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Giuliani Rises for State Because Attorney General Nominee Would Be Denied
Newsmax ^ | 11/15/2016 | John Gizzi

Posted on 11/15/2016 1:36:56 PM PST by GilGil

Why has Rudy Giuliani emerged as President-elect Donald Trump's prospect for State, the most coveted job in the administration?

Though Giuliani has little foreign policy experience, Trump insiders say Giuliani had few other options, and that Trump had to reward his most loyal, high-level supporter.

Trump transition officials and Giuliani himself has confided to friends there was little chance he could be confirmed by the Senate, which, under cloture rules, would still require Democratic support.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; giuliani; sessions; trump; trumpcabinet; trumptransition
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To: GoldenPup
I'm listening to a Wall Street Journal interview with Rudy. At minute 15:25 the question is asked and answered. I didn't like the answer but there it is direct from Giuliani.
Giuliani on the State of the Trump Administration
41 posted on 11/15/2016 2:25:27 PM PST by JayGalt
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To: AlphaOneAlpha

You must be joking.


42 posted on 11/15/2016 2:27:38 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: GilGil

Deepest swamp at State Department


43 posted on 11/15/2016 2:45:04 PM PST by stocksthatgoup (these protestors are not anarchists. They are Hillary Supporting Demoncraps.)
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To: KansasGirl

Agreed, give the rats the idea they can bully Trump on his cabinet and they’ll successfully Bork the brains out of any constitutionalist SC nominee.


44 posted on 11/15/2016 3:03:54 PM PST by hardspunned
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To: GilGil

Judge Jeanine for AG.


45 posted on 11/15/2016 3:05:29 PM PST by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: KansasGirl

“Like Lynch and Holder?”

Exactly. After the performance of those two jamokes Dems should never complain about the loyalties of any future AGs


46 posted on 11/15/2016 3:05:32 PM PST by Navin Johnson
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To: irishjuggler

How about Rudi as a special prosecutor of the Clinton Foundation. No Republicans should be pulled from the senate at this time.


47 posted on 11/15/2016 3:07:08 PM PST by Kadric
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To: TalBlack

The Democrats are all about winning.

The Republicans are all about comity.


48 posted on 11/15/2016 3:08:05 PM PST by Bratch ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
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To: AlphaOneAlpha

“Trey Gowdy would be a good, no nonsense law and order AG who would hopefully restore the D of J”

Yes! And Trey would be exactly the type of AG that could relate to current FBI personnel that are fed up with Comey and his ilk. With Rudy as SOS, the Clintons and their pay for play schemes could really threaten to put them in prison.

Obama would have no choice but to pardon them both before he leaves office.


49 posted on 11/15/2016 3:09:12 PM PST by Navin Johnson
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To: TBP
"What possible objection could the Senate have to him?

He's not a "Constitutional scholar" like Barry. /sarc

50 posted on 11/15/2016 3:11:32 PM PST by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

After getting Holder and lynch, with little opposition, the RATS have no room to complain. Their lies and hypocrisy won’t stop them, though.


51 posted on 11/15/2016 3:23:54 PM PST by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches, and get with what's real.)
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To: Pinkbell

“Confused. We have a Republican majority. Why would he be denied”

Perhaps it has been decided not to prosecute Hillary and Guliani has been too vocal about doing it.


52 posted on 11/15/2016 4:10:38 PM PST by RonnG
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To: HerrBlucher

No, Rudy has a history of trumping up charges against people to make a name for himself. Can we not get some true conservatives in positions of power for a change? So many of these people are career politicians, and what we need is new blood.


53 posted on 11/15/2016 4:42:23 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: GilGil
What about that Indian-sounding guy for AG— the one who's been going after all of the corruption in the state government?
54 posted on 11/15/2016 4:46:05 PM PST by sargon (The Revolution is ON! Support President-elect Trump!)
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To: GilGil

This is disturbing. Not because President-elect Trump doesn’t hve plenty of excellent options, but becausae if they’re backing away from a tough confirmation fight now, how can we expect them to fight one when the Dhimmicraps go after the Supmre Court nominee?

I’m not saying Trump won’t pick someone on his list — or at lest someone very much like those people (such as Senator Lee’s brother, for example) — but I’m concerned that it will be Robert Bork all over again. One of President Reagan’s failings was not fighting hard enough for Bork.

I don’t want to wind up with another Anthony Kennedy type.


55 posted on 11/15/2016 7:31:40 PM PST by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: TBP

Reagan should nave named Bork in 1981, not O’Connor at all, who was unworthy of appointment. That would have solved everything.


56 posted on 11/15/2016 7:40:32 PM PST by Theodore R. (Let's not squander the golden opportunity of 2017.)
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To: Theodore R.

True, but he still would have been “Borked”.

I am proud that we in YAF opposed the O’Connor nomination.


57 posted on 11/15/2016 7:46:19 PM PST by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: TBP

Reagan had 57 Republican senators in 1981; c. 47 in 1987. However, as you may be referring, at least eight “GOP” senators, including the treacherous John Warner, voted against Bork.


58 posted on 11/15/2016 8:26:20 PM PST by Theodore R. (Let's not squander the golden opportunity of 2017.)
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To: Theodore R.

They should have fought harder for Bork. Losing that gave us Kennedy.

I don’t want to have something like that happen again. The fact that they would back off Rudy for AG because it’s too hard a confirmation fight gives me pause. it suggests that they won’t fight for their Supreme Court nominee if the going gets rough.


59 posted on 11/15/2016 9:01:19 PM PST by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

You appear to be a Cruz fan. He’s the joke. Thinks he’s the smartest guy in the room. He’s just full of himself, much like Obama.


60 posted on 11/16/2016 12:56:53 PM PST by AlphaOneAlpha
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