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Post by revirdsuba99 on Oct 31, 2017 18:40:39 GMT
USDA nominee Clovis was Trump adviser who encouraged Russia meeting: report
BY MORGAN CHALFANT - 10/31/17 01:55 PM EDTSam Clovis, a controversial nominee for President Trump’s Agriculture Department, was the campaign official who encouraged George Papadopoulos to set up a meeting with Russian officials, according to The Washington Post. Clovis, who was then the campaign co-chairman, encouraged Papadopoulos to make the trip to Russia in order to take an “off the record” meeting with government officials there, the Post reported late Monday. Papadopoulos was thrust into the spotlight on Monday when special counsel Robert Mueller unsealed court filings indicating that the former foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents about his contacts with Russia-connected foreign nationals. Mueller is leading an investigation into the campaign's ties to Russia. According to those documents, Papadopoulos corresponded with an unnamed individual — identified only as a “campaign supervisor” — in March regarding his contact with a foreign professor and a Russian woman about setting up a meeting between Russian officials and the campaign. The documents alleged that the intention of the meeting was to discuss U.S.-Russia relations under a prospective Trump administration. “Great work,” the supervisor is quoted as telling Papadopoulos. Months later, the supervisor also told Papadopoulos to make a trip to Russia “if it is feasible” in order to take a meeting with Russian officials. The meeting in question never took place. Now, the Post is identifying the campaign supervisor as Clovis. Clovis’s lawyer Victoria Toensing told the Post that Clovis “always vigorously opposed any Russian trip for Donald Trump and/or the campaign” and described Clovis’s statements to Papadopoulos as him “being polite.” Papadopoulos was arrested in July and entered into a plea agreement with the government in early October. The special counsel revealed on Monday that top Trump campaign officials Paul Manafort and Richard Gates have also been indicted on multiple charges associated with money laundering and their financial dealings overseas, to which they are pleading not guilty. Clovis, who now serves as the White House liaison to the Department of Agriculture, is Trump’s choice to serve as the department’s chief scientist. He has been scrutinized by Democrats for his lack of credentials and is likely to face a difficult road to confirmation. Clovis is set to face a confirmation hearing before the Senate Agriculture Committee on Nov. 9. Meanwhile, Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) said Tuesday that Clovis is fully cooperating with the Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russian interference, according to Politico. thehill.com/homenews/administration/358033-usda-nominee-clovis-said-to-be-trump-adviser-who-encouraged-russiaAre they all 'sleeping' (so to speak) together??
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Post by happymomma on Oct 31, 2017 18:50:44 GMT
"Plea deal"...such sweet words.
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Post by Merge on Oct 31, 2017 18:54:18 GMT
But none of this matters to Rs because of the uranium deal (that wasn't) or because the DNC reported 'legal services' instead of 'opposition research' on their FEC filings, or whatever the deflection of the day is.
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Post by LeaP on Oct 31, 2017 19:00:58 GMT
Aww, they are one big oligarchal family  Seriously, may they all go down in a dumpster fire of flames. |
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Post by Darcy Collins on Oct 31, 2017 19:01:56 GMT
I'm curious how Papadopoulos became part of the campaign. The filings regarding his guilty plea make his sound like a schmuck.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Oct 31, 2017 19:56:16 GMT
Well, well, well....
