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Trump Fires Defense Official for Refusing to Break the Law on His Behalf

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The New York Post reports that the administration is retaliating against Elaine McCusker, whose nomination for Pentagon comptroller and chief financial officer has been pulled. What’s especially chilling about this move is the reason for the retaliation. McCusker is losing her job because she attempted to follow the law. There’s no cover story to rationalize it. That is the cover story. “This administration needs people who are committed to implementing the president’s agenda, specifically on foreign policy, and not trying to thwart it,” a White House official tells the paper.

McCusker’s crime is quite literally having attempted to follow the law. ...The emails show McCusker advising budget officials as to what the law said. She was not acting especially rigid about it. As Just Security’s summary notes, “The emails show officials bending over backwards to make every conceivable accommodation to keep the process moving without actually being able to obligate the funding.” One message shows McCusker writing to another official, “We need to continue to give the WH has [sic] much decision space as possible, but am concerned we have not officially documented the fact that we can not promise full execution at this point.” That is, she was trying to do everything in her power to give White House officials room to set the policy as they saw fit, without violating the law.

[Trump Fires Defense Official for Refusing to Break the Law

The illegal purge continues.
 

Not an "illegal purge." Perfectly within the power and rights of the President. Your description is hyperbole.

When a "nomination is pulled" that is not the same thing as being fired. It means a recommendation for permanent appointment has been revoked.

The person giving the recommendation has change their mind.

She was holding an "Acting" position. You actually have to be appointed to the position first, in order to be "fired" from it.
 
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The New York Post reports that the administration is retaliating against Elaine McCusker, whose nomination for Pentagon comptroller and chief financial officer has been pulled.

What’s especially chilling about this move is the reason for the retaliation. McCusker is losing her job because she attempted to follow the law.
These are public offices not private offices.
 
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Long live the King.
 
Not an "illegal purge." Perfectly within the power and rights of the President. Your description is hyperbole.

When a "nomination is pulled" that is not the same thing as being fired. It means a recommendation for permanent appointment has been revoked.

The person giving the recommendation has change their mind.

She was holding an "Acting" position. You actually have to be appointed to the position first, in order to be "fired" from it.

Oh the outrage from the left!

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Not an "illegal purge." Perfectly within the power and rights of the President. Your description is hyperbole.

When a "nomination is pulled" that is not the same thing as being fired. It means a recommendation for permanent appointment has been revoked.

The person giving the recommendation has change their mind.

She was holding an "Acting" position. You actually have to be appointed to the position first, in order to be "fired" from it.

And I'm quite sure the Founders would not be amused.

But **** them, right? What did they know.
 
I’m quite sure the Founders would have the Democrats up against posts for treason.
 
That's just Trump being Trump. He has been a scofflaw and crook since he was a young man. The Age of Trump includes open obscenity and the flaunting of corruption.

While clutching da Bible...and flag...
 
"That is, she was trying to do everything in her power to give White House officials room to set the policy as they saw fit" - NYMag

It's not for some career bureaucrat to "let" the President set policy. He is their boss, and if they don't like it, they can do something else.

Consistency counts.
 
She was never hired, only nominated.

Under Title 5 U.S. Code § 3345 Acting Officer, Elaine McCusker was paid at the annual rate of $175,000 which means she was fired.

Fired definitely and absolutely without question or doubt.

Being fired includes from her Senate confirmed position as Deputy Under SecDef comptroller too. So McCuster was fired from both jobs, ie, confirmed controller position and from being Pentagon acting chief financial officer which she became when her former boss and Pentagon chief financial officer David Norquist became deputy secretary of defense in July 2017. Trump nominated McCusker to replace Norquist in November 2017.

Moreover McCusker won the Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award in 2017 and the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Civilian Service Award in 2016. Among her prior positions McCusker had been director of resources and analysis at the headquarters of U.S. Central Command.

McCusker was fired on Trump's orders from across the other side of the Potomac where Trump was hiding behind the drapes watching and probably wanking since Trump doesn't have the brass to fire anyone face to face.
 
Under Title 5 U.S. Code § 3345 Acting Officer, Elaine McCusker was paid at the annual rate of $175,000 which means she was fired.

Fired definitely and absolutely without question or doubt.

Being fired includes from her Senate confirmed position as Deputy Under SecDef comptroller too. So McCuster was fired from both jobs, ie, confirmed controller position and from being Pentagon acting chief financial officer which she became when her former boss and Pentagon chief financial officer David Norquist became deputy secretary of defense in July 2017. Trump nominated McCusker to replace Norquist in November 2017.

Moreover McCusker won the Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award in 2017 and the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Civilian Service Award in 2016. Among her prior positions McCusker had been director of resources and analysis at the headquarters of U.S. Central Command.

McCusker was fired on Trump's orders from across the other side of the Potomac where Trump was hiding behind the drapes watching and probably wanking since Trump doesn't have the brass to fire anyone face to face.

So since 2017 and she hasn't been voted to be confirmed. Ironic.
 
You owe it all to Moscow Mitch who moves unqualified right wing judges through the senate faster than the wind out of a duck's ass.

I compared the speed to your posts and it is not faster than the wind out of a duck's ass.
 
I compared the speed to your posts and it is not faster than the wind out of a duck's ass.

They go faster if you pull your head out.

She was fired for trying to release the Pentagon outlaid funds authorized by congress and that were being used by Trump in his attempted extortion scheme before the end of the authorized time period. The real hard fact is that Trump is as anti American as you are and as all the rest of the Putin-Trump Rowers are Making America Russia Instead.
 
They go faster if you pull your head out.

She was fired for trying to release the Pentagon outlaid funds authorized by congress and that were being used by Trump in his attempted extortion scheme before the end of the authorized time period. The real hard fact is that Trump is as anti American as you are and as all the rest of the Putin-Trump Rowers are Making America Russia Instead.

The real hard fact is you spew bull**** at a faster rate than the national debt. Don't call me anti-American. I support the Bill of Rights, no matter how stupid your posts are, I respect your right to make them.
 
The real hard fact is you spew bull**** at a faster rate than the national debt. Don't call me anti-American. I support the Bill of Rights, no matter how stupid your posts are, I respect your right to make them.

Sad and obvious to say you attack anyone and everyone who criticizes Putin-Trump and the Putin-Trump Rowers.

At the internet one can only go by what we say because online there no do involved.

Unless and until you might distinguish yourself from the Putin-Trump Rowers -- by getting yourself out of the same boat -- you are a Rower tried and true. And a hard core one besides.
 
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