 2017 Feb 1, 2017 Jan 20, 2017 Feb 13, 2017 100-0 No. 64
Ronny Jackson2 Mar 28, 2018 Apr 16, 2018
Robert Wilkie May 18, 2018 Jun 27, 2018 Jun 20, 2018 Jul 23, 2018 86-9 No. 163
1. Withdrawn Feb 28, 2017.
2. Withdrawn Jun 20, 2018.
For historic cabinet nomination information, see the
#5223870 at 2019-02-17 16:56:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6674: Which Two Cabinet Members? Edition
>>5223828
IF that's the timeline, then Zinke and Mattis are the 2. However, other anons have pointed out the left hates Zinke.
Tom Price and David Skulkin could easily be the 2 we are looking for.
#5223552 at 2019-02-17 16:23:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6674: Which Two Cabinet Members? Edition
>>5223492
Agreed, Mattis seems to have overall consensus.
Kudos to other anon for finding Tom Price.
#5223497 at 2019-02-17 16:19:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6674: Which Two Cabinet Members? Edition
>>5223478
Tom Price would explain the dust-up with Pence's physician, they were gonna go for a psyche DQ
#5223478 at 2019-02-17 16:17:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6674: Which Two Cabinet Members? Edition
>>5223424
^^^^^^^^^
Tom Price
#5223424 at 2019-02-17 16:11:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6674: Which Two Cabinet Members? Edition
Tom Price
Made a lot of money off investments that benefitted from legislation while in Congress
Cozy with Paul Ryan - was HHS Secretary that failed Obamacare repeal
Served northern suburbs of Atlanta in Congress prior to Secretary
Weak "save face" reason for leaving HHS
#5219041 at 2019-02-17 07:26:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6668: Information Waterfall Edition
>>5218818
2 of these?
Tom Price
Rex Tillerson
David Shulkin
#5219019 at 2019-02-17 07:25:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6668: Information Waterfall Edition
>>5218923
those who left in 2017 or early 2018:
Tom Price
Rex Tillerson
David Shulkin
Mike Pompeo
#5218968 at 2019-02-17 07:21:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6668: Information Waterfall Edition
>>5218735
Rex Tillerson and Tom Price?
#5218923 at 2019-02-17 07:19:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6668: Information Waterfall Edition
>>5218735
John Kelly and Tom Price left in 2017
#5218325 at 2019-02-17 06:28:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6667: Buckle Up! Edition
These are 5 ex cabinet members that I know of:
1. Rex Tillerson
2. Tom Price
3. Jeff Sessions
4. Mad Dog Mattis
5. John Kelly
My guesses would be any combination of Tillerson, Kelly and Mattis…..maybe Price because there was some kinda scandal with him using private jets for gov biz
#4836655 at 2019-01-20 19:45:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6174: Bomb Attack in Colombia Edition
2 yr mark comprehensive list of resignations and firings. (not a complete list)
James Mattis (Resigned), Defence Secretary
WHEN: 20/12/2018
Ryan Zinke (pressured to resign), Secretary for the Interior
WHEN: 15/12/2018
John Kelly (Fired), White House Chief Of Staff
WHEN: 08/12/18
Mira Ricardel (Fired), Deputy National Security Advisor
WHEN: 14/11/18
Jeff Sessions (Fired), Attorney General
WHEN: 07/11/18
Nikki Haley (resigned), US ambassador to the United Nations
WHEN: 09/10/2018
Scott Pruitt (resigned), Environmental Protection Agency Administrator
WHEN: 05/07/2018
Ty Cobb (resigned), White House Special Counsel
WHEN: 02/05/2018
Thomas Homan (resigned), Acting Director of ICE
WHEN: 30/04/2018
Tom Bossert (Pressured to resign), Homeland Security adviser
WHEN: 10/04/2018
David Shulkin (Fired), Veteran affairs secretary
WHEN: 28/03/2018
HR McMaster (Fired), National Security Adviser
WHEN: 22/03/2018
Rex Tillerson (Fired), Secretary of State
WHEN: 13/03/2018
Andrew McCabe (Fired), FBI Deputy Director
WHEN: 17/03/2018
John McEntee (Fired), Aide
WHEN: 13/03/2018
Gary Cohen (Resigned), Director of the National Economic Council
WHEN: 06/03/2018
Hope Hicks (Resigned), White House communications director
WHEN: 29/02/2018
Josh Raffel (Resigned), Deputy communications director
WHEN: 27/02/2018
David Sorensen (Pressured to resign), Speechwriter
WHEN: 09/02/2018
Rob Porter (Pressured to resign), Staff secretary
WHEN: 08/02/2018
Brenda Fitzgerald (Pressured to resign), Centre For Disease Control director
WHEN: 31/01/2018
Taylor Weyeneth (Pressured to resign, then rehired), White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
WHEN: 25/01/2018
Omarosa Manigault (Pressured to resign), Director of communications for the WH Office of Public Liaison
WHEN: 12/12/2017
Dina Powell (Resigned), National Security Adviser
WHEN: 08/12/2017
Tom Price (Pressured to resign), Health and Human Services Secretary
WHEN: 30/09/2017
George Sifakis (Resigned), Director of the Office of Public Liaison
WHEN: 25/09/2017
William Bradford (Pressured to resign), Energy Department's Office of Indian Energy
WHEN: 31/08/2017
Carl Icahn (Resigned), Special adviser to the president on regulatory reform
WHEN: 18/08/2017
Sebastian Gorka (Pressured to resign), Deputy Assistant to the President
WHEN: 25/08/2017
Steve Bannon (Fired), Chief strategist
WHEN: 18/08/2017
