Overnight Secret Service Firings - escorted out in middle of night

[OKNancy]

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Can only find this on twitter, but from Steve Clemons, a reliable reporter.

Here is his twitter stream

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The EEOB is Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the large building just west of the White House.

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He goes on to tweet he can't give much more as he is boarding a flight from Tokyo to WashingtonDC

[chillfactor]

1. I have to say...

if I was in the Secret Service I would have escorted myself out when the orange man won the election...I cannot see anyone wanting to guard an egotistical idiot.

[Skittles]

47. I agree with this assessment

the man is illegitimate and DISGUSTING

[global1]

2. How Did He Learn Of This If He Was In Tokyo?....nt

[OKNancy]

3. a fired agent called him on the phone

He tweeted that, but I didn't post that one

[Buns_of_Fire]

4. Bringing in his own Palace Guard, I guess.

He probably doesn't want people sworn to protect the President as much as he wants people sworn to protect Donald Trump.

[chillfactor]

5. my thoughts as well....

you hit the nail on the head.

[atreides1]

7. Eric Prince

To provide Trump with his own Praetorian Guard!!!

[Zoonart]

36. I think

We have a BINGO!

[Dustlawyer]

25. Leaks, thats why.

[meadowlander]

52. And also that one agent

who said on Twitter she wasn't going to take a bullet for him.

Or possibly just didn't want to "dress like a woman" for him.

[MgtPA]

6. Bringing in his own security to thwart attempts to impeach and/or arrest by FBI for treason?

[orangecrush]

8. Bingo

Sounds reasonable.

[GliderGuider]

10. Yes. nt

[cstanleytech]

11. Wont work, they would just be arrested and charged if they tried to interfere with a legal arrest.

[mdbl]

14. if you can find someone to prosecute him

so far, the Congress doesn't seem to care about the law, or the constitution as they don't make him defend it - so was he lying when he took the oath of office too? Is there an honest republican anywhere? Haven't seen one yet. So when you say "legal arrest", I wonder who the hell is going to do it?

[SammyWinstonJack]

30. Oath of office, just words with no meaning to tRump. He's

loyal to nothing and no one. In his mind, he's the boss of everything and everyone with no accountability for his actions. That's how it's always been with him.

This is the ultimate power trip he's on now. He thinks nothing will stop him. He might be right.

[Achilleaze]

12. + 1,000

Precisely. You can kiss American democracy good-frikken-bye. And the Republicans are sipping lattes and counting up their billionaire campaign contributions while American democracy gets pissed on and flushed into a cosmic cess pool by Comrade Casino and the frikken illegitimate KGOP.

[Ilsa]

15. That's a tactic used by fascists to consolidate power.

He's probably forcing a loyalty oath or having them investigated.

[uponit7771]

23. +1

[myrna minx]

9. Wow

[randome]

13. Maybe one or more were the source of the leaks?

[JHB]

37. Or just suspected of it.

[demmiblue]

16. Interesting development, especially since these are managerial positions.

I am curious to find out what happened.

[no_hypocrisy]

17. Likely cut off agent's pension too.

[KewlKat]

18. I'm trying to figure out why anyone could be forced to resign?

If you have nothing to hide, then why do what they say? I thought FBI was civil service? Would these have been appointed positions subject to new administration approval?

[brush]

33. Seems like the Secret Service would have some kind of job security mandate

First the State Dept. now the Secret Service — career employees just fired unexpectedly.

More horsesh_t from this bully.

[Botany]

19. I'm scared

n/t

[rzemanfl]

20. Been there since 11/9/16. I cover it up with REALLY PISSED OFF. n/t

[Botany]

22. I can't believe what I am seeing

This was and is a coup, the people behind it are traitors, the election
was rigged, and a crazy con man who is owned by Russia is POTUS.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

21. Out with the old SS, in with the new.

[lastlib]

24. Night of the Long Knives, coming soon....

to a fascist former democracy near you......

[Squinch]

26. Little Donny's acting just like his hero Vladimir. We should be happy he hasn't pulled the

the secret service people out of a meeting with a bag over their heads and murdered them.

