Epstein Secrets

approaching the boiling point. Trump had already authorized the Pentagon to deploy the troop resources it believed were needed, but Defense Secretary Mattis refused to act without a specific authorization from the president. Trump would finally have to make the call—unless he could find a way to put it of

side and trying to take over the Trump movement. There was the Republican leadership in Congress, trying to stymie Trumpism—if not slay it. There was John McCain, doing his best to embarrass it. There was the special counsel’s office, pursuing the president and many of those around him. The stakes were very c

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Work%20-%20Background%20and%20Implications%20for%20US_final _O.pdf. 7 Information from a participant on one trip to China arranged by Jimmy Wong. 8 Mattis, Peter. “Contrasting China and Russia’s Influence Operations.” War on the Rocks. January 2018. https://warontherocks.com/2018/01/contrasting-chinas-r

reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-education/florida-university-latest-to-cut-ties-with-chinas-confucius -institute-idUSKBN1L012Z. 14 115th Congress. “John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of 2019.” https://www.gpo.gov /fdsys/pkg/BILLS-115hr5515enr/pdf/BILLS-115hr5515enr. pdf. 15 Feith, Dore. “Exploit

itute-idUSKBN1L012Z. 14 115th Congress. “John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of 2019.” http

into action to tell the president that American soldiers would not be paid the next day if he didn't sign the bill. This was a repeat performance: Mattis had issued a similar warning during a threatened shutdown in January. "Never. . . never . . . never... again:. Trump shouted, pounding the desk af

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as getting European allies to contribute more to NATO, normalizing relations between Israel and Arab countries, and relations with Iran and China. Mattis Calls For End To "American First" Foreign Policies. The Washington Times <https://www.washingtontimes.cornrnews/2020/nov/24/james-mattis-calls-end-t

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as getting European allies to contribute more to NATO, normalizing relations between Israel and Arab countries, and relations with Iran and China. Mattis Calls For End To "American First" Foreign Policies. The Washington Times (11/24, Wolfgang, 492K) reports Trump's former Secretary of Defense James M

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s through their confirmation hearings,” he said of the business-and-military 1950s-type cabinet choices. “Tillerson is two days, Session is two days, Mattis is two days... .” Bannon veered from “Mad Dog” Mattis—the retired four-star general whom Trump had nominated as secretary of defense—to a long riff

Careers advance by how well you learn on the job and how well you get along with the rest of the swamp and play its game. In 2008, Walsh became the McCain campaign’s midwest regional finance director— having majored in marketing and finance at GW, she was trusted to hold the checkbook. Then on to deputy

13. TRUMP AND PUTIN 169 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021121 --- PAGE BREAK --- CONTENTS 14.100 DAYS 185 15. MANAFORT 196 16. PECKER, COHEN, WEISSELBERG 209 17. MCCAIN, WOODWARD, ANONYMOUS 223 18. KAVANAUGH 234 19. KHASHOGGI 246 20. OCTOBER SURPRISES 257 21. NOVEMBER 6 268 22. SHUTDOWN 282 23. THE WALL 295 EPILOGUE:

is into action to tell the president that American soldiers would not be paid the next day if he didn't sign the bill. This was a repeat performance: Mattis had issued a similar warning during a threatened shutdown in January. “Never... never... never... again; Trump shouted, pounding the desk after each