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Rachel Brand, 3rd ranking official at Justice Dept., is stepping down.

Rachel Brand, the third-ranking official at the Justice Department, is expected to resign Friday.

A source familiar with Brand's plans said she is going to accept a job with Walmart.

A second source said she is leaving DOJ "because she got a great job."

Brand, the associate attorney general who was confirmed last May, has been a prominent Trump administration official working on the reauthorizing of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

She served under Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is currently overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

crimsongulf » 09 Feb 2018 4:31 pm » wrote:
Well, we are finally a bit back to normal. Not a cloud in the sky and 69*. I am on the veranda watching the shrimp boats come back in. shorts, t-shirt and flops with a dirty martini.

I remember in Corpus Christi in the 50's when the shrimp were bigger than a mans fist! And you could buy a bucket of bait shrimp for only $ 1.50!

Kelly knew before abuse reports that Porter would be denied security clearance.

White House chief of staff John Kelly was told several weeks ago that multiple White House aides who had been working in the West Wing on interim security clearances would not qualify for permanent clearances.

Those aides, according to a senior administration official, included former White House staff secretary Rob Porter, who left the White House on Thursday after reports that he physically and verbally abused his two ex-wives.

The White House chief of staff told confidants in recent weeks that he had decided to fire anyone who had been denied a clearance — but had yet to act on that plan before the Porter allegations were first reported this week.

As Jared Kushner’s security clearance is delayed, White House hesitates to act on others with possible problems.

White House Counsel Donald McGahn and other Trump administration officials have been so vexed by Jared Kushner’s months-long inability to obtain a permanent security clearance that they have hesitated to get involved in other cases with potential problems, several people familiar with the matter said.

Dozens of Trump officials still lack full security clearance.

Thirty to 40 White House officials and administration political appointees are still operating without full security clearances, including senior adviser to President Donald Trump Jared Kushner and -- until recently -- White House staffer Rob Porter, according to a US official and a source familiar with the situation.

The White House claims that the backlog of interim security clearances is a procedural consequence of the review process carried out by the FBI and White House Office of Security, which can take time to complete.

But several sources, including intelligence officials who have served previous Democratic and GOP administrations, describe the backlog as very unusual and make clear that the process should have been completed after a year in office.

Asked on Thursday why so many White House officials were still operating on interim clearances, White House spokesman Raj Shah said he wasn't able to discuss specifics of the clearance process.

Misty » 09 Feb 2018 8:38 pm » wrote:

roadkill » 09 Feb 2018 4:25 pm » wrote:If none of this ever happened, and tomorrow Trump had a parade that only honored the troops...you would still criticize it.

If he ever did anything for anyone but himself, I would faint.

Misty » 09 Feb 2018 9:09 pm » wrote:I don't ever want to hear another word about how Hillary was careless in her handling of classified material.

Misty » 09 Feb 2018 8:34 pm » wrote:Oh look! Another wife beater in the WH.

Ricky Tavy » 09 Feb 2018 9:14 pm » wrote:

Misty » 09 Feb 2018 9:09 pm » wrote:I don't ever want to hear another word about how Hillary was careless in her handling of classified material.
These yahoos have a bunch of people who don't have security clearances and my never be able to get security clearances handling all kinds of classified material.

BTW, another of trump's wife beaters has resigned tonight. trump has the bestest and most scandals per day that have ever been seen in, like, all of history ... possibly even before that

Misty » 09 Feb 2018 9:43 pm » wrote:

Ricky Tavy » 09 Feb 2018 9:14 pm » wrote:BTW, another of trump's wife beaters has resigned tonight. trump has the bestest and most scandals per day that have ever been seen in, like, all of history ... possibly even before that

I know. It's hard to even keep up any more.

Can you imagine that they wanted to 'lock her up' because they said that she sent a couple of classified emails on her private server, and now they have a bunch of people with no security clearances with access to highly classified material every day?

Help Wanted: welfare recipients, the homeless and drug addicted to blog for the Democrat Party.

Misty » 09 Feb 2018 9:43 pm » wrote:I know. It's hard to even keep up any more.

Can you imagine that they wanted to 'lock her up' because they said that she sent a couple of classified emails on her private server, and now they have a bunch of people with no security clearances with access to highly classified material every day?

Trump blocks release of Dem memo rebutting GOP claims of FBI surveillance abuse.

President Trump on Friday refused to authorize the release of a Democratic rebuttal to a Republican intelligence committee memo alleging that FBI and Justice Department officials abused their power to spy on former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

In a letter to House intelligence committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., the White House said it could not release the Democrats' memo because the Justice Department "has identified portions...which it believes would create especially significant concerns for the national security and law enforcement interests."

That explanation stands in stark contrast to his release of the GOP memo last Friday.

The president approved its release over the strong objections of the FBI, which warned that it could jeopardize national security.

Termin8tor » 09 Feb 2018 9:49 pm » wrote:She violated State Dept. protocol by INTENTIONALLY setting up an insecure server.
She had the intent to violate the law.

Misty » 09 Feb 2018 10:16 pm » wrote:

Termin8tor » 09 Feb 2018 9:49 pm » wrote:Besides which, you're missing the point. She violated State Dept. protocol by INTENTIONALLY setting up an insecure server.

That according to Comey was likely hacked by foreign powers.

Before Strzok or someone cut that out of Comey's official statement.

She had the intent to violate the law.

Oh that's different then.
By all means we should lock her up, and maybe even execute her for that.

