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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 01:52 PM Mar 2021

Dozens of Trump appointees 'burrow' into Biden government


BY BRETT SAMUELS - 03/09/21 11:49 AM EST

Roughly two dozen Trump administration appointees remain in civil service jobs or on government advisory boards roughly two months into the Biden administration, according to a new report from a government watchdog group obtained by The Hill.

Accountable.US, a left-leaning watchdog, found that at least 24 Trump appointees have "burrowed" into civil service jobs. The appointments mean that Trump-era officials will remain in those posts for the foreseeable future.

The report cited four individuals who are believed to have burrowed into national security roles, nine who have taken up roles in environmental regulation and three officials at the Department of Justice. The allegations mirror those made frequently during the Trump administration about a so-called deep state of career officials who were obstructing the former president's agenda.

Among those listed in the report as potentially burrowing into the Biden administration are acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah, Brandon Middleton in the Department of Energy and Robert G. Cameron at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/542324-dozens-of-trump-appointees-burrow-into-biden-government
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Dozens of Trump appointees 'burrow' into Biden government (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2021 OP
Just identify and sideline them soothsayer Mar 2021 #1
Assign them to something utterly inconsequential hlthe2b Mar 2021 #3
Find and remove. Kingofalldems Mar 2021 #2
Conservative organ "The Hill" gaslighting us by both sidering the "deep state" nonsense greenjar_01 Mar 2021 #4
How to remove burrowing pests FSogol Mar 2021 #5
Move them down to the basement office and give them files to review from the 1980's kimbutgar Mar 2021 #6
Let them have red staplers. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #11
An "acting" US Attorney cannot be replaced? Midnight Writer Mar 2021 #7
Liike parasites Blue Owl Mar 2021 #8
Just like bedbugs Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2021 #9
Weed those fuckers out ASAP. GoCubsGo Mar 2021 #10
 

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)
4. Conservative organ "The Hill" gaslighting us by both sidering the "deep state" nonsense
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 01:56 PM
Mar 2021

The usual garbage from a terrible clown show of a publication.

FSogol

(45,484 posts)
5. How to remove burrowing pests
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 01:58 PM
Mar 2021

1. Use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin's surface as possible.
2. Pull upward with steady, even pressure. ...
3. After removing the tick, thoroughly clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol or soap and water.
4. Never crush a tick with your fingers.

kimbutgar

(21,141 posts)
6. Move them down to the basement office and give them files to review from the 1980's
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 02:00 PM
Mar 2021

One can make a job uncomfortable enough for them to quit. Most of his supporters are snowflakes anyway.

GoCubsGo

(32,083 posts)
10. Weed those fuckers out ASAP.
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 02:38 PM
Mar 2021

Dumbya pulled this same kind of shit when he left, IIRC. That's what makes their "Deep State" accusations even more laughable. Nothing but the usual projection.

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