""Trump removes watchdog tapped for $2T virus rescue oversight"

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  1. archives

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    "WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has removed the inspector general tapped to chair a special oversight board for the $2.2 trillion economic relief package on the coronavirus, the latest in a series of steps Trump has taken to confront government watchdogs tasked with oversight of the executive branch."

    "In the past four days, Trump has fired one inspector general tied to his impeachment, castigated another he felt was overly critical of the coronavirus response and sidelined a third meant to safeguard against wasteful spending of funds for businesses in economic distress."

    “We’re seeing since Friday a wrecking ball across the IG community,″ said Danielle Brian, executive director of the Project on Government Oversight, a watchdog group. On Friday, Trump fired Michael Atkinson, the inspector general of the intelligence community, and on Monday assailed a health and human services official who criticized the administration’s response to the coronavirus crisis."

    “I’ll be the oversight,” Trump declared as lawmakers were finalizing the rescue plan"

    https://apnews.com/cc921bccf9f7abd27da996ef772823e4

    It appears a dangerous pattern is developing with this Administration, eliminating all, or as much as possible, oversight off their activities.

    And especially worrisome, given the President's past behaviour patterns of employing "quid pro quo" as a means to an end, and, having no problem directly profiting off of being President, is having Executive oversight over two trillion dollars
     
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    There are plenty of other IG's and there is a separate group that will oversee it along with the Congressional committees. This guy blew the entire non-whistleblower episode knowing the non-whistleblower was not a whistleblower.
     
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    We are talking about the IG appointed to oversea the Executive's spending of the half Trillion stimulus to businesses

    New IG is appointed by the President, that pretty much says it all, and as far as Congressional Committies, we witnessed in January how effective they are, either thru legal delays or blind cooperation of the GOP regardless of validity, their work is automatically tagged as partisan and persecution of the President

    And we differ greatly regarding the previous whistleblower episode, which couldn't have been as illegitiamte as you claim seeing it passed thru two IG's and cleared the AG's office
     
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    Yes, there are plenty of other IG's who can function in that role. And you are disagreeing with the DOJ and Office of Legal counsel not me.
     
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    And who runs the DOJ? Office of Legal council? And we all know the DOJ's view on the President breaking a law

    As I said, especailly worrisome considering the President's past behavior of employing "quid pro quo" to achieve a political end and having no problem personally profiting off of the office of President to have that same President personally overseeing half a trillion dollars with no transparency
     
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    Well, who didn't see that coming?

    A page from the Xi playbook here, a page from the Putin playbook there.

    What's next? A suspended election because of these uncertain times?

    October, 2020, Trump Press Conference:

    TRUMP: I am suspending elections until after this economic crisis has passed.

    REPORTER: Who determines when it has passed?

    TRUMP: I will.

    Tread carefully, America. Tread very carefully, indeed.
     
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    This is how it starts.

    This is how it always begins.

    First, a "crisis".

    And, wow, what a crisis we have now.

    READ YOUR HISTORY, PEOPLE!
     
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    Up until now trump has probably been satisfied with the money he's been raking in but it looks like he's now getting things set up for 'THE BIG PAYOFF'. :)
     
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    now Kushner can distribute the money as tRUMP sees fit.

    We will all be rich with this change.
     
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    So this virus thing isn't a crisis?
     
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    If trump wasn’t a billionaire before he took office he will be now.
     
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    Is this the next conspiracy theory worthy of a Shiff/Pelosi investigation? :roflol:
     
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    Signed,

    Hillary Clinton
     
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    Signed,
    A troll
     
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    Thanks for introducing yourself.
     
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    Its not a "conspiracy" when the President who fires the Congresses selection overseeing the 2 trillion tax dollars and puts his son in law and a hack to handle those trillions.

    Its called a "done deal" since the Republicans kneel for Trump no matter how much Trump trashes the Constitution.
     
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    That's the understatement of the year. From day 1, trump has sought to undermine all checks and balances, and all of the foundations of liberty, while waving a flag.

    He is the very definition of an enemy of the State. He is the enemy within. He is the guy the Constitution was intended to stop.
     
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    It's obvious that trump is going to try to shovel as much of the bailout money to himself and his cronies and doesn't want anybody to get in the way. What else is new?
     
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    It’s not as if there isn’t someone that comes in as acting IG for this agencies. More fake news fearmongering from the left
     
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    Can you tell me what was wrong with the IG he is replacing?
     
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    Career DOJ officials and Lawyers of the Office of Legal Counsel, on what grounds do you self-servingly attempt to impunge them? Sorry but Inspectors Generals are not gods and operate independent of all oversight. Their decisions are reviewed by the DOJ and OLC and in this case both
     
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    I don’t know who he is, don’t work with him. Doesn’t really matter
     
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    Oh I thought you were signing off the quoted remarks, I didn’t know you were Hillary Clinton!
    I see why such a lack of integrity exists.
     
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    He's the guy who notified Congress of the "I need a favor though" conversation.
     
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    Unsurprising that this was done and it's perfectly normal for the Pro Trump crowd. Who needs independent oversight when Trump can just install a crony
     
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