Politics 'If the president knew about any of this, he would have fired Pompeo months ago'

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    Mike and Susan Pompeo's 'Madison dinners' revealed: Secretary of state hosted taxpayer-funded soirees for billionaires, stars and Republican power-brokers - and their contact details went to her private email
    • Mike and Susan Pompeos held two dozen dinners hosting for guests from a 500-strong guestlist at the State Department
    • Concerns have been raised that the dinners are being used for his political gain
    • Wife Susan co-hosts and is emailed contact details to her personal account of those who attend, who include large Republican donors
    • The total cost of the dinners is rumored to be in the six-figure mark, sources said - funded through an 'emergency' budget
    • Unclear if the White House is aware of the apparent attempt by Pompeo to build a power base and donor network
    • One claimed if Trump had caught wind 'he would have fired Pompeo months ago'
    • Democrats are demanding details as Pompeo comes under pressure over firing of IG who was probing him using his aide to walk his dog and do laundry
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...nners-billionaires-stars-raise-questions.html
     
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    WHO'S WHO OF THE POMPEO'S GUESTS
    THE BILLIONAIRES AND THE DONORS

    Dan Cathy, Chik-fil-A chairman. Net worth $4.9 billion. Former major donor to anti-gay marriage groups

    Ken Langone, Home Depot CEO. Net worth $4.2 billion. Republican donor

    Paul Singer, hedge fund executive. Net worth $3.5 billion. Republican donor, owns conservative news site the Washington Free Beacon, which commissioned what became infamous 'golden showers dossier'

    Steve Case, AOL co-founder. Net worth $1.5 billion

    Harlan Crow, real estate tycoon. Republican mega donor and on boar of key lobby groups including American Enterprise Institute

    Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List, pro-life lobbying organization

    THE FOX STARS

    Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade

    Laura Ingraham, 10pm host

    REPUBLICAN POWER BROKERS

    Karl Rove, George W. Bush campaign manager

    Chris Sununu, New Hampshire governor

    Lee Zeldin, New York congressman and Trump defender

    Matt and Mercedes Schlapp. He runs CPAC, she is a senior Trump campaign aide

    David Urban, Trump 2020 advisor

    Michael Steele, former Republican National Committee chairman turned Trump critic

    BIG BUSINESS

    Thomas Kennedy, Raytheon CEO

    Bill Miller, president of the American Gaming Association

    Joe DePinto, 7-Eleven CEO. Classmate of Pompeo at West Point

    SENIOR OFFICIALS

    Mark Esper, Defense Secretary*

    Steve Mnuchin, Treasury Secretary*

    Robert O'Brien, National Security Advisor*

    Wilbur Ross, Commerce Secretary*

    *Unclear if they attended

    SHOWBIZ AND SPORTS

    Dale Earnhart Jr., NASCAR

    Reba McEntire, country stare

    Peter Ueberroth, former MLB commissioner

    Steve Cannon, Atlanta Falcons owner. Classmate of Pompeo at West Point

    DIPLOMATS

    Princess Reema bint Bandar, ambassador from Saudi Arabia

    Stavros Lambrinidis, ambassador from the European Union

    Azmil Mohammed Zabidi, ambassador