That, no doubt, is next week.

[Barack_America]

27. Not fluent in German? Loyal to the constitution?

[SammyWinstonJack]

32. Both.

[Kingofalldems]

28. Bet it has to do with leaks.

[coco22]

54. They think they can control everyone in government but,they can't

more leaks to come. They can't fire everybody. He hasn't even staffed his offices yet because he is paranoid and can't trust anybody.

[vlyons]

29. Hitler's personal bodyguard

under inspection

[randome]

41. "Is that a gun or are you just happy to see me?"

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[nolabels]

31. Can you say 'paranoid'?

[TNNurse]

34. The hospital I worked for gave you the option to resign

or be fired. Some of those resigning were accompanied by security to clean out their offices or lockers.

Everyone knew the truth but it did help some with their next job hunt.

[Mc Mike]

35. The piss boy is really digging himself in, like a tick.

There ARE civil service protections, these personnel should sue. I remember Raygun got into hot water for attempting to terminate people in violation of the SES 120-day rule. His admin's terminations were ruled illegal.

[democratisphere]

38. It is always someone else that is the problem and needs to be removed.

Can't wait till his emenance is escorted out the door.

[braddy]

39. The Secret Service has become incompetent over the years, the stories are so incredible that it

sounds like a comedy movie, drunk agents driving up on the white house lawn right next to a possible bomb being investigated, a guy just running through the (unlocked!) front door one evening, and running upstairs where he runs right over an weak, incompetent agent, etc.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

42. Seeing who's in charge, I don't think this was a matter of mere incompetence.

Trump did express a desire to retain his own personal security.

[workinclasszero]

40. Trump wants his own SS security

Loyal only to him.

Just one more idea he stole from Hitler.

[alarimer]

43. Don't they have civil service protections?

How can he just fucking do this?

[blogslut]

44. Well, the Secret Service is still in the business of investigating financial crimes.

Wouldn't want anybody sniffing around that mess would we?

[hack89]

45. I suspect it has to do with that security fiasco in Philly

People should be fired over that.

[OilemFirchen]

46. Yeah, well, maybe.

But Greenwald bestie Steve Clemons a "reliable reporter"?

Just an excitable boy.

[phylny]

48. Twitler is a fool.

We know a man who was the head of the Secret Service during W's reign of terror. The agents are disciplined and single-minded, trained and trained and experts at their job.

I do not wish Twitler any harm; however, he's an idiot if he doesn't trust the Secret Service.

[TrekLuver]

49. Well gee whiz I really hope this doesn't put his safety at risk.

[Rex]

50. President Russian Puppet is up to something!

Fucking ilegit POS.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

51. Let's hope that Trump hires agents who are as competent as the rest of the people he hires - lol!

He won't be alive for more than a day!

[SeattleVet]

53. Taking the lead from Kim Jong Un?

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/north-korea-kim-jong-fires-security-chief-latest-purge-article-1.2963752

Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Jong Un fired minister of state security Kim Won Hong instead of sending him out to the firing squad in his latest purge.

Won Hung was dismissed from his position with secret police “bowibu” for apparent charges of “corruption, abuse of power and human rights abuses,” South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Jeong Joon-hee said in a press conference.

“There is always a possibility that purges continue as part of constantly strengthening power,” Joon-he said, while adding Won Hung could face more severe punishment — such as execution — if the outcome of further investigation doesn’t play out in his favor.

[jmg257]

55. SO much for Clemons being reliable...

UPDATE: The Secret Service has branded the report by reporter Steve Clemons that at least two managers were forced to resign overnight as “absolutely false”, the Washington Examiner reported. Friday morning.

Clemons corrected and clarified his reports to now state that officials with White House cyber security were forced out. His new tweets have been added at the end of this article.
“The report regarding the Secret Service personnel is absolutely false,” an agency spokeswoman said Friday.

She referred all further questions to the White House press office, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

[coco22]

56. I am waiting for him to go ..

overseas, I think he believes that he can send Tillerson or ambassadors.

I expect him to show up first in Afghanistan with Blackwater as his protection.