Epstein Secrets

e's office has focused closely on correspondence that could be subject to public records requests, those which involve discussions between staff at the White House and at other agencies. Internal White House records are not subject to federal public records law, but messages that include officials at federal a

other top negotiators, [Mulvaney] and [Vought], with whom she refused to negotiate last summer's budget deal. ... House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D., Ky.) said ... that Mr. Mulvaney would normally play a more visible role in the negotiations, `but I think Nick, he has other distractions." R

ignation after losing confidence in him. Their explanation is that Esper became "deeply troubled" when he discovered Spencer was backchanneling with the White House to offer a secret deal in which a review board would decide to let Gallagher keep his Trident pin — and affiliation with the SEALs — if Trump didn't

s other top negotiators, [Mulvaney] and [Vought], with whom she refused to negotiate last summer's budget deal. ... House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D., Ky.) said ... that Mr. Mulvaney would normally play a more visible role in the negotiations, 'but I think Mick, he has other distractions.- EF

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icans can achieve. Hensarling notably has enjoyed a longtime friendship with Vice President- elect Mike Pence, which will give him a powerful ally in the White House as the new administration plots its strategy for financial regulation and nominates key appointees for the regulatory agencies. Hensarling agrees wit