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Oct 31, 2017 21:09:23 GMT
Sam Clovis, a controversial nominee for President Trump’s Agriculture Department, was the campaign official who encouraged George Papadopoulos to set up a meeting with Russian officials, ahhh, of COURSE he was! why would we expect anything different? Aww, they are one big oligarchal family HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Months later, the supervisor also told Papadopoulos to make a trip to Russia “if it is feasible” in order to take a meeting with Russian officials. The meeting in question never took place. Now, the Post is identifying the campaign supervisor as Clovis. ^^^ a trip to Russia to buy some Russian coffee? because, after all, he was only a minor volunteer who helped out around the office now and then, making coffee, stuff like that. <sarcasm> |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Oct 31, 2017 21:26:41 GMT
Sam Clovis, a controversial nominee for President Trump’s Agriculture Department, was the campaign official who encouraged George Papadopoulos to set up a meeting with Russian officials, ahhh, of COURSE he was! why would we expect anything different? Aww, they are one big oligarchal family HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Months later, the supervisor also told Papadopoulos to make a trip to Russia “if it is feasible” in order to take a meeting with Russian officials. The meeting in question never took place. Now, the Post is identifying the campaign supervisor as Clovis. ^^^ a trip to Russia to buy some Russian coffee? because, after all, he was only a minor volunteer who helped out around the office now and then, making coffee, stuff like that. <sarcasm> The 'man' doth protest too much! I have a thought or 2......... AS much as they claim he/others was a 'çoffee boy'' all the old tweets and videos say different saying how wonderful, talented these people are and valuable to the campaign......... they should all be shown in court!! |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Oct 31, 2017 21:36:42 GMT
Top Trump Campaign Aide Clovis Spoke to Mueller Team, Grand Juryby KEN DILANIAN and MIKE MEMOLI WASHINGTON — Sam Clovis, the former top Trump campaign official who supervised a man now cooperating with the FBI's Russia investigation, was questioned last week by special counsel Robert Mueller's team and testified before the investigating grand jury, a person with first-hand knowledge of the matter told NBC News. Clovis, who is President Donald Trump's pick to be the Department of Agriculture's chief scientist, could not be reached for comment. His lawyer, Victoria Toensing, would neither confirm nor deny his interactions with the Mueller team. ************** Toensing confirmed that Clovis was the campaign supervisor in the emails. Clovis, a former Air Force officer and Pentagon official who unsuccessfully ran for Iowa State Treasurer in 2014, was the Trump campaign's chief policy adviser and national co-chairman. He is currently serving as an unpaid White House adviser to the Agriculture Department, awaiting Senate confirmation before the Agriculture Committee for the scientist job. He is not a scientist. ******************** www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/top-trump-campaign-aide-clovis-spoke-mueller-team-grand-jury-n816106
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 2, 2017 15:23:40 GMT
Clovis has withdrawn!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2017 15:48:23 GMT
Thanking goodness daily for the still-functioning part of transparent democracy, journalism, and active citizenry.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 2, 2017 15:58:33 GMT
He got caught in the Papadopoulus mess, NOT lack of credentials..............
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Nov 2, 2017 16:03:17 GMT
Thanking goodness daily for the still-functioning part of transparent democracy, journalism, and active citizenry.  Thank goodness, indeed!! That nomination was truly one of the stupider ones I've heard about. (eta: It would have been better if he had withdrawn because he admitted he didn't know DICK about science, but hey- I'll take it. He's still gone.) |
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Post by compwalla on Nov 2, 2017 16:29:57 GMT
I'm curious how Papadopoulos became part of the campaign. The filings regarding his guilty plea make his sound like a schmuck. During the campaign, one big criticism of Trump was his lack of foreign policy expertise. Clovis was in charge of filling out the policy staff and because Trump is such a fucking clown, he had a hard time getting actual policy experts to align themselves with such a god-awful shitshow. Papadopoulos had briefly worked for the Ben Carson campaign and had interned at a foreign policy think tank. Clovis was stuck scraping the bottom of the barrel in regards to experts. These are the "best people" Trump kept crowing about. Clovis is also the guy who pulled Carter Page into the campaign. The whole thing is a less believable version of Dumb and Dumber only it's real. |
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Post by Darcy Collins on Nov 2, 2017 16:41:59 GMT
I'm curious how Papadopoulos became part of the campaign. The filings regarding his guilty plea make his sound like a schmuck. During the campaign, one big criticism of Trump was his lack of foreign policy expertise. Clovis was in charge of filling out the policy staff and because Trump is such a fucking clown, he had a hard time getting actual policy experts to align themselves with such a god-awful shitshow. Papadopoulos had briefly worked for the Ben Carson campaign and had interned at a foreign policy think tank. Clovis was stuck scraping the bottom of the barrel in regards to experts. These are the "best people" Trump kept crowing about. Clovis is also the guy who pulled Carter Page into the campaign. The whole thing is a less believable version of Dumb and Dumber only it's real. His "resume" is a joke. I mean a serious joke. I wasn't familiar with him at all before reading the guilty plea and was left literally scratching my head. Schmuck was the kindest thing I could think of - when I went to find out who the hell he was I was even more confused. He was an expert on nothing. I'm sorry, but seriously he had zero qualifications. |
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Post by compwalla on Nov 2, 2017 17:48:25 GMT
During the campaign, one big criticism of Trump was his lack of foreign policy expertise. Clovis was in charge of filling out the policy staff and because Trump is such a fucking clown, he had a hard time getting actual policy experts to align themselves with such a god-awful shitshow. Papadopoulos had briefly worked for the Ben Carson campaign and had interned at a foreign policy think tank. Clovis was stuck scraping the bottom of the barrel in regards to experts. These are the "best people" Trump kept crowing about. Clovis is also the guy who pulled Carter Page into the campaign. The whole thing is a less believable version of Dumb and Dumber only it's real. His "resume" is a joke. I mean a serious joke. I wasn't familiar with him at all before reading the guilty plea and was left literally scratching my head. Schmuck was the kindest thing I could think of - when I went to find out who the hell he was I was even more confused. He was an expert on nothing. I'm sorry, but seriously he had zero qualifications. Yes. I guess I can call myself an expert in artificial intelligence because I took a class on it that one time when I was an undergrad. |
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Post by casii on Nov 2, 2017 18:40:25 GMT
Where is Clovis on the Bingo card? Do we need a bigger card?