Ezra Cohen-Watnick (Fired and rehired), Senior director for intelligence - National Security Council
WHEN: 02/08/2017
Elizabeth Southerland (Resigned), Senior official with the Environmental Protection Agency
WHEN: 01/08/2017
Anthony Scaramucci (Fired), White House communications Director
WHEN: 31/07/2017
Reince Priebus (Pressured to resign), Chief of Staff
WHEN: 28/07/2017
Derek Harvey (Fired), Senior director for the Middle East - National Security Council
WHEN: 27/07/2017
Michael Short (Pressured to resign), Assistant press secretary
WHEN: 25/07/2017
Sean Spicer (Resigned), Press secretary
WHEN: 21/07/2017
Rich Higgins (Fired), Director of strategic planning - National Security Council
WHEN: 21/07/2017
Mark Corallo (Resigned), Chief spokesman for President Trump's personal legal team
WHEN: 20/07/2017
Tera Dahl (Resigned), Deputy chief of staff - National Security Council
WHEN: 06/07/2017
Walter Shaub (Resigned), Ethics office
WHEN: 06/07/2017
Michael Dubke (Resigned), White House communications director
WHEN: 30/05/2017
John Thompson (Resigned), Census Bureau Director
WHEN: 09/05/2017
James Comey (Fired), FBI director
WHEN: 09/05/2017
Angella Reid (Fired), Chief Usher
WHEN: 05/05/2017
K. T. McFarland (Pressured to resign), Deputy National Security Adviser
WHEN: 09/04/2017
Katie Walsh (Resigned), Deputy Chief Of Staff
WHEN: 30/03/2017
Preet Bharara (Fired), US Attorney, NY southern district
WHEN: 11/03/2017
Michael Flynn (Pressured to resign), National Security Adviser
WHEN: 13/02/2017
Sally Yates (Fired), US Attorney General
WHEN: 31/01/2017
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/everyone-who-been-fired-donald-12372954
#4590721 at 2019-01-04 06:44:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5856: Those You Are Taught To TRUST The Most….. Edition
Googles Fleet of private Jets, Emails
Google
H211 LLC
(owned by Eric Schmidt, Sergei Brin, Larry Page)
Contracts with NASA, Air fields and much moar
Back and forth Congressional letters.
Featuring:
Congressman Darrell Issa, Tom Price, Eshoo, Rochrabacher
And with: Senator Feinstein, Boxer
Flights going as high as 50,000 feet
Flight logs not related to "science" as they claim the flights were for.
Only 5% were science related
A lot of pages withheld.
A heavily redacted name that is definitely male
(was referred to as "He")
Here a few pages from the 63 page PDF
https://ia800406.us.archive.org/25/items/798385-13-arc-f-00333-partial-release-emails-2-1/798385-13-arc-f-00333-partial-release-emails-2-1.pdf
If the PDF doesn't post I'll retry
#4322496 at 2018-12-15 17:15:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5508: RIP Weekly Standard Edition
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/interior-secretary-zinke-resigns-amid-investigations/2018/12/15/481f9104-0077-11e9-ad40-cdfd0e0dd65a_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f14ff08d637b
Interior Secretary Zinke resigns amid investigations
December 15 at 11:35 AM
Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke submitted his resignation to the White House Saturday, facing intense pressure to step down because of multiple probes tied to his real estate dealings in his home state of Montana and his conduct while in office.
President Trump announced Zinke's exit via Twitter Saturday morning, and offered praise for the departing Interior chief. "Secretary of the Interior @RyanZinke will be leaving the Administration at the end of the year after having served for a period of almost two years," the president tweeted. "Ryan has accomplished much during his tenure and I want to thank him for his service to our Nation……."
Behind the scenes, however, the White House had been pushing Zinke to resign for weeks, administration officials said.
Zinke - the first Montanan to serve in a presidential Cabinet - is the fourth Trump Cabinet member to resign under an ethics cloud in less than two years. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt also relinquished their posts after coming under scrutiny for how they spent taxpayer dollars on their travel, among other allegations.
#3888313 at 2018-11-13 20:29:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4944: Whitaker: 1, Sinclair Broadcast Grp: 0 Edition
Trump-Appointed Regulator Indicted in Alabama on Ethics Violations
A grand jury in Alabama has indicted the Environmental Protection Agency's southeast regional director for violating state ethics laws, according to local media reports.
EPA regional administrator Trey Glenn, appointed in 2017 by US President Donald Trump, and a former Alabama Environmental Management Commissioner were indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury on Monday for several legal violations. The duo has been charged with multiple counts of corruption under the state's Ethics Acts.
Glenn worked with Birmingham law firm Balch & Bingham, plus one of its clients, Drummond Company, to combat EPA testing of neighborhoods in north Birmingham and Tarrant. Glenn teamed up with Scott Phillips, former Alabama Environmental Management Commissioner, to fight EPA efforts. They set up a company called Southeast Engineering & Consulting to oppose the EPA - at the same time Phillips served on the commission.