So then you must feel very strongly about the fact that there are people working in the WH who are not able to obtain security clearances, but still have access to highly classified material, right?

"She violated protocol".........LOL.
45 doesn't even know what protocol means.
He violates it every day.

Misty » 09 Feb 2018 10:07 pm » wrote:

Trump blocks release of Dem memo rebutting GOP claims of FBI surveillance abuse.

Saw that one coming from a mile away.

At the SOTU 45 said that he was "100%" going to release the Nunes memo before he ever laid eyes on it, and did it even though his own FBI Director said he had 'grave concerns' about it, and his Deputy AG was against it's release also.

John Kelly said that 45 released the Nunes memo because he wanted 'everything out.'
That was a lie.

This proves what we already knew, that the Nunes memo was nothing more than a one-sided political hit piece.

Termin8tor » 09 Feb 2018 9:49 pm » wrote:Besides which, you're missing the point.
She violated State Dept. protocol by INTENTIONALLY setting up an insecure server.
That according to Comey was likely hacked by foreign powers.

The FBI report on Hillary Clinton’s private email server, explained.

To be clear: The FBI expressly says that there’s no proof that any attempted hack on Hillary Clinton’s personal email account was successful.

FBI: No evidence Clinton’s email was hacked by foreign powers, but it could have been.

The FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server found no evidence that her communications were hacked while she was secretary of state, but it made clear that “hostile actors” here and abroad could have done so.

Ricky Tavy » 09 Feb 2018 10:31 pm » wrote:Please remember to put Clem's mind back in its thimble, after you are done playing with it.

Ricky Tavy » 09 Feb 2018 10:41 pm » wrote:

Misty » 09 Feb 2018 10:39 pm » wrote:

Ricky Tavy » 09 Feb 2018 10:31 pm » wrote:Please remember to put Clem's mind back in its thimble, after you are done playing with it.

What should I put into all the leftover space in the thimble?

His integrity?

Ricky Tavy » 23 Dec 2017 7:39 am » wrote:How about it? Any of you Deplorable pussies willing to arrange a fight? Lots of you hate me. Think about how much money you could raise from fellow pussies in hopes you could shut me up. Anybody? Any Deplorable willing to rise above punkhood? Any of you girly boys think I'm bluffing?

Ricky Tavy » 09 Feb 2018 10:41 pm » wrote:

Misty » 09 Feb 2018 10:39 pm » wrote:

Ricky Tavy » 09 Feb 2018 10:31 pm » wrote:Please remember to put Clem's mind back in its thimble, after you are done playing with it.

What should I put into all the leftover space in the thimble?

His integrity?

Ricky Tavy » 09 Feb 2018 10:53 pm » wrote:

Huey » 09 Feb 2018 10:49 pm » wrote:

Ricky Tavy » 09 Feb 2018 10:41 pm » wrote:
His integrity?

All I want to hear is when you will be in Va to back up this chaljange:

Ricky Tavy » 23 Dec 2017 7:39 am » wrote:How about it? Any of you Deplorable pussies willing to arrange a fight? Lots of you hate me. Think about how much money you could raise from fellow pussies in hopes you could shut me up. Anybody? Any Deplorable willing to rise above punkhood? Any of you girly boys think I'm bluffing?

As soon as you make it worth my terms of raising the money to make it worth my while, rather than use this clumsiness to deflect from you being too much of a coward even to back up your grammar bluff. If you want to get stomped for free, you can always use some of the wealth you've claimed to have to enjoy some Arizona weather. Probably even help with your recuperation.

Ricky Tavy » 23 Dec 2017 7:39 am » wrote:How about it? Any of you Deplorable pussies willing to arrange a fight? Lots of you hate me. Think about how much money you could raise from fellow pussies in hopes you could shut me up. Anybody? Any Deplorable willing to rise above punkhood? Any of you girly boys think I'm bluffing?

Ricky Tavy » 09 Feb 2018 11:05 pm » wrote:

Huey » 09 Feb 2018 11:00 pm » wrote:

Ricky Tavy » 09 Feb 2018 10:53 pm » wrote:
As soon as you make it worth my terms of raising the money to make it worth my while, rather than use this clumsiness to deflect from you being too much of a coward even to back up your grammar bluff. If you want to get stomped for free, you can always use some of the wealth you've claimed to have to enjoy some Arizona weather. Probably even help with your recuperation.

Run, Pusey, run.

Ricky Tavy » 23 Dec 2017 7:39 am » wrote:How about it? Any of you Deplorable pussies willing to arrange a fight? Lots of you hate me. Think about how much money you could raise from fellow pussies in hopes you could shut me up. Anybody? Any Deplorable willing to rise above punkhood? Any of you girly boys think I'm bluffing?

You ever notice how you get increasingly illiterate as the desperation behind your cowardice grows? Would you like to explain how we should believe that someone too much of a ****** to back up his grammar bluff would be there to face an *** whipping on his own, or would you just prefer to add that to the things you are running from, punk?

Ricky Tavy » 23 Dec 2017 7:39 am » wrote:How about it? Any of you Deplorable pussies willing to arrange a fight? Lots of you hate me. Think about how much money you could raise from fellow pussies in hopes you could shut me up. Anybody? Any Deplorable willing to rise above punkhood? Any of you girly boys think I'm bluffing?

Termin8tor » 09 Feb 2018 10:31 am » wrote:The Democrat Talking Point Liar who told years of lies in defense of a serial rapist is now attacking a man of high integrity for one apparent mistake.