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Post by rodeomom on Nov 2, 2017 18:54:21 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 2, 2017 19:03:10 GMT
Who is G2?
It is SCARY that I know who all the others are!
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Post by rodeomom on Nov 2, 2017 19:09:35 GMT
Who is G2? It is SCARY that I know who all the others are! ?? |
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Post by pudgygroundhog on Nov 2, 2017 19:16:01 GMT
I'm curious how Papadopoulos became part of the campaign. The filings regarding his guilty plea make his sound like a schmuck. During the campaign, one big criticism of Trump was his lack of foreign policy expertise. Clovis was in charge of filling out the policy staff and because Trump is such a fucking clown, he had a hard time getting actual policy experts to align themselves with such a god-awful shitshow. Papadopoulos had briefly worked for the Ben Carson campaign and had interned at a foreign policy think tank. Clovis was stuck scraping the bottom of the barrel in regards to experts. These are the "best people" Trump kept crowing about. Clovis is also the guy who pulled Carter Page into the campaign. The whole thing is a less believable version of Dumb and Dumber only it's real. During the campaign, one big criticism of Trump was his lack of foreign policy expertise. Clovis was in charge of filling out the policy staff and because Trump is such a fucking clown, he had a hard time getting actual policy experts to align themselves with such a god-awful shitshow. Papadopoulos had briefly worked for the Ben Carson campaign and had interned at a foreign policy think tank. Clovis was stuck scraping the bottom of the barrel in regards to experts. These are the "best people" Trump kept crowing about. Clovis is also the guy who pulled Carter Page into the campaign. The whole thing is a less believable version of Dumb and Dumber only it's real. His "resume" is a joke. I mean a serious joke. I wasn't familiar with him at all before reading the guilty plea and was left literally scratching my head. Schmuck was the kindest thing I could think of - when I went to find out who the hell he was I was even more confused. He was an expert on nothing. I'm sorry, but seriously he had zero qualifications. I think you guys are being a little harsh. He did do Model UN. Oh wait, even that was a lie. Sad! |
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Post by used2scrap on Nov 2, 2017 19:32:01 GMT
Who is G2? It is SCARY that I know who all the others are! I think that is Hope Hicks, WH communications director and close Trump family confident. From Wikipedia Hicks started in public relations with the New York City firm, Zeno Group.[14] Hicks began working for public relations firm Hiltzik Strategies in 2012, working for its client Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump's daughter, on her fashion line, and then on other Trump ventures.[7] In August 2014 she joined The Trump Organization full-time.[15] Hicks worked for Ivanka Trump inside Trump Tower, helping expand her fashion label (the Ivanka Trump Collection) and modeling for her online store.[16] Five months later, Donald Trump earmarked Hicks, who was 26 years old at the time, for the role of press secretary in January 2015 when planning for his potential presidential run.[17][18] Donald Trump summoned her to his office and, as she tells it, "Mr. Trump looked at me and said, 'I'm thinking about running for president, and you're going to be my press secretary.'"[16] Until that time, she had never worked in politics, nor volunteered on a campaign.[19] After Trump's first primary victories, Hicks was asked to choose between staying with the Trump Organization or working on the campaign full time. She initially decided to leave the campaign, but Trump convinced her to remain and she stayed on as press secretary.[7] During the campaign, she played the role of gatekeeper to press members who wanted to speak with Trump, handling over 250 requests a day, and deciding which reporters would be allowed to speak with him.[8][19] Hicks also took dictation from Trump for his tweets, and then sent the text to another person in the Trump organization who actually sent out the tweets from Trump's official account.[16][20] When in New York City, she would spend most of her day sitting in Trump's office, handling inquiries from the press and taking dictation from him to tweet.[21] The demands of the campaign took a personal toll, as they caused a breakup between Hicks and her boyfriend of six years.[8] On December 22, 2016, it was announced that Hicks would become part of the Trump Administration, in the newly created position of the White House Director of Strategic Communications. In January 2017, Hicks was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, having "served as a one-woman press team for Trump's historic presidential campaign."[6] In May 2017, in response to an article in The Washington Post that said that Trump had a habit of belittling those who work him, Hicks issued the following statement: President Trump has a magnetic personality and exudes positive energy, which is infectious to those around him. He has an unparalleled ability to communicate with people .... He has built great relationships throughout his life and treats everyone with respect. He is brilliant with a great sense of humor ... and an amazing ability to make people feel special and aspire to be more than even they thought possible.[22] On August 16, 2017, she was made the interim White House Communications Director (the last Director having been Anthony Scaramucci). Politico labelled her the "Untouchable Hope Hicks," as she was considered one of the few White House officials whose job was safe, and she was one of only two White House communications officials who Scaramucci had announced were definitely staying when he was first hired.[23] She was appointed as permanent White House Communications Director on September 12, 2017.[24] |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Nov 2, 2017 19:36:50 GMT
I think that is Hope Hicks, WH communications director and close Trump family confident. Mueller wants to question her next week, I think I heard. (or at least soon) Which is kind of exciting, considering she's the first CURRENT WH employee to be questioned; everyone else is from the campaign, or a FORMER employee. I wonder if she'll throw around (the not-really-a-thing) 'executive privilege' reason and say she won't answer the questions, like Jeff Sessions keeps doing?? ETA: oh my goodness, I laughed out loud at this!! (to be clear, Hicks said this, not used2scrap!) President Trump has a magnetic personality and exudes positive energy, which is infectious to those around him. He has an unparalleled ability to communicate with people .... He has built great relationships throughout his life and treats everyone with respect. He is brilliant with a great sense of humor ... and an amazing ability to make people feel special and aspire to be more than even they thought possible.[22] |
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Post by rodeomom on Nov 2, 2017 19:49:22 GMT
"President Trump has a magnetic personality and exudes positive energy, which is infectious to those around him. He has an unparalleled ability to communicate with people .... He has built great relationships throughout his life and treats everyone with respect. He is brilliant with a great sense of humor ... and an amazing ability to make people feel special and aspire to be more than even they thought possible."
Well clearly she was dropped on her head as a child and has brain damage.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 2, 2017 19:51:16 GMT
Well seems Sessions knew about the proposed meeting from Papadopoulus.......... He did NOT disclose and most recent hearing. Report: Sessions knew of proposed campaign meeting with Putin Haley Britzky Nov 2, 2017 Attorney General Jeff Sessions rejected George Papadopoulos' proposed meeting between the Trump campaign and Vladimir Putin in 2016, CNN reports citing a person who was in the meeting and claims Sessions "shut down" the suggestion. Why it matters: Sessions did not disclose this information during Congressional hearings; he told Sen. Lindsey Graham last month in a
Senate judiciary hearing that he did not see "anything that would indicate collusion with the Russians to impact the campaign." Democrats
are demanding for him to "formally clarify his remarks," per CNN.www.axios.com/wh-to-support-clean-fossil-fuels-at-u-n-climate-conference-2505552070.html?utm_source=sidebar |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 2, 2017 19:51:50 GMT
Hope Hicks, thanks..............
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Nov 2, 2017 19:52:00 GMT
--or she lives in 'opposite-land' because I would say the exact OPPOSITE things about Trump.
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Post by used2scrap on Nov 2, 2017 20:13:42 GMT
--or she lives in 'opposite-land' because I would say the exact OPPOSITE things about Trump. Alternative fact land is apparently an amazing unicorn rainbow filled place! |
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Thank goodness, indeed!! That nomination was truly one of the stupider ones I've heard about. 