The duo allegedly accepted money from private sector parties to influence Alabama regulators at the same time when Phillips was one of the top environmental regulation officials in the state.
Trump appointed Glenn to serve as the leader of the EPA's Region 4 in August 2017, after the crimes listed in the indictment had allegedly been committed. The region includes Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.
"The Alabama Ethics Commission is committed to working with Alabama's District Attorneys, and all enforcement agencies, whenever needed and asked to do so, to ensure enforcement of Alabama's Ethics laws on behalf of the citizens of Alabama; and these indictments are evidence of that," Alabama Ethics Commission Director Tom Albritton said in a news release.
Glenn is not the first political appointee from the Trump administration who turned out to be a bad apple. Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned in July 2018 over ethics violations including directing his staff to find used mattresses from the Trump Hotel, ordering his subordinates to bring him hand lotion from a Ritz Carlton resort and seeking potentially lucrative jobs for his wife.
Pruitt isn't the only cabinet member who has been disgraced into resigning because of his nonexistent ethics. Former Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price resigned in September 2017 after racking up a $400,000 bill for 24 rides on privately chartered jets, Politico reported. Factoring in his travel expenses incurred flying on military aircraft, Price's flight bill easily surpassed $1 million. Even more magnificently, Price was able to squander that $1 million on flight costs in just nine months.
https://sputniknews.com/us/201811131069778234-trump-appointed-regulator-indicted-ethics/
#3410111 at 2018-10-09 17:28:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4322: Staying Safe In The Storm Edition
The real reason Nikki Haley just resigned as Donald Trump's UN Ambassador
Heading into next month's midterm elections, Donald Trump is trying to project as much confidence as possible. That's not exactly going according to plan. This morning, without a whiff of advance warning, and without even bothering to give a real reason, his United Nations National Ambassador Nikki Haley abruptly resigned. We think we know why.
Yesterday the powerful Citizens for Ethics (CREW) political watchdog group publicly accused Nikki Haley of having "accepted seven free flights for herself and her husband on luxury private aircraft from three South Carolina businessmen." This accusation got largely lost in a crazy news cycle yesterday. And this, of course, is nothing new for the Donald Trump administration; half his cabinet has been caught up in these kinds of ethics violations, and some of them resigned after spending quite a bit of time fighting to keep their jobs. But the circumstances here are different.
When Trump cabinet members Scott Pruitt and Tom Price got caught up in serious and ongoing ethics violations, they had nothing to lose by dragging it out as long as possible, and continuing to milk the system for even more personal gain on their way out the door. After all, they had no future political ambitions, and were planning to disappear from the landscape once they were inevitably forced out. But Nikki Haley is different.
You and I know that Nikki Haley's once potential-laden political career ended the day she took a job in the radioactive Trump regime, but she doesn't necessarily know that. In the back of her mind, she still thinks she's going to be the Republican nominee for President someday. Now that she's been caught up in the ethics violations that have dogged everyone who has joined Trump for his crime spree, she's abruptly resigning in a manner that could prompt us to quickly forget about her scandal. Of course it'll catch up with her later if she tries to enter politics again. But for now, her resignation makes it go away.
Plenty of people on social media are pointing out that if Donald Trump fires replaces Jeff Sessions with Lindsey Graham after the midterms, that'll leave Graham's South Carolina Senate seat open, and Nikki Haley just happens to be from South Carolina. So is there more going on here? It's entirely possible. But the timing here can't be ignored. When you abruptly resign one day after getting caught in a serious ethics scandal, it's just about never a coincidence.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/reason-nikki-haley-resigned-un-trump/13320/
#3407577 at 2018-10-09 14:13:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4319 DJT Trolls the Kavanaugh Protesters Edition
>>3407529
something to do with this?
A government watchdog group on Monday called for an investigation into whether U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley violated federal ethics regulations by accepting flights on private planes.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a letter formally requesting the State Department's inspector general investigate the flights, which Haley acknowledged in her 2017 public financial disclosure report.
The seven free flights were between New York, Washington, D.C., and three cities in the former governor's home state of South Carolina.
CREW wrote in a statement that the total value of the flights in unknown but estimates they were worth tens of thousands of dollars.
Federal ethics regulations ban employees from soliciting or accepting gifts because of their official positions, and Haley asserted on her financial disclosure report that she was personal friends with the three South Carolina businessmen involved.
The watchdog group called for the State Department inspector general to determine whether the personal relationship exemption is applicable for Haley's flights.
CREW wrote in its request that the men are executives at various companies and all appear to have made contributions to Haley's gubernatorial campaigns in South Carolina.
"In this case, Ambassador Haley's relationships with these individuals appear to have significant political and professional components," CREW alleges.
Haley did not indicate on her report whether the men's companies either owned or leased the aircrafts she flew on or if the companies at all contributed to the cost, CREW wrote.
While Haley's work at the United Nations might not directly link to her donor's business interests, CREW alleges that her close access with President Trump "makes her a valuable contact for anyone affected by his administration's policies."
The Hill has reached out to the State Department and the White House for comment.
CREW pointed out that several members of the Trump administration have been criticized for their use of luxury or government air travel at the taxpayer's expense.
Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigned in September 2017 after public uproar over his use of private jets for official business.
And former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt was also criticized for spending more than $105,000 on first-class airline travel in his first year on the job.
