Posted on 12/25/2016 4:23:32 AM PST by RoosterRedux
S. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has asked two Cabinet departments for the names of government officials working on programs to counter violent extremism, according to a document seen by Reuters and U.S. officials.
The requests to the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security involve a set of programs that seek to prevent violence by extremists of any stripe, including recruitment by militant Islamist groups within the United States and abroad.
Reuters could not determine why the Trump team asked for these names. The Trump team did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump has frequently criticized President Barack Obama for not doing enough to battle Islamic militants and for his refusal to use the term "radical Islam" to describe Islamic State and other militant groups.
Some career officials said they feared the incoming administration may be looking to undo the work that the Obama administration has done on countering violent extremism.
"They're picking a few issues to ask for people's names," said one government official who spoke on condition of anonymity, reflecting wider fears that those who worked on such issues could be marginalized by the new administration.
Earlier this month, Trump representatives had asked the U.S. Energy Department for the names of staffers who worked on climate change policy. The White House expressed concern that it may have been an attempt to target civil servants, including scientists and lawyers. The Energy Department balked at providing names and a Trump spokesman disavowed the request.
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Sounds like ground work for sedition charges.
Ping
Trump is probably looking for the ones working on phantom right-wing extremism in the U.S.
Look at the author’s names.
Likely to flush out muzzie brohood members and to flag those doing the opposite.
Is this a joke?
That was my first thought. And looking for those useful idiots who have helping to hide the muslim tentacles in our govt.
Trump won’t get any answers until he installs heads of these agencies who are patriots. People HE names. Not long now.
I think once the full extent of Obama treasonous crimes are made clear he is looking at life in jail, or possibly even execution .
This is what the recent work with our enemies (Iran, Cuba, Venezuela) has been about. He is planning to flee the country and wants to have options of where he can go and be granted amnesty
Not probably,that’s why. Under Holder these groups were set up to monitor “Tea Party extremists”.
There’s a new sheriff in town....bu bye.
There is a lot inside despicable s working under cover, they need to be flushed out and removed
That’s my guess...
I don’t know about you, but I am not anywhere close to being tired of winning yet.
The whole CVE nomenclature struck me as profoundly dishonest from the beginning. Sure, there are 47 KKKers out there, and a few Sovereign Citizen types, but that’s not where the threat to the average citizen lies.
I wouldn’t ask the current administration for anything. They’re jackasses and probably won’t help much, and will leak everything to the press. Trump should wait till he’s in and gets his team in. Fire the jackass political appointees.
I agree in part, but I also think this early query serves the purpose to at least identify who to perp walk out the door at 12:01PM on January 20. Those trying to hide and obscure the work they are doing to destroy us will be identified.
When you assume the reins of command, it is always good to have an eradication program set up so that poison pill initiatives can be quashed.
Trump is coming through like you can’t believe
This is what Bush should have done instead of leaving all the Clinton flunkies in the agencies
I just hope Trump stays safe and healthy for the 4 years
If what Reuters wrote is true, this winning thing kinda grows on you.
5.56mm
Everyone, in every department and agency, who was hired under Obama, should be looked at VERY carefully.
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