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Top Trump Aide Accused of Asking for Money to 'Promote' Potential Appointees
President-elect Donald J. Trump ordered the investigation by his legal team into Boris Epshteyn, a powerful figure in the transition. Mr. Epshteyn denies the allegations.
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... Boris Epshteyn, one of Donald Trump's closest advisers, is accused of trying to gain financially from his influence with the president-elect, sources say. ...
... and this is a surprise... why?
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-26 02:04 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
Has the Trump transition team signed the required by law ethics agreements yet?
#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-26 09:46 PM | Reply
Oh, finally...
Trump team signs a key transition agreement with Biden White House www.npr.org
... After a significant delay, the Trump transition team has signed a key agreement with the Biden White House to ease the transfer of power. Here's who Trump has picked as Cabinet members and key advisers Politics Here's who Trump has picked as Cabinet members and key advisers "This engagement allows our intended cabinet nominees to begin critical preparations, including the deployment of landing teams to every department and agency, and complete the orderly transition of power," Susie Wiles, chief of staff to President-elect Donald Trump, said in a statement on Tuesday. The memorandum of understanding was supposed to have been signed by Oct. 1 " along with a second MOU with the General Services Administration (GSA) that would provide funding, office space and technology. The deadline and process is set out in a law called the Presidential Transition Act. The transition team said it has ruled out signing the GSA agreement, saying it would use "an existing ethics plan" for its team, and would post it on the GSA website. "The transition already has existing security and information protections built in, which means we will not require additional government and bureaucratic oversight," the Trump transition team said in a statement, noting it would disclose its donors publicly. ...
"This engagement allows our intended cabinet nominees to begin critical preparations, including the deployment of landing teams to every department and agency, and complete the orderly transition of power," Susie Wiles, chief of staff to President-elect Donald Trump, said in a statement on Tuesday.
The memorandum of understanding was supposed to have been signed by Oct. 1 " along with a second MOU with the General Services Administration (GSA) that would provide funding, office space and technology. The deadline and process is set out in a law called the Presidential Transition Act.
The transition team said it has ruled out signing the GSA agreement, saying it would use "an existing ethics plan" for its team, and would post it on the GSA website.
"The transition already has existing security and information protections built in, which means we will not require additional government and bureaucratic oversight," the Trump transition team said in a statement, noting it would disclose its donors publicly. ...
#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-26 09:47 PM | Reply
@#3 ... The transition team said it has ruled out signing the GSA agreement, saying it would use "an existing ethics plan" for its team ...
So the Trump transition team plans to post an ~ethics plan~ that says it has no ethics?
#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-26 09:49 PM | Reply
"I'm Boris Fookin Epshteyn"
lol!
#5 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2024-11-28 06:52 AM | Reply
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