Posted on 11/24/2016 9:24:07 AM PST by DeathBeforeDishonor1
Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Elijah Cummings issued a request Wednesday for a federal agency to review President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House amid reports of chaos and disarray.
In the letter to the Government Accountability Office, Warren and Cummings laid out a number of concerns regarding the transfer of power, including potential conflicts of interest related to President-elect Trump’s businesses and his family.
Up to $9.5 million has been allocated by Congress for the transition, the two Democrats wrote.
“Mr. Trump’s apparent conflicts of interest — and his behavior during the campaign and after his election — raise questions about the use of taxpayer funds during the transition,” they wrote.
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Enter email address Sign Up Warren and Cummings point to the lack of a true blind trust for Trump’s businesses and his meeting with three business partners from India among their issues with the transition.
On Tuesday, Trump told The New York Times he was not required to place boundaries between his business and his administration.
“The president can’t have a conflict of interest,” he said.
The letter to the GAO also pointed to other reports of diplomats being hosted by the Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C., payments from the Secret Service due to Trump’s use of his own plane for transportation, and potential violations of national security protocol.
Warren and Cummings asked that that review begin “as quickly as possible.” Trump will be inaugurated Jan. 20.
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ROFL!!!! That’s too ####ing funny!!
Perhaps the best word is de-secession it but words have meaning once added to the vocabulary. I like the concept.
Losers!
Time to drain the swamp of these creatures.
How many times has Paleface Lizzy gone to a reservation?
Shut up Elizabeth
Warren and Cummings - two people I’d like to see kicked out of office.
Warren, the fake Indian, complaining about how trump runs his administration.
I didn’t see that loser winning the election!
Dances with Donors needs to sit down, shut up, and let the adults run things for a while.
She’ll be the next Jill Stein
“Doesn’t Like Horses” (Snake woman) beats her war drum.
Hey Lizzie, is about as respectful as it’s going to get from me.
There are other things I would use before I ever addressed her as Senator.
There were also loyalists at the revolution.
The loyalists have taken control of your state and can’t be ousted. They are in favor or being Neoeuropa rather than America.
> Hey now. She’s a U.S. Senator. You have to address her with respect. I believe the correct form of address would be “Ms. Pocahontas”.
Or maybe it’s Senator Warpaint
Sarah Palin set up a "defense fund," but it was ruled illegal.
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