His spending was one of the many high-profile controversies that led up to his resignation from the agency in July.
CREW wrote in its request that Haley should have been more "conscious of the appearance concerns" surrounding her acceptance of private air travel since her colleagues at the administration were making their own headlines.
"By accepting gifts of luxury private flights, Ambassador Haley seems to be falling in line with other Trump administration officials who are reaping personal benefits from their public positions," CREW's executive director, Noah Bookbinder, said in a statement. "Our ethics laws are clearly written to prevent even the appearance of corruption and improper influence."
"We're calling on the State Department's inspector general to further investigate the nature of these gifts, determine whether they are in line with ethics rules, and ensure that employees like Ambassador Haley are fully trained on the application and importance of ethical standards," Bookbinder continued.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/watchdog-calls-for-investigation-into-haley-flights/ar-BBO7Dp1
#2740744 at 2018-08-26 07:45:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3461: No Name Is No Moar Edition
>>2740335
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 14, 2017
Readout of the Principal-Level Transition Exercise
The White House on Friday afternoon convened a transition exercise with members of the President-Elect's team and Cabinet designees together with current senior White House, Cabinet, and agency leaders. The exercise provided a high-level perspective on a series of challenges that the next administration may face and introduced the key authorities, policies, capabilities, and structures that are currently in place to respond to major domestic incidents. Members of President Obama's team shared experiences and lessons from incident responses they experienced, and both sides discussed a number of response scenarios together. Participants agreed that the exercise was productive and advanced the shared goal of conducting the most professional and seamless transition possible.
Obama Administration Participants Included:
Chair
Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Denis McDonough, Assistant to the President and White House Chief of Staff
Susan Rice, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Neil Eggleston, Assistant to the President and White House Counsel
Cecilia Munoz, Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council
Avril Haines, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor
Dab Kern, Assistant to the President and Director, White House Military Office
Amy Pope, Deputy Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy Assistant to the President
Suzy George, Deputy Assistant to the President and NSC Chief of Staff
John Holdren, Office of Science and Technology Policy Director
Shaun Donovan, Office of Management and Budget Director
Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense
Gen Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security
Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior
Dr. Ernest Moniz, Secretary of Energy
John King, Secretary of Education
Nicholas Rasmussen, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center
James Comey, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director
John Brennan, Central Intelligence Agency Director
Gayle Smith, U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator
Sylvia Burwell, Health and Human Services Secretary
Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Ely Ratner, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President
Thomas Shannon, UnderSecretary of State for Political Affairs
Adam Szubin, Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Department of the Treasury
Lt. Gen Todd Semonite, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sally Yates, Deputy Attorney General
Bruce Andrews, Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Christopher Lu, Deputy Secretary of Labor
Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services
Nani Coloretti, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Victor Mendez, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Transportation
Kevin Hanretta, Assistant Secretary for Operations, Security, and Preparedness, Department of Veterans Affairs
Craig Fugate, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator
ADM Paul Zukunft, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
Stanley Meiburg, Acting Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
Maria Contreras-Sweet, Small Business Administration Administrator
Gen Lori Robinson, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command
Gen Joseph Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau
Incoming Administration Participants Included:
Reince Priebus
Rex Tillerson
Steven Mnuchin
Gen. James Mattis
Rep. Ryan Zinke
Sen. Jeff Sessions
Rep. Mike Pompeo
Wilbur Ross
Betsy DeVos
Sen. Dan Coats
Andrew Puzder
Dr. Tom Price
Dr. Ben Carson
Elaine Chao
Gov. Rick Perry
Dr. David Shulkin
Gen. John Kelly
Rep. Mick Mulvaney
Linda McMahon
Sean Spicer
Joe Hagin
Stephen Miller
Marc Short
Joshua Pitcock
Tom Bossert
KT McFarland
Gen. Michael Flynn
Gary Cohn
Katie Walsh
Rick Dearborn
#2562536 at 2018-08-12 02:00:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3233: "Do you believe in coincidences?" Edition
Early Resignations (Unchanged no update needed)
''
Al Franken - Democratic U.S. Senate
Blake Farenthold - Republican U.S. House
Jason Chaffetz - Republican U.S. House
John Conyers, Jr. - Democrat U.S. House
Louise Slaughter - Democrat U.S. House
Patrick Meehan - Republican U.S. House
Patrick J. Tiberi - Republican U.S. House
Thad Cochran - Republican U.S. Senate
Tim Murphy - Republican U.S. House
Trent Franks - Republican U.S. House
Xavier Becerra - Democrat Attorney General of California
Resigned to move into other Government Positions
Jeff Sessions - Republican (Attorney General)
Jim Bridenstine - Republican (NASA Administrator)
Michael "Mick" Mulvaney -Republican (Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget)
Mike Pompeo - - Republican (Secretary of the State)
Tom Price - Republican (Former Secretary of Health and Human Services)
Ryan Zinke - Republican (U.S. Secretary of the Interior)
Reposted and corrected to clear up confusion
#2561757 at 2018-08-12 01:08:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3232: "TRUTH to power" Edition
Resigned - UPDATED
[Resigned]
Al Franken - Democratic U.S. Senate
Blake Farenthold - Republican U.S. House
Jason Chaffetz - Republican U.S. House
John Conyers, Jr. - Democrat U.S. House
Jim Bridenstine - Republican (NASA Administrator)
Louise Slaughter - Democrat U.S. House
Michael "Mick" Mulvaney -Republican (Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget)
Mike Pompeo - - Republican (Secretary of the State)
Patrick Meehan - Republican U.S. House
Patrick J. Tiberi - Republican U.S. House
Ryan Zinke - Republican (U.S. Secretary of the Interior)
Thad Cochran - Republican U.S. Senate
Tim Murphy - Republican U.S. House
Tom Price - Republican (Former Secretary of Health and Human Services)
Trent Franks - Republican U.S. House
Xavier Becerra - Democrat Attorney General of California
#2525174 at 2018-08-09 17:06:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3185: Another Busy Day Edition
>>2525063
there is no longer an official release of visitor logs under the Trump administration. there is an unofficial version at politico (blech)
https://www.politico.com/interactives/databases/trump-white-house-visitor-logs-and-records/index.html
politico shows only Tom Price on Aug 8
and Mitch McConnell on Aug 9.
