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Jul 11, 2019 6 tweets 3 min read
In light of the news about Labor Sec. Alexander ACOSTA, herein a list of other current/former Trump cabinet officials who have been involved in controversies or suspected corruption:

—ELAINE CHAO, Transportation: Alleged financial conflicts of interest. google.com/amp/s/www.nyti…
—TOM PRICE, HHS (resigned): Travel-expense irregularities. washingtonpost.com/news/post-poli…

—BEN CARSON, HUD: Alleged spending irregularities, nepotism allegations. washingtonpost.com/politics/using…
—BETSY DEVOS, Education: Alleged conflicts of interest. google.com/amp/s/beta.was…

—STEVE MNUCHIN, Treasury: Excessive travel expenses. google.com/amp/s/www.nyti…
—SCOTT PRUITT, EPA (resigned): Travel, spending issues, others. google.com/amp/s/beta.was…

—DAVID SHULKIN, VA (resigned). Travel irregularities. washingtonpost.com/politics/veter…
—WILBUR ROSS, Commerce. Alleged financial conflicts. google.com/amp/s/amp.axio…

—PATRICK SHANAHAN, Defense (acting) (withdrawn). Background issues. google.com/amp/s/beta.was…
—DAVID BERNHARDT, Interior: Various. Subject of an ethics investigation. google.com/amp/s/beta.was…

—RYAN ZINKE, Interior (resigned): Travel irregularities, conflicts of interest, spending issues. Subject of grand jury investigation. google.com/amp/s/beta.was…

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Jun 11, 2021
New: Trump DOJ secretly went after records of Democrats in Congress. Shocking reporting by ⁦@nytimes⁩: nytimes.com/2021/06/10/us/…
What we’ve learned in the past two weeks: Trump turned the Justice Dept. into an instrument to punish perceived enemies in the news media and Democratic Party.
The Trump DOJ’s target list (so far):

—Wash. Post: 3 reporters. google.com/amp/s/www.wash…

—CNN: Reporter Barbara Starr. google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.…

—NY Times: 4 reporters. google.com/amp/s/www.nyti…

—Congress/Dems: Rep. Schiff, 11 others w/ House Intel Comm. google.com/amp/s/www.nyti…
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May 11, 2021
Breaking: Washington Post names @SallyBuzbee of the Associated Press as new executive editor, succeeding Marty Baron. Buzbee is the first woman appointed to the top newsroom job in Post’s 144-year history. Story by me: washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/medi…
A footnote: Women are now in charge of the newsrooms at the Washington Post, CBS News, ABC News, NPR, MSNBC, Reuters, Financial Times, Guardian and the Economist. The fact that this is not a big deal is kind of a big deal.
My list is obviously incomplete. @sulliview had a few more back in 2017, though this list is dated now: washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/styl…
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Jan 20, 2021
New: Michael Pack, the Trump appointee who has attempted to reshape @VOANews and other government-funded international news agencies, causing turmoil and controversy in the process, will resign at 2 pm, per sources. Biden was expected to fire him.
Pack’s resignation letter: “The new president has requested my resignation.”
Here's our write-up of this news: washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/medi…
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Jan 20, 2021
Trump has left the White House. For the last time as president.
Trump has now left Washington.
The Marine guards at the foot of the president’s helicopter are wearing masks. Trump and Melania Trump are not.
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Nov 10, 2020
Biden’s current vote leads, per AP:

GA: 11,413
AZ: 14,746
NV: 36,186
PA: 45,336

Note: Recounts unlikely to help Trump. Avg. swing in 27 statewide recounts (2000-15) was 282 votes. Biggest: Gore cut 1,247 votes from Bush’s lead in FLA in 2000, still lost google.com/amp/s/fivethir…
So Trump will have to *prove* tens of thousands of votes were fraudulently switched or recorded in four states, a massive and unprecedented conspiracy given decentralized election system. AND he will need to flip a fifth state to get to 270. Tall order.
Further, he would have to provide evidence that this conspiracy was carried out under states run by Dem governors (PA, NV) and GOP governors (AZ and GA) and in states with legislatures controlled by Dems (NV) and by GOP (PA, GA and AZ). Very tall order.
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Mar 29, 2020
It’s debatable whether ratings matter one bit at a time when people are dying and there’s a GLOBAL health crisis to deal with.

But since he brought it up, let’s check a few numbers with Mr. Nielsen. These claims could stand some perspective.

Ready?

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First, the White House briefings *are* widely watched, relatively speaking. Highest figure here is ~12.4 million viewers across all three cable news networks (the broadcast networks have been showing bits and pieces live and aren’t included here).
The next question is: Compared to what? Yes, the collective audience (12.4 million) rivals “Monday Night Football.” But “MNF” airs in “normal” times. These aren’t “normal” times.

So, what else are they comparable to?
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