Epstein Secrets

ew weeks, he had helped install his allies—and first-draft choices during the presidential transition—in central posts in the Trump administration. Mike Pompeo had recently been named secretary of state, John Bolton would soon become the national security advisor, and Larry Kudlow had been appointed direct

in the White House. During the transition, Kushner had offered Apollo's cofounder Marc Rowan, the job of director of the Office of Man- agement and Budget. Rowan initially accepted the job, declining it only after Apollo chairman Leon Black objected to what would have to be dis- closed about Rowan's an

tment Inspector General Steve Linick, and whether President Trump removed Linick in order to stop his office's work looking into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's conduct; 10:00 AM * House Small Business Committee hybrid hearing on SBA technology systems — Hybrid hearing on '21st Century SBA: An Analysis of S

's Events In Washington. White House: * President Trump — Participates in a ceremonial swearing-in of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; has lunch with Vice President Mike Pence; receives his intelligence briefing; delivers remarks on Operation Legend: Combatting Violent Crime in Ame

n at the site before Thursday and its presence suggests the North Koreans are moving to resume tests engine tests at Sohae..." — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attended an off-the-books sit-down meeting with a conservative group that included a number of wealthy Republican donors while he was in London for

ce Committee in its impeachment inquiry report, which The Wall Street Journal has identified, isn't directly linked to the Office of Management and Budget. It could instead reflect phone calls from other parts of the White House, according to people familiar with the matter ... It isn't known whom Mr.