These are NOT official.
As part of a settlement in which they were sued to release visitor logs, the Trump admin has released some. But these are just some, and they are edited by the website and are NOT official.
https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/wh-complex
This source shows NO Price or McConnell only
Aug. 7, 2017
Calendar
Attendees Topic
John M. "Mick" Mulvaney Weekly Comms Meeting
needs moar digging
#2511878 at 2018-08-08 17:34:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3168: "We Will Have a Giant Red Wave" Edition
2511836
https://www.thedailybeast.com/congressman-in-bed-with-foreign-biotech
holy shit. foreign biotech company operating in Buffalo (CPS is stealing kids big time there)
from article
When a small Australian biotechnology company, Innate Immunotherapeutics, needed a clinical trial for an experimental drug it hoped to turn into a huge moneymaker, the company landed a U.S. partner where it had high-level connections: Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y.
The company is partly owned by Rep. Chris Collins, a wealthy Republican entrepreneur from Buffalo, whose enthusiasm for Innate helped persuade others to invest. Former Rep. Tom Price, now secretary of Health and Human Services, bought Innate stock after Collins told him about it, Price said at his Senate confirmation hearing. Other shareholders include Collins' campaign supporters, some of whom are key figures in Buffalo's medical corridor, company and government documents reveal.
#2509185 at 2018-08-08 13:48:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3165: Clockfags Start 4th and Final Quarter Edition
>>2509086
>>2509057
Maybe Collins was/will be offered a deal.
show his corruption, in exchange for ratting out other insider trading/corruption he is aware in the senate.
Could be the case of a good guy who was tempted to enrich himself once he came into a position of power.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Collins_(American_politician)
"In August 2016 Collins purchased 4 million more shares in Innate Immunotherapeutics, making him the largest shareholder at that time. At the same time, Tom Price, a Republican who until September 29, 2017 was the 23rd United States Secretary of Health and Human Services selected by Donald Trump, purchased 400,613 Innate Immunotherapeutics shares valued at $100,000 to $250,000.[94] Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) raised potential concerns about Price's Innate Immunotherapeutics investments which "could be affected by legislation that comes before Congress."[94] Innate Immunotherapeutics acquired Amplia Therapeutics in April, 2018.[95] Collins is no longer a director of Innate Immunotherapeutics.[96]
In May 2017, White House ethics investigators "began probing Collins for his role in recruiting investors to buy stock in [Innate Immunotherapeutics] after several complaints were filed".[97] Members of Congress are explicitly barred from trading stocks using insider information.[97] In October 2017, the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) said they had "substantial reason" to believe that Collins had improperly used his public office to benefit Innate, and had forwarded nonpublic information to other investors.[98] The OCE said Collins sent nonpublic information to investors about drug trials and that he visited the National Institutes of Health to discuss a drug's clinical trial, saying that this violated House ethics rules.[98] The House Ethics Committee did not appoint a subcommittee to continue investigating Collins' case.[99]
On August 8, 2018 it was announced that Collins, alongside his son Cameron, will be charged by the Justice Department with insider trading.[100]"
or it could be a mini-witch hunt / fake news.
Hard to tell sometimes when youre dealing with the swamp.
#2509143 at 2018-08-08 13:43:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3165: Clockfags Start 4th and Final Quarter Edition
>>2509082
from Anon's link:
BUFFALO, NY– Congressman Chris Collins is facing insider trading charges and was arrested by the FBI Wednesday morning.
He is also accused of lying to FBI.
Collins, along with his son Cameron Collins and Stephen Zarsky, the father of Cameron Collin's fiancee, are being processed by the FBI in Manhattan.
An ethics investigation was launched last year looking into Congressman Chris Collins' role in luring investors to an Australian biotech company.
moar:
Rep. Chris Collins's advocacy for biotech company was problematic, House ethics watchdog finds:
The New York Republican was an early backer of Innate Immunotherapeutics, an Australian firm that was developing a new therapy for multiple sclerosis, and recruited investors that included family, his congressional staff and House colleagues - including Tom Price, who later served as Department of Health and Human Services secretary.
www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/rep-chris-collinss-advocacy-for-biotech-company-broke-rules-house-ethics-watchdog-finds/2017/10/12/594988fe-af74-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html?utm_term=.ca1648c5ed75
#2497777 at 2018-08-07 18:11:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3150: Making The Dough Rise To A Storm Edition
>>2497652
Don't know? Go back in threads notables and find out. Ton's of politicians, judges, CEO's resigned and or in jail for extra curricular crimes.
