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muriel_volestrangler

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16. He was chairman of Sam Clovis's campaign for Iowa state treasurer

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 09:36 AM

Nov 2018

Sam Clovis, who was co-chair of Trump’s 2016 campaign and has testified before the grand jury in the Mueller investigation, said he and Whitaker became good friends when they ran against each other as Republicans in a 2014 Senate primary campaign in Iowa. Whitaker also later served as the chairman of a Clovis campaign for state treasurer.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-trump-whitaker/whitakers-friendship-with-trump-aide-reignites-recusal-debate-idUKKCN1ND2SP

And I read somewhere, but I can't find it now, that it was Clovis who suggested Whitaker went into TV punditry, which allowed him to appear on Trump's screen saying "boo, hiss" to Mueller, so Trump had him hired. If I can find that, I'll add a link.

Whitaker was a US Attorney from 2005 to 2009 in Iowa, so he's not entirely unqualified: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Whitaker_%28attorney%29#United_States_Attorney

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How Did Whitaker Get So High Up In The DOJ?..... [View all] global1 Nov 2018 OP

He wasn't that high up. They groomed him for some time for this. Grasswire2 Nov 2018 #1

Trump saw him on CNN doing talking head bits. Seriously. RockRaven Nov 2018 #2

I think there could be more to it than this. dewsgirl Nov 2018 #5

Matt Whitaker: A history SaschaHM Nov 2018 #3

I read somwhere today, that he has 3 years dewsgirl Nov 2018 #4

He ran a RW group funded by Koch's bdjhawk Nov 2018 #8

Parachute? Jane Austin Nov 2018 #6

He's a nut case who believes in religious tests (Christian) for judges. Cattledog Nov 2018 #7

Surely he would have to have got security clearance ? With his history, I wonder if he has been OnDoutside Nov 2018 #9

Trump hires - bartender brake shop manager landscaper underpants Nov 2018 #10

+1 uponit7771 Nov 2018 #11

*vetting*?!1 - they don't need no steenking vetting!1 UTUSN Nov 2018 #12

He got there by prosecuting gays and Democrats Firehawk Nov 2018 #13

Post turtle, must be good at political blowjobs or literally good at them. sunonmars Nov 2018 #14

If he failed his background check could the Orange Fuhrer still have installed him at DOJ???? Vinca Nov 2018 #15

He was chairman of Sam Clovis's campaign for Iowa state treasurer muriel_volestrangler Nov 2018 #16

I found the article about Clovis suggesting Whitaker went on TV to get noticed by Trump muriel_volestrangler Nov 2018 #17