Epstein Secrets

nd, but when he began his campaign for president he had almost no friends in politics. The only two actual politicians with whom Trump was close were Rudy Giuliani and Chris Christie, and both men were in their own way peculiar and isolated. And to say that he knew nothing— nothing at all—about the basic intelle

peculiar, choices, and, in almost every case, political nonstarters. The one unlikely, peculiar, and nonstarter choice that he kept returning to was Rudy Gtuliani. Trump owed Giuliani; not that he was so terribly focused on his debts, but this was one that was certainly unpaid. Not only was Giuliani a

liar, choices, and, in almost every case, political nonstarters. The one unlikely, peculiar, and nonstarter choice that he kept returning to was Rudy Gtuliani. Trump owed Giuliani; not that he was so terribly focused on his debts, but this was one that was certainly unpaid. Not only was Giuliani a longtime

ress secretary, Sean Spicer— whose personal mantra would shortly become “You can’t make this shit up’—to argue his case in a media moment that turned Spicer, quite a buttoned-down political professional, HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019919 into a national joke, which he seemed destined to never recover from. To boot

l they couldn’t control: the Republican National Committee, which was run by Priebus, his sidekick, thirty-two-year-old Katie Walsh, and their flack, Sean Spicer. Instead of being all in, the RNC, ultimately the tool of the Republican establishment, had been hedging its bets ever since Trump won the nomination

political professional, HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019919 into a national joke, which he seemed destined to never recover from. To boot, the president blamed Spicer for not making the million phantom souls seem real. It was the first presidential instance of what the campaign regulars had learned over many month

go. And Trump SoHo. Both Chris Christie and Rudy Giuliani—each a self-styled expert on the DOJ and the FBI,

-a-Lago. And Trump SoHo. Both Chris Christie and Rudy Giuliani—each a self-styled expert on the DOJ and

im in the soup. Manafort was going to roll. And it wasn’t just Russia. It was Atlantic City. And Mar-a-Lago. And Trump SoHo. Both Chris Christie and Rudy Giuliani—each a self-styled expert on the DOJ and the FBI, and ever assuring Trump of their inside sources—encouraged him to take the view that the DOJ was re

was often blamed on lower minions and permanent executive branch staff, culminating in late February with an all-hands meeting of staffers called by Sean Spicer—cell phones surrendered at the door—during which the press secretary issued threats of random phone checks and admonitions about the use of encrypted

taff. Bannon was disloyal (not to mention he always looks like shit). Priebus was weak (not to mention he was short—a midget). Kushner was a suck-up. Spicer was stupid (and looks terrible too). Conway was a crybaby. Jared and Ivanka should never have come to Washington. His callers, largely because they

and the stage in his own house. He regularly berated Spicer for his ham-handed performances, often giving his full attention to them. His response to Spicer’s briefings was part of his continuing belief that nobody could work the media like he could, that somehow he had been stuck with an F-Troop communic

bama career guys. An Obama guy will be acting attorney general. I said you’re not going to get Rudy’—Trump had again revived a wish for his loyalists Rudy Giuliani or Chris Christie to take the job—‘“because he was on the campaign and will have to recuse himself, and Chris Christie, too, so those are masturbator

, 101 Geffen, David, 12, 178 General Electric (GE), 88 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020126 General Motors, 88 Georgia (post-Soviet), 226 Gingrich, Newt, 177 Giuliani, Rudy, 16, 30, 86-87, 210, 242, 279 Glover, Juleanna, 78 Glover Park Group, 203 Goldman Sachs, 55—56, 81-82, 119, 143-49, 174, 179, 184, 270, 305 G

fen, David, 12, 178 General Electric (GE), 88 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020126 General Motors, 88 Georgia (post-Soviet), 226 Gingrich, Newt, 177 Giuliani, Rudy, 16, 30, 86-87, 210, 242, 279 Glover, Juleanna, 78 Glover Park Group, 203 Goldman Sachs, 55—56, 81-82, 119, 143-49, 174, 179, 184, 270, 305 Goldman

nal into a joke figure standing at the White House door. In his daily out-of-body experience, as a witness to his own humiliation and loss for words, Spicer understood after a while—although he began to understand this beginning his first day on the job when dealing with the dispute about the inaugural au

he also wanted it because again and again the response surprised him—and, as though every time was the first time, he could not modify his behavior. Sean Spicer caught the brunt of the daily drama, turning this otherwise reasonable, mild-mannered, process-oriented professional into a joke figure standing at t

e House—Jared, Ivanka, Hope Hicks, and an increasingly ambivalent Dina Powell and Gary Cohn on one side, and almost everyone else, including Priebus, Spicer, Conway, and most clearly Bannon, on the other—were most distinguished by their culpability in or distance from the Comey-Mueller calamity. It was, a

onnell reported the President's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, "tells us he'll be taking over the liti

ate. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE • Biden Transition, Some Republicans Critical Of Trump's Refusal To Share Classified Information. • Following Promotion, Giuliani Spreads Conspiracy Theories About Electronic Voting Machines. • Federal Prosecutors Tell Barr They Saw No Evidence Of Substantial "Irregularities" D

ronic Voting Machines. On NBC Nightly NewsVi (11/14, story 6, 0:23, Diaz-Balart, 5.38M), Kelly O'Donnell reported the President's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, "tells us he'll be taking over the litigation team after another Trump adviser contracted COVID." O'Donnell added Giuliani "says he'll be filing a

to the dispute over Cyprus," because there were "two different peoples" on the island with "two different democratic orders." Reuters (11/15, Koca, Spicer) quotes Erdogan as saying, "Our priority is to ensure a fair, lasting and sustainable solution. ... A two-state solution must be negotiated on the b