.
Off the top of my hat.
Another office - appointed
Mick Mulvaney (R) (South Carolina, District 05)
Mike Pompeo (R) (Kansas, District 04)
Tom Price (R) (Georgia, District 06)
Jeff Sessions (R) (Alabama, Senate)
Ryan K Zinke (R) (Montana, District 01)
Left office
Luther Strange (R) (Alabama, Senate)
Resigned
Xavier Becerra (D) (California, District 34)
Jason Chaffetz (R) (Utah, District 03)
Thad Cochran (R) (Mississippi, Senate)
John Conyers Jr. (D) (Michigan, District 13)
Al Franken (D) (Minnesota, Senate)
Trent Franks (R) (Arizona, District 08)
Tim Murphy (R) (Pennsylvania, District 18)
Pat Tiberi (R) (Ohio, District 12)
Retiring - Self Term Limited
James Bridenstine (R) (Oklahoma, District 01)
Retiring at end of session
Joe Barton (R) (Texas, District 06)
Robert A. Brady (D) (Pennsylvania, District 01)
Bob Corker (R) (Tennessee, Senate)
John K Delaney (D) (Maryland, District 06)
Charlie Dent (R) (Pennsylvania, District 15)
John J Duncan Jr. (R) (Tennessee, District 02)
Blake Farenthold (R) (Texas, District 27)
Jeff Flake (R) (Arizona, Senate)
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) (New Jersey, District 11)
Bob Goodlatte (R) (Virginia, District 06)
Trey Gowdy (R) (South Carolina, District 04)
Gene Green (D) (Texas, District 29)
Luis V Gutierrez (D) (Illinois, District 04)
Gregg Harper (R) (Mississippi, District 03)
Orrin G Hatch (R) (Utah, Senate)
Jeb Hensarling (R) (Texas, District 05)
Darrell Issa (R) (California, District 49)
Lynn Jenkins (R) (Kansas, District 02)
Sam Johnson (R) (Texas, District 03)
Ruben Kihuen (D) (Nevada, District 04)
Sander Levin (D) (Michigan, District 09)
Frank LoBiondo (R) (New Jersey, District 02)
Patrick Meehan (R) (Pennsylvania, District 07)
Rick Nolan (D) (Minnesota, District 08)
Ted Poe (R) (Texas, District 02)
Dave Reichert (R) (Washington, District 08)
Tom Rooney (R) (Florida, District 17)
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) (Florida, District 27)
Ed Royce (R) (California, District 39)
Carol Shea-Porter (D) (New Hampshire, District 01)
Bill Shuster (R) (Pennsylvania, District 09)
Lamar Smith (R) (Texas, District 21)
Dave Trott (R) (Michigan, District 11)
Niki Tsongas (D) (Massachusetts, District 03)
Got first list, from
https:// www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/outgoing-members-list?cycle=2018
As of March 26, 2018, 52 representatives will not seek re-election to their U.S. House districts.
Party breakdown:
Democratic Party 16 Democratic members of the U.S. House
and
Republican Party 36 Republican members of the U.S. House
https:// ballotpedia.org/List_of_U.S._Congress_incumbents_who_are_not_running_for_re-election_in_2018
THE LIST IS GETTING LONGER, especially with Paul Ryan being added to the list today.
#1503583 at 2018-05-22 09:11:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1888 Sparrow Red Edition
EUAnon back online.
Just slept 4 hours but I feel recovered as if Hellary lost once again.
I'll post some of my summaries now.
Resignations & Dismisslas:
Gary Cohn (resignation as Director of the National Economic Counsel)
Hope Hicks (resignation as Head of Communications)
Rob Porter (resignation as Staff Secretary)
Paul Manafort (resignation as former Campaign Manager)
Tom Price (resignation of the Secretary of HHS)
Keith Schiller (resignation of Director of Security)
Stanley Fischer (resignation as Vice Chair of US Federal Reserve)
Carl Icahn (resignation of the Special Adviser on Financial Regulation)
Reince Priebus (resignation as White House Chief of Staff)
Sean Spicer (resignation of the Press Secretary)
Andrew Puzder (resignation of the Secretary of Labor)
AAAAND Michael Flynn (resignation of the National Security Adviser)
Steve Bannon (dismissed Chief Strategist)
Anthony Scaramucci (dismissed Director of Communications)
James Comey (dismissed Director of the FBI)
David Shulkin (dismissed Secretary of Veterans Affairs)
H.C. McMaster (dismissed National Security Advisor)
Rex Tillerson (dismissed Secretary of State)
#1115539 at 2018-04-20 16:26:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1393: EOs POST PEN PICS Edition
Alright, Anons. Pen time.
https:// edition.cnn.com/2017/01/27/politics/donald-trump-cross-pen-white-house/
(CNN)President Donald Trump's John Hancock is getting some attention, but it turns out the President, who made his mark bucking tradition during the election, is sticking with a long-standing White House pen supplier.
When he signs executive orders, Trump is using a Century II black lacquer and gold roller ball pen, made by manufacturer A. T. Cross. The Trump White House put in an initial order for 150 of the pens.
