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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1009939)	4/5/2017 3:16:28 PM
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Swamp draining isn't easy. The swamp is easy to find though.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (1009939)	4/5/2017 3:29:45 PM
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Bannon Loses National Security Council Role in Trump Shakeup [ In reality shows like Trumpmerica: White House Apprentice, periodically someone is always having to be voted off the "island" or fired. ] by Jennifer Jacobs April 5, 2017, 10:29 AM CDT April 5, 2017, 10:47 AM CDT Intelligence director, Joint Chiefs chairman elevated McMaster given greater authority over security matters Trump Removes Bannon From National Security Council President Donald Trump reorganized his National Security Council on Wednesday, removing his chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, and downgrading the role of his Homeland Security Adviser, Tom Bossert, according to a person familiar with the decision and a regulatory filing. Steve Bannon Photographer: Pete Marovich/Bloomberg National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster was given responsibility for setting the agenda for meetings of the NSC or the Homeland Security Council, and was authorized to delegate that authority to Bossert, at his discretion, according to the filing. Under the move, the national intelligence director, Dan Coats, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford, are again "regular attendees" of the NSC’s principals committee. Bannon, the former executive chairman of Breitbart News, was elevated to the National Security Council’s principals committee at the beginning of Trump’s presidency. The move drew criticism from some members of Congress and Washington’s foreign policy establishment. [ Wow, read this spin - below: ] A White House official said that Bannon was placed on the committee in part to monitor Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and never attended a meeting. He’s no longer needed with McMaster in charge of the council, the official said. [ Flynn was only there just over three weeks. If Bannon was only there to monitor Flynn, why did he stay another 7 weeks AFTER Flynn was gone? And why appoint a national security advisor who needed to be minded ... by an investment banker and blogger? More likely this is McMaster talking to the Kushner's about the Nunes debacle and getting the NSC back to it's real task i/o playing political games. ] Trump fired Flynn on Feb. 13 for not disclosing to the president or to Vice President Mike Pence the extent of his conversations with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak, before Trump’s inauguration. bloomberg.com