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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Sun Dec 16, 2018, 06:30 AM Dec 2018

Trump has become the first POTUS to have a CoS who can be called to testify before Congress.

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Missed point about the @MickMulvaneyOMB pick:

By installing a Senate confirmed official as CoS (who is not quitting as OMB chief) Trump blunders into being the first POTUS to have a CoS who can be called to testify before Congress.

8:46 AM - 15 Dec 2018 from Chevy Chase, MD

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Trump has become the first POTUS to have a CoS who can be called to testify before Congress. (Original Post) Miles Archer Dec 2018 OP

That is much concentrated power in Mulvaney being CoS and OMB chief. PufPuf23 Dec 2018 #1

I have to agree Rhiannon12866 Dec 2018 #3

Agree. The slime is thick with this one. Silver Gaia Dec 2018 #4

That's exactly my reaction, too! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2018 #5

Micky man, Micky man. You are a total republican. Sad. Achilleaze Dec 2018 #2

Not quite PJMcK Dec 2018 #6

"blunders into"? Usual case for tRump, but this time he's scraping barrel bottom. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2018 #7

Not really. onenote Dec 2018 #8

PufPuf23

(8,836 posts)

1. That is much concentrated power in Mulvaney being CoS and OMB chief.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2018, 06:38 AM

Dec 2018

Bet Mulvaney is more about himself than about Trump.

One to watch in the future. Another creep.

Rhiannon12866

(206,001 posts)

3. I have to agree

Reply to PufPuf23 (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 16, 2018, 06:45 AM

Dec 2018

Whenever I see Mulvaney, I know it's going to be bad news and I'm going to be pissed off...

Silver Gaia

(4,546 posts)

4. Agree. The slime is thick with this one.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 16, 2018, 07:40 AM

Dec 2018

Ew. He always creeps me out, and never fails to piss me off.

Rhiannon12866

(206,001 posts)

5. That's exactly my reaction, too!

Reply to Silver Gaia (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 16, 2018, 07:55 AM

Dec 2018

There is just something about him - he is always so full of himself and delivering bad and unwelcome news - in support of Trump.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

2. Micky man, Micky man. You are a total republican. Sad.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2018, 06:44 AM

Dec 2018

PJMcK

(22,048 posts)

6. Not quite

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2018, 08:32 AM

Dec 2018

Didn't Leo McGarry have to testify before Congress in the Bartlet/MS scandal?

Just kiddin'.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,036 posts)

7. "blunders into"? Usual case for tRump, but this time he's scraping barrel bottom. . . . nt

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2018, 09:31 AM

Dec 2018

onenote

(42,759 posts)

8. Not really.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2018, 09:45 AM

Dec 2018

Chiefs of staffs are not immune from being called to testify. They aren't because the president would claim executive privilege and shut it down.

Mulvaney can be called to testify about OMB matters but if he was asked to testify about his dealings with the president as Chief of Staff, executive privilege could (and almost certainly would be) invoked.

In fact, rather than a blunder, one could view this as a smart move, since it makes it easier to invoke executive privilege with respect to OMB matters.

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