Posted on 01/15/2025 6:40:37 AM PST by NautiNurse
9:30 a.m.: Pam Bondi, Justice Department
The former Florida attorney general makes the first of two scheduled appearances before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She was Trump’s pick for attorney general hours after his first choice, former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration. Gaetz was facing questions about a federal sex trafficking investigation and a House Ethics Committee inquiry into allegations that he paid for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl.
Bondi is a longtime fixture in Trump’s orbit. The attorney general will be one of the most closely watched Cabinet members, given the concern among Democrats that Trump will look to bend the Justice Department to his will.
10 a.m.: Sean Duffy, Transportation Department
The former Wisconsin congressman who was also a co-host on Fox Business will be questioned by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. The department oversees pipelines, railroads, cars, trucks, airlines and mass transit systems, as well as funding for highways.
10 a.m.: John Ratcliffe, CIA
Ratcliffe, director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump’s first term, goes before Senate Intelligence Committee. The former Texas congressman is in line to lead the nation’s premier spy agency, responsible for foreign covert operations and collecting data on U.S. adversaries.
10 a.m.: Marco Rubio, State Department
The Florida senator has served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which is considering his nomination to be secretary of state. As head of the State Department, job, Rubio would oversee the U.S. foreign service, advise Trump on diplomatic appointments and conduct negotiations with foreign leaders on behalf of the administration.
10 a.m.: Chris Wright, Energy Department
The fossil fuel executive, who has been one of the industry’s loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change, appears before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The secretary oversees energy generation and use in the United States as well as the nation’s nuclear weapon stockpile. Wright would also join Burgum on the National Energy Council.
1 p.m.: Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget
Vought, OMB director during Trump’s first term, goes before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Vought was closely involved with Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for Trump’s second term that the Republican nominee tried to distance himself from during the campaign. The budget director oversee the building of the president’s budget and review of proposed regulations.
Chuck Grassley introducing Pam Bondi.
This is from Senate.gov? It reads like an MSM report.
Whoever penned this should be canned.
Various sources. I looked to see whether you had already posted a thread. Didn’t find it, so this is today’s coverage.
Grassley is laying out an incredibly long list of dirty s-—the FBI used to go after Trump!
I expect the corrupt unethical Senators making a circus of the hearings on each of these. Yesterday’s performances by Caine, Bluementhal and Warren demonstrated the lack of intelligence with rich hypocrisy.
Ranking Minority Dickie Turban Durbin is way past his sell-by date.
Tim “Hinkey Eyebrow” Kaine was downright creepy yesterday. Bona-fide perv.
He badly needed a haircut. Looked horrible.
And he is spewing out s-— that truly STINKS!
Rick Scott introducing Pam Bondi.
Durbin gave us a preview of the Dem mud slinging today.
Yup. I did a double take on the source, the author is Us senate.gov, whoever that is.
Clowns, all of them.
Scott, and Eric Schmidt (Senator from Missouri), both doing a good job defending Bondi.
I noticed that too. Reads like it came directly from the DNC.
Mud is too kind a word to describe what they are slinging!
Praying for Pam.
Tim “Hinkey Eyebrow” Kaine was downright creepy yesterday. Bona-fide perv.
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his eyes reminded me of adam shifty
possesed.
just sayin
same demon wearing a different dem edgar skin suit.
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