onnell reported the President's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, "tells us he'll be taking over the liti

ate. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE • Biden Transition, Some Republicans Critical Of Trump's Refusal To Share Classified Information. • Following Promotion, Giuliani Spreads Conspiracy Theories About Electronic Voting Machines. • Federal Prosecutors Tell Barr They Saw No Evidence Of Substantial "Irregularities" D

ronic Voting Machines. On NBC Nightly NewsVi (11/14, story 6, 0:23, Diaz-Balart, 5.38M), Kelly O'Donnell reported the President's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, "tells us he'll be taking over the litigation team after another Trump adviser contracted COVID." O'Donnell added Giuliani "says he'll be filing a

to the dispute over Cyprus," because there were "two different peoples" on the island with "two different democratic orders." Reuters (11/15, Koca, Spicer) quotes Erdogan as saying, "Our priority is to ensure a fair, lasting and sustainable solution. ... A two-state solution must be negotiated on the b

ate. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE • Biden Transition, Some Republicans Critical Of Trump's Refusal To Share Classified Information. • Following Promotion, Giuliani Spreads Conspiracy Theories About Electronic Voting Machines. • Federal Prosecutors Tell Barr They Saw No Evidence Of Substantial "Irregularities" D

ronic Voting Machines. On NBC Nightly NewsVi (11/14, story 6, 0:23, Diaz-Balart, 5.38M), Kelly O'Donnell reported the President's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, "tells us he'll be taking over the litigation team after another Trump adviser contracted COVID." O'Donnell added Giuliani "says he'll be filing a

onnell reported the President's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, "tells us he'll be taking over the liti

to the dispute over Cyprus," because there were "two different peoples" on the island with "two different democratic orders." Reuters (11/15, Koca, Spicer) quotes Erdogan as saying, "Our priority is to ensure a fair, lasting and sustainable solution. ... A two-state solution must be negotiated on the b

ate. Counter-Intelligence • Biden Transition, Some Republicans Critical Of Trump's Refusal To Share Classified Information. • Following Promotion, Giuliani Spreads Conspiracy Theories About Electronic Voting Machines. EFTA00137183 • Federal Prosecutors Tell Barr They Saw No Evidence Of Substantial "Ir

/28ba462918d44913alae3ce9736eb689? pubid=fbi> (11/14, story 6, 0:23, Diaz-Balart, 5.38M), Kelly O'Donnell reported the President's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, "tells us he'll be taking over the litigation team after another Trump adviser contracted COVID." O'Donnell added Giuliani "says he'll be filing ad

onnell reported the President's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, "tells us he'll be taking over the liti

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r criminal activity,' a government official told Fox News. `This means there was sufficient evidence to believe that there was criminal conduct.'" Giuliani Turns Over Hunter Biden Laptop To Delaware Authorities. The Delaware News Journal <https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/21/rudy-giul

.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/21/rudy-giuliani-gives-alleged-hunter-biden-laptop- authorities/6005040002/> (10/21, Baker, 360K) reports, "Rudy Giuliani's efforts to tarnish Joe Biden's presidential campaign continued in Delaware when he visited a police station Monday to share files from what he said

://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-turkey-analysis/analysis-biden-risk-looms-for-turkeys- erdogan-and-beleaguered-lira-idUSKEN2761JB> (10/21, Spicer) reports that Turkey "stands to lose more than most other countries if Joe Biden is elected president since he is expected to toughen the U.S. stanc

for criminal activity,' a government official told Fox News. 'This means there was sufficient evidence to believe that there was criminal conduct." Giuliani Turns Over Hunter Biden Laptop To Delaware Authorities. The Delaware News Journal (10/21, Baker, 360K) reports, "Rudy Giuliani's efforts to tarnish

re was criminal conduct." Giuliani Turns Over Hunter Biden Laptop To Delaware Authorities. The Delaware News Journal (10/21, Baker, 360K) reports, "Rudy Giuliani's efforts to tarnish Joe Biden's presidential campaign continued in Delaware when he visited a police station Monday to share files from what he said

ts on its website that "explicit photos and emails purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden were circulating in Ukraine last year at the same time that Rudy EFTA00148546 Giuliani was searching for dirt there on former Vice President Joe Biden," according to "two people approached about the material du

om receiving U.S. foreign aid," will "lift Trump's `Muslim ban," and will "reverse his `cruel and senseless' immigration policies." Reuters (10/21, Spicer) reports that Turkey "stands to lose more than most other countries if Joe Biden is elected president since he is expected to toughen the U.S. stanc

al minutes by then." The Washington Post (7/15, Bailey, 14.2M) reports the videos "were filed as evidence in the former officers' criminal case." Giuliani Denounces "Marxist Terrorist" BLM, Says He Could End NYC Violence. Appearing on Fox News' Fox & Friends (7/15, 831K), former New York City Mayor Rud

ani Denounces "Marxist Terrorist" BLM, Says He Could End NYC Violence. Appearing on Fox News' Fox & Friends (7/15, 831K), former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani denounced what he called the "Marxist terrorist organization Black Lives Matter." Giuliani said, "They don't care about Black lives. ... There is n

Friends (7/15, 831K), former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani denounced what he called the "Marxist t

of property damage occurred in riots and civil unrest across the country, because of folks like this." KSAT-TV San Antonio (7/15, Webber, Stewart, Spicer, 198K) reports that Salazar "says although the beating, itself, was committed by fellow inmates, Camacho still played a role in it. 'While this poo