Epstein Secrets

, in June 2016, to help investigate Trump’s repeated brags about his relationship with Vladimir Putin and the nature of Trump’s relationship with the Kremlin. With reports from Russian sources, many HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019911 connected to Russian intelligence, Steele assembled a damaging report—now dubbed th

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

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019997 And: Separately, American intelligence agencies had intercepted communications of Russian officials, some of them within the Kremlin, discussing contacts with Trump associates. The story went on: Mr. Trump has denied that his campaign had any contact with Russian officials, and a

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

fects: First, the constant, ever repeated denials about there having been no discussion between campaign officials and the Russians connected to the Kremlin about the campaign, and, indeed, no meaningful contact between campaign officials and the Russian government, were exploded. Second, the certainty a

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

tion Ops Pose A Threat Past Election Day. • Poll: Four-Fifths Of Americans Call Misinformation About Campaigns "Major Problem." • Navalny Ally Says Kremlin Is Intimidating Him To Discourage Return To Russia. • House Independent Throws Support Behind Resolution Clearing Snowden, Assange. Criminal Invest

://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

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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

ic coastal city of Sirte since mid-June." Moscow has repeatedly "denied playing any role on Libya's battlefields." AFRICOM "said it assessed that a Kremlin-backed company introduced the weapons into Libya." It "posted photos of improvised explosive devices and a concealed anti-personnel mine, allegedly

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