Explore Trump's progress on key campaign promises
Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton also used the Cross Townsend pen, although Obama later switched to the Century II. Presidents Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush were also known to use Cross pens, however, the official Cross-White House program began under Clinton.
Trump, Obama and Bush use the medium felt tip refills – Bush in blue, Obama and Trump in black. A spokesperson to Cross North America told CNN the felt tip refill is "extremely quick to dry and can write on most surfaces."
The Century II in black lacquer is available for purchase for the general public with an MSRP of $110 for the rollerball pen, plus the $6.50 felt tip refill.
Read More
Cross sells the pen to the White House through a distributor in the Washington area, the spokesperson said. The distributor gets a discount, paying less than $50 per pen, although it was not immediately clear how much they charge the White House.
Meet the pen Obama will use to veto Keystone 01:21
A spokeswoman for the White House declined a request for comment.
Traditionally, these pens are handed out as souvenirs to guests attending the bill signings, and Trump has used the pen for each order he's signed thus far, often holding up the paper to show off his signature.
Trump's pen first made its mark moments after the inauguration ceremony when he headed inside the Capitol to sign some bills for his Cabinet nominees alongside family members and Hill leadership.
"Yeah, I'd like to give some pens out. The government is getting stingy, right?" the newly sworn-in President said, a stack of Cross pens before him.
The congressional leaders were picky about their pens, and Trump worked to accommodate everyone.
When he tried to pass off a pen to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that was used for a bill regarding Housing and Urban Development Secretary nominee Ben Carson, Schumer groaned, prompting a laugh from House Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. Schumer also emphatically stated he didn't want the Education Department nominee Betsy DeVos pen, "No, thank you."
[Image: President Donald Trump holds up an executive order withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, January 23, 2017.]
President Donald Trump holds up an executive order withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, January 23, 2017.
Pelosi later got her own pen from the Health and Human Services nominee Tom Price bill.
"Come here, I'll give you Elaine. Do you want Elaine?" Trump asked Pelosi.
But she passed the Elaine Chao pen over to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Chao's husband, saying: "The leader wants Elaine."
"You know what, the leader should have Elaine," the President said.
Schumer later made a pen trade, swapping Carson at HUD, for the Department of Veterans Affairs nominee David Shulkin.
"I can't get too many pens," he said.
"No no, you're only getting the one," Trump said, later adding, "I think we're going to need some more pens, by the way."
#807781 at 2018-03-27 06:44:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1QQ1: PHASE II, THE NEW MILLENNIUM Edition
Another office - appointed
Mick Mulvaney (R) (South Carolina, District 05)
Mike Pompeo (R) (Kansas, District 04)
Tom Price (R) (Georgia, District 06)
Jeff Sessions (R) (Alabama, Senate)
Ryan K Zinke (R) (Montana, District 01)
Left office
Luther Strange (R) (Alabama, Senate)
Resigned
Xavier Becerra (D) (California, District 34)
Jason Chaffetz (R) (Utah, District 03)
Thad Cochran (R) (Mississippi, Senate)
John Conyers Jr. (D) (Michigan, District 13)
Al Franken (D) (Minnesota, Senate)
Trent Franks (R) (Arizona, District 08)
Tim Murphy (R) (Pennsylvania, District 18)
Pat Tiberi (R) (Ohio, District 12)
Retiring - Self Term Limited
James Bridenstine (R) (Oklahoma, District 01)
Retiring at end of session
Joe Barton (R) (Texas, District 06)
Robert A. Brady (D) (Pennsylvania, District 01)
Bob Corker (R) (Tennessee, Senate)
John K Delaney (D) (Maryland, District 06)
Charlie Dent (R) (Pennsylvania, District 15)
John J Duncan Jr. (R) (Tennessee, District 02)
Blake Farenthold (R) (Texas, District 27)
Jeff Flake (R) (Arizona, Senate)
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) (New Jersey, District 11)
Bob Goodlatte (R) (Virginia, District 06)
Trey Gowdy (R) (South Carolina, District 04)
Gene Green (D) (Texas, District 29)
Luis V Gutierrez (D) (Illinois, District 04)
Gregg Harper (R) (Mississippi, District 03)
Orrin G Hatch (R) (Utah, Senate)
Jeb Hensarling (R) (Texas, District 05)
Darrell Issa (R) (California, District 49)
Lynn Jenkins (R) (Kansas, District 02)
Sam Johnson (R) (Texas, District 03)
Ruben Kihuen (D) (Nevada, District 04)
Sander Levin (D) (Michigan, District 09)
Frank LoBiondo (R) (New Jersey, District 02)
Patrick Meehan (R) (Pennsylvania, District 07)
Rick Nolan (D) (Minnesota, District 08)
Ted Poe (R) (Texas, District 02)
Dave Reichert (R) (Washington, District 08)
Tom Rooney (R) (Florida, District 17)
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) (Florida, District 27)
Ed Royce (R) (California, District 39)
Carol Shea-Porter (D) (New Hampshire, District 01)
Bill Shuster (R) (Pennsylvania, District 09)
Lamar Smith (R) (Texas, District 21)
Dave Trott (R) (Michigan, District 11)
Niki Tsongas (D) (Massachusetts, District 03)
Got first list, from
https:// www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/outgoing-members-list?cycle=2018
As of March 26, 2018, 52 representatives will not seek re-election to their U.S. House districts.
