Posted on 05/22/2017 3:28:38 PM PDT by Trump20162020
SCOOP: Three White House staffers have been identified for leaking classified info. POTUS will fire 'multiple people' when he returns to DC.
Only a year or so ago someone would react the same way you did if you claimed Paul Ryan or Scott Walker were RINOs and we ALL know that they are. Jeff Sessions is today’s conservative darling (not sure why really as I can see through the veneer) only time will tell and then Freepers will be saying they never liked him. Is there any discernible difference between a Mike Pence and a Jeff Sessions? To me they seem like a distinction without a difference.
Unless [and this may be key] they leaked “fake news”.
(possibly ^set-up^ by Bannon and Priebus to find the unfaithful staff members)
Then, the leakers have protection under 1stAm.
Later
I never had that opinion of Ryan, whom I consider a RINO and the epitome of the GOPe. Walker's true colors were revealed during the presidential campaign.
we ALL know that they are. Jeff Sessions is today’s conservative darling (not sure why really as I can see through the veneer) only time will tell and then Freepers will be saying they never liked him.
That will never be me. I have worked with Senator Sessions and his office on the issue of immigration for nearly ten years as a member of a grassroots organization that lobbies on the Hill. Jeff Sessions is a man of character, integrity, and principle. His constituents know that and so do the Dems, which is why Sessions ran unopposed by the Dems in his last reelection bid.
The Dems fought his nomination to AG viciously despite being a member of the Senate club. When the Reps took over the senate, McConnell and the GOPe screwed Sessions in committee chairman assignments. He has been a thorn in the side of the GOPe.
In the short time that Sessions has been AG, he has taken many actions that fulfill the promises and positions he has taken on law enforcement and immigration.
I supported Trump from the day he came down that escalator because of his positions on immigration and trade. Those positions come from one of the best political templates for victory ever written by a Rep. I am referring to the seminal, brilliant piece that Sessions wrote in March 13, 2014, i.e., Becoming the Party of Work--How the GOP can help struggling Americans, and itself. It should be required reading for every Rep candidate seeking elective office. Trump obviously read it, which is why he won.
The transfer of Steve Miller from the Sessions senate staff to the Trump campaign early on even before Sessions endorsed Trump was the harbinger of things to come. Steve wrote Trump's campaign position papers on immigration and trade. As a side note, he also was the main author of Trump's speech in Riyadh.
Trump is not a conservative. He will take actions that you and I might not like, but overall he is doing more conservative things than Bush 41 or 43. As long as Sessions and Miller remain in place and Kris Kobach enjoys an advisor role, I couldn't be happier, especially considering the alternative. Trump has learned from Sessions that the way to break the Dem dominance, i.e., the Dems have won the popular vote in 6 out of the last 7 elections, is to go after their traditional constituencies using the protection of American workers and jobs. Immigration and trade provide the tools to do that.
If Trump were ever to remove Sessions or Miller, he would lose me. This is why I totally disagree with your assessment of Sessions based on my personal and professional assessment of him. He is the indispensable man for me.
Is there any discernible difference between a Mike Pence and a Jeff Sessions? To me they seem like a distinction without a difference.
Immigration is one issue where there is a major difference. Pence's "touchback amnesty" is an example. That said, I think Pence and Sessions are loyal to the President. And I am not going to allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good. The GOP needs to unite and develop a consensus on policy to take advantage of their current control over Congress and the WH. It is a rare opportunity to reverse what is going on. The current circular firing squad led by McCain, Graham, Flake, and Sasse is sure to make the GOP the permanent minority party.
“...OAN ...not available on all cable providers...”
This is true and unfortunate. We used to get OAN on verizon in our last apartment (we downsized from a 3,000 square foot historic stone house a couple of years ago) Our current apartment complex offers Time Warner and OAN is not available.
We have a smart TV but could not get it to stream there either because it is just a few years old and the “flash” is not supported or downloadable.
I am very frustrated as Fox News is almost unwatchable except for a very few select shows - Fox Business and Sean Hannity.
The current Fox format of commentary rather than news when the commentary is done by the demonrats is unwatchable.
Thoughts anyone?
“Why wait a week? If they know who they are then fire them now.”
You know how an owl sits in a tree hooting, waiting to see if a mouse breaks cover?
If the leakers have been identified then the mouse has already made a break for it. End it now.
Why not prosecute instead of just “firing?”
I wonder if the names aren’t just being kept under wraps from the public, but also nearly everyone on WH staff.
My wild hypothesis is, they made this public statement to see who starts acting nervous, running for computers/devices, and erasing data.
Excellent post on Sessions with lots of information I did not know—and a great example of why I have visited this place regularly for eighteen years.
Kim Jong Un style seems apropos.
I’m fairly certain that everyone here watched that episode of Game of Thrones where Tyrion told three stories to three people and now think that’s the way to solve every problem.
fire them after they have been placed in public ‘stocks’ in Lafayette Park for a few days
This is never going to end. This will be 4 years of unmitigated hell for Trump. The One Worlders are going to do every stinking thing they can to destroy him and stop him from doing one good thing for the country. The RINO One Worlders are right in bed with the Dimwit commies. There are no longer two parties in this country. This country is divided between the commie, socialists, homolovers, criminals and thugs, cheats, liars, slime, republican and dimocrats vs. Christians, conservatives and patriots. That is the dividing line.
this is a ridiculous story, and OANN is screwing itself.
(A) firing “staffers” is why you have a chief of staff, and (B) you don’t hesitate to fire leakers because the president happens to be somewhere else; that’s why they have phones.
By recusing himself from the Russia issue, Session reserves his time and attention to the many and varied issues around immigration that are likely to arise. Wise move.
Why wait for Trump return ? Cuff em.
The story is two days old, and not a peep of it anywhere else, including Fox. My fake news indicator is beeping.
Rosie Perez?
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