Transition team

[John Johnson]

That was a nice fake out by pretending to be a Trump supporter....."John"....

I am a supporter of liberty first, and of Trump second. As of 9 Nov, he is now on the job and we should be doing everything in our power to examine whether Trump is straying from the path he promised us he would take us down as a nation. The actions he takes at this embryonic stage of his administration will shape his entire administration for years to come. He had better get it right.

Do you have nothing to say about the fact that 100% of the Congressmen making up his transition team are firm supporters of the Patriot Act and other surveillance state initiatives? Does this not concern you?

It concerns the hell out of me. The promotion of such people (those that supported and enabled the Patriot Act, NDAA, etc) to positions of increased power and influence within the Trump administration should be a huge concern and red flag to any individual who claims to value and defend our liberties.

[rlm1966]

I am a supporter of liberty first, and of Trump second. As of 9 Nov, he is now on the job and we should be doing everything in our power to examine whether Trump is straying from the path he promised us he would take us down as a nation. The actions he takes at this embryonic stage of his administration will shape his entire administration for years to come. He had better get it right.

Do you have nothing to say about the fact that 100% of the Congressmen making up his transition team are firm supporters of the Patriot Act and other surveillance state initiatives? Does this not concern you?

It concerns the hell out of me. The promotion of such people (those that supported and enabled the Patriot Act, NDAA, etc) to positions of increased power and influence within the Trump administration should be a huge concern and red flag to any individual who claims to value and defend our liberties.

Actually he has no actual authority so he really isn't on the job until Jan 20th

[TonyM]

Sen Sessions picked for Atty General

https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/a...torney-general

[jimmyb]

Sen Sessions picked for Atty General

https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/a...torney-general

Still a rumor until its announced...

[TonyM]

Some Trump loyalists warn against Romney as secretary of state

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/1...-trump-231793?

[TonyM]

Blackstone's Jon Gray no longer considered for Treasury. Says he had
robust policy discussion with Trump, honor to be considered.

Jon Gray Said No Longer in Consideration for U.S. Treasury: CNBC
http://bloom.bg/2fraXtl

[TonyM]

Rand Paul told CNN this could be a problem for Petraeus' nomination; he sits on Foreign Relations

Comey testified that David Petraeus's actions, re classified material, were far worse than Hillary Clinton's email server

"The Petraeus case, to my mind, illustrates perfectly the kind of cases
the Department of Justice is willing to prosecute," Comey told the
committee.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/07/politi...avid-petraeus/

[TheSearcher]

Rand Paul told CNN this could be a problem for Petraeus' nomination; he sits on Foreign Relations

Comey testified that David Petraeus's actions, re classified material, were far worse than Hillary Clinton's email server

"The Petraeus case, to my mind, illustrates perfectly the kind of cases
the Department of Justice is willing to prosecute," Comey told the
committee.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/07/politi...avid-petraeus/

"Willing to prosecute" implies that conditions may exist to make a case something that Comey is "unwilling" to prosecute. It betrays his mindset (soft though it may be) and that he was influenced in some way.

[RamRoddoc]

Comey testified that David Petraeus's actions, re classified material, were far worse than Hillary Clinton's email server

"The Petraeus case, to my mind, illustrates perfectly the kind of cases the Department of Justice is willing to prosecute," Comey told the committee.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/07/politi...avid-petraeus/

It appears someone is ignoring the federal laws concerning the handling, processing of material classified above top secret, the use of a personal server, allowing unauthorized personal to have access to that data, then that person discussing on the public web how to remove it, discovering it could not be selectively removed then being informed "bleach bit" would permanently remove it during an ongoing federal investigation.

Let's see how many felonies?

1). Destruction of government data.

2). Destruction of evidence (they were even warned not to) during an investigation.

3). Allowing unrestricted access to data classified above top secret to personnel lacking proper security clearances.

4). Creating, supporting a personal server that handled classified government data (with evidence that it likely had been hacked).

The individual being "investigated" was allowed to destroy material that they felt and decided appropriate, then provided "paper" copies of thousands of email.


The searing, burning question is why? What was so sensitive that this farce of an investigation was tolerated with the D.O.J. proactively engaged and not without the POTUS obutthole's approval/direction.


What indeed, we may never find out as it may hold significant leverage to those in power whom wield it.

[TonyM]

North Dakota Congressman Kevin Cramer, in mix for energy secretary post,
told reporters Trump said it will be one of his later decisions.

Cramer: "I told him that regardless of how you feel about climate
change, belief or disbelief, the voters want us to deal w C02
emissions."