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The Trump Presidency
Who is to blame?
Shaky ground under that bus: Mick Mulvaney is in trouble
Peter Burgess
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'President Trump told his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, to hold back almost $400 million in military aid for Ukraine...' Mulvaney Withheld Funds to Ukraine without Knowledge of NSC, Pentagon or State. (WaPo)
More likely, if Mulvaney’s approval was necessary to move digital items like phone call memos to the so-called secret server, he’ll be in much bigger trouble than not having a response strategy for the release of the Ukraine summary of 25 July. Cover-ups are always hard to manage once a portion of inculpatory information gets out. Mick is no John Kelly. CNN Politics ✔ @CNNPolitics Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney is on shaky ground in wake of whistleblower fallout, sources say https://cnn.it/2lW7vwT View image on Twitter 188 5:05 PM - Sep 28, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy 131 people are talking about this The sources say the President is not upset with Mulvaney for the White House releasing the summary of his July 25 call with Ukraine's leader or the whistleblower complaint because he had been convinced that it was necessary. What Trump and other aides are frustrated with, according to the sources, is that Mulvaney did not have a strategy for defending and explaining the contents of those documents as soon as they were publicly released. One of the sources says it's not just the President, but also widespread frustration in the White House about the lack of a response plan to deal with the fallout after the release of the whistleblower complaint ignited more controversy surrounding the President. The sources say Mulvaney is taking the heat for that. www.cnn.com/... Maggie Haberman ✔ @maggieNYT And/but he’s seen as safer than before because he’s a witness in all this > https://twitter.com/shimonpro/status/1178047066637033479 … Shimon Prokupecz ✔ @ShimonPro Trump and other aides are frustrated with Mulvaney because he did not have a strategy for defending and explaining the Ukraine call. https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/28/politics/mick-mulvaney-impeachment-inquiry-donald-trump/index.html … 620 4:42 PM - Sep 28, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy 235 people are talking about this Polly Sigh @dcpoll NEW: Trump told his acting CoS, Mick Mulvaney, to hold back $400M in military aid for Ukraine at least a week before the call in which Trump pressured the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden's son. by @CarolLeonnig @nakashimae @jdawsey1 #Maddow https://wapo.st/2kGmhY9 View image on TwitterView image on Twitter 298 10:32 PM - Sep 23, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy 207 people are talking about this Josh Campbell ✔ @joshscampbell Breaking: White House restricted access to Trump's calls with Putin and Saudi crown princehttps://www.cnn.com/2019/09/27/politics/white-house-restricted-trump-calls-putin-saudi/index.html … Embedded video 19.2K 7:08 PM - Sep 27, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy 10.8K people are talking about this Barry Hansen @barryha Thanks to White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, the USDA is being functionally dismantled. One branch, ERS, has 80% resignations and cannot fill congressionally mandated reporting. What's the opposite of MAGA? https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1177938277959176194 … The Hill ✔ @thehill SCOOP: USDA nixes reports after nearly 80 percent of employees at one of its research branches left over relocation http://hill.cm/C2nWsC3 View image on Twitter 8 10:03 AM - Sep 28, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy See Barry Hansen's other Tweets Kyle Griffin ✔ @kylegriffin1 According to the pool report, Trump has arrived at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, VA. This is Trump's 233rd day at a Trump golf club and 306th day at a Trump property as president. 6,546 10:30 AM - Sep 28, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy 3,543 people are talking about this Adam Parkhomenko ✔ @AdamParkhomenko Trump is taking Lindsey Graham to play golf today. It’s unusual because golfers don’t typically bring their own ball washer. 31.8K 11:01 AM - Sep 28, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy 7,362 people are talking about this Saturday, Sep 28, 2019 · 7:09:06 PM EDT · annieli 'There has been a great deal of speculation among journalists and commentators as to whether Mueller was aware of this information, and if so, why it didnâÂÂt make it into the report.'https://t.co/7Skshb8mGK — Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNew