Epstein Secrets

a day before the president was initially scheduled to speak to Mr. Zelensky, Mr. Sondland emailed a group of administration officials including Mr. Mulvaney and Mr. Perry to say that Mr. Zelensky was prepared to assure the president that he would open investigations. 'I talked to Zelensky just now. He i

175 Sondland kept several Trump administration officials apprised of his effort to get Ukraine to launch investigations into the Bidens, including Mick Mulvaney and Rick Perry, according to emails obtained by the Wall Street Journal: "The emails reviewed by the Journal show that three days [after the July 1

nary CIA pro-democracy plots, have become the world's most active underminers of democracy beyond their borders." -- Last year, after CIA Director Gina Haspel was nominated for her position, White House counsel Don McGahn suggested she withdraw due to her role in the "enhanced interrogation" program, whic

aterboarding' (Trump uses these words interchangeably in his private conversations) was an asset, not a liability. Trump told advisers that he asked Haspel her opinion on whether waterboarding works. In Trump's telling, Haspel replied to him that she was '100%' sure it works, a source who spoke to Trum

could kill her confirmation chances. Trump disagreed, telling advisers that he supports "torture." From Axios: "Trump actually liked this aspect of Haspel's resume, according to three sources who spoke to the president at the time. In fact, Trump told aides that Haspel's support for 'torture' or 'wate

d." Sondland kept several Trump administration officials apprised of his effort to get Ukraine to launch investigations into the Bidens, including Mick Mulvaney and Rick Perry, according to emails obtained by the Wall Street Journal: "The emails reviewed by the Journal show that three days [after the July 1

a day before the president was initially scheduled to speak to Mr. Zelensky, Mr. Sondland emailed a group of administration officials including Mr. Mulvaney and Mr. Perry to say that Mr. Zelensky was prepared to assure the president that he would open investigations. 'I talked to Zelensky just now. He i

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nary CIA pro-democracy plots, have become the world's most active underminers of democracy beyond their borders." -- Last year, after CIA Director Gina Haspel was nominated for her position, White House counsel Don McGahn suggested she withdraw due to her role in the "enhanced interrogation" program, whi

pel's Page 16641 EFTA00046152 I USW! Luny LU LI II CC blJUIL:eb VVI o bpulcu (0 LI IU eblUUI It ell LI IC time. In fact, Trump told aides that Haspel's support for 'torture' or `waterboarding' (Trump uses these words interchangeably in his private conversations) was an asset, not a liability. Tru

ding to Walsh.) At three-thirty, Ryan called the president to say he was short fifteen to twenty votes and needed to pull the vote. Bannon, backed by Mulvaney, who had become the White House’s Hill operative, continued to urge an immediate vote. A defeat here would be a major defeat for the Republican leade

had to work through significantly more complicated contortions of personal and career justification. Often they wore their qualms on their sleeves. Mick Mulvaney, the OMB director, made a point of stressing the fact that he worked in the Executive Office Building, not the West Wing. Michael Anton, holding down

ned and festered in the president’s mind, Kushner and Bannon went out to CIA headquarters in Langley to meet with Mike Pompeo and his deputy director Gina Haspel to check it out. A few days later, the CIA opaquely reported back that the information was not correct; it was a “miscommunication.” OOK Ok Politic

resigned in December 2018 after a tumultuous tenure in which his influence waned, and Trump subsequently disparaged him [442] Kelly was succeeded by Mick Mulvaney as acting chief of staff; he was replaced in March 2020 by Mark Meadows.[44c4 On May 9, 2017, Trump dismissed FBI director James Comey. While initi

n (4561[6571 Milky insisted that he should be consulted about any military orders from Trump, including the use of nuclear wea ns, and he instructed Haspel and NSA director Paul Nakasone to monitor developments closely. 6 8 6 2021 Capitol attack INcittrAC. VicurtNCE - DEsTROCTWE 1:SCHIWIDOR. On Janua

pporters into positions of power at the Pentagon after the November 2020 election, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Mill and CIA director Gina Haspel became concerned about the threat of a possible coup attempt or military action against China or Iran (4561[6571 Milky insisted that he should be c