Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDozens 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
more
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/542324-dozens-of-trump-appointees-burrow-into-biden-government
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
11 replies, 1155 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (10)
ReplyReply to this post
11 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Dozens of Trump appointees 'burrow' into Biden government (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2021
OP
Conservative organ "The Hill" gaslighting us by both sidering the "deep state" nonsense
greenjar_01
Mar 2021
#4
Move them down to the basement office and give them files to review from the 1980's
kimbutgar
Mar 2021
#6
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)1. Just identify and sideline them
hlthe2b
(102,263 posts)3. Assign them to something utterly inconsequential
Kingofalldems
(38,456 posts)2. Find and remove.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)4. Conservative organ "The Hill" gaslighting us by both sidering the "deep state" nonsense
The usual garbage from a terrible clown show of a publication.
FSogol
(45,484 posts)5. How to remove burrowing pests
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
One can make a job uncomfortable enough for them to quit. Most of his supporters are snowflakes anyway.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)11. Let them have red staplers.
Midnight Writer
(21,762 posts)7. An "acting" US Attorney cannot be replaced?
Blue Owl
(50,361 posts)8. Liike parasites
Time to remove and exterminate these tapeworms
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,972 posts)9. Just like bedbugs
Something Donny boy should be familiar with.
GoCubsGo
(32,083 posts)10. Weed those fuckers out ASAP.
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.