Party breakdown:
Democratic Party 16 Democratic members of the U.S. House
and
Republican Party 36 Republican members of the U.S. House
https:// ballotpedia.org/List_of_U.S._Congress_incumbents_who_are_not_running_for_re-election_in_2018
THE LIST IS GETTING LONGER, especially with Paul Ryan being added to the list today.
#303574 at 2018-02-08 07:46:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #371: A new Age of Enlightenment
>>303555
>>302888
>CDC
Interesting correction at the botTom of this HuffPo after they got called out for writing a hit-piece on Trump:
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story indicated Fitzgerald was appointed by the president. In fact, she was appointed to her CDC role by HHS Secretary Tom Price.
https:// www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cdc-head-steps-down-tobacco_us_5a71d89de4b0a6aa4875465d
#125410 at 2018-01-22 14:41:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research Genereal #151 - Sure Is Shilly In Here Edition
Q !UW.yye1fxo 01/19/18 (Fri) 02:16:41 No.25
[8] FIRED.
1.Reince Priebus - Chief of Staff
2.Anthony Scaramucci - Communications Director
3.Tom Price - Health & Human Services Secretary
4.Michael Flynn - National Security Adviser
5.Sally Yates -Acting Attorney General
6.Preet Bhara -US Attorney for the Southern District of NYC
7.James Comey - FBI Director
8.Mike Dubke - Communications Director
[X] JAILED. Could that mean 10 already IN jail?
Possible SUICIDES - looking into it….
++ / + TICK TOCK.
Q
8chan/8kun QRB Posts (1)
#51490 at 2021-05-07 09:09:44 (UTC+1)
QRB General #160: On Naval Intel Time Edition
The Inside Story Of Fulton County, GA GOP Attempts To Oust Newly-Elected Grassroots Chair
5-4-2021
On April 17th Georgia Republicans held their county conventions required by the state party. The results yielded massive victories for pro-Trump grassroots conservatives and a statewide upheaval of the Republican establishment. These newly energized groups captured key positions at mass precinct caucus meetings just a few weeks earlier. Two of their key concerns are election integrity and medical freedom, topics that the Republican establishment has disregarded and even "Pooh Poohed". ....
nowhere was the upheaval more dramatic than in Fulton County, Georgia's largest and most populous county that covers large parts of the 5th and 6th Districts in both north and south metro Atlanta. Grassroots attendees challenged and replaced absentee establishment members who typically get courtesy delegate spots for the district convention. Former U.S. Congresswoman Karen Handel who did not keep her promise to do something about Georgia's old, unverifiable voting system when she was elected Secretary of State in 2006, was challenged and replaced along with her husband Steve. Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price and his wife, state Representative Betty Price, were also challenged and replaced. Anti-election integrity legislators like State Senator John Albers and Rep. Chuck Martin were challenged and replaced too along with Albers' wife Kari.
But the most dramatic moments for the Fulton County Grand Olde Party (GOP) convention at the Metropolitan Club in Alpharetta came during the prolonged battle for chair between incumbent Trey Kelly and challenger Susan Opraseuth. Kelly who, in his role as chairman, established general convention procedures and appointed individuals to run the convention but then discovered he could not live with the results. The complete inside story of the battle for chair appears for the first time in print here....
https://creativedestructionmedia.com/analysis/2021/05/04/the-real-story-of-the-battle-for-fulton-county-ga-gop-chair/
8chan/8kun CBTS Posts (1)
#156040 at 2017-12-23 13:05:57 (UTC+1)
CBTS General #181: The [Q]ristmas #MAGA Weekend Edition No.1
>>155898
Incumbents retiring from public office
U.S. Senators
Bob Corker Republican Tennessee
Jeff Flake Republican Arizona
Al Franken Democratic Minnesota
U.S. House members
Blake Farenthold Republican Texas, District 27
Bob Goodlatte Republican Virginia, District 6
Carol Shea-Porter Democratic New Hampshire, District 1
Charles W. Dent Republican Pennsylvania, District 15
Dave Reichert Republican Washington, District 8
David Trott Republican Michigan, District 11
Frank LoBiondo Republican New Jersey, District 2
Gene Green Democratic Texas, District 29
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican Florida, District 27
Jeb Hensarling Republican Texas, District 5
Joe Barton Republican Texas, District 6
John Delaney Democratic Maryland, District 6
John J. Duncan, Jr. Republican blican Tennessee, District 2
Lamar Smith Republican Texas, District 21
Luis V. Gutierrez Democratic Illinois, District 4
Lynn Jenkins Republican Kansas, District 2
Niki Tsongas Democratic Massachusetts, District 3
Ruben J. Kihuen Democratic Nevada, District 4
Sam Johnson Republican Texas, District 3
Sandy Levin Democratic Michigan, District 9
Ted Poe Republican Texas, District 2
Jason Chaffetz Republican Utah, District 3
John Conyers, Jr. Democratic Michigan, District 13
Patrick J. Tiberi Republican Ohio, District 12
Tim Murphy Republican Pennsylvania, District 18
Tom Price Republican Sec HHS
Trent Franks Republican Arizona, District 8
Xavier Becerra Democratic Attorney General of California
Source
ballotpedia.org/List_of_U.S._Congress_incumbents_who_are_not_running_for_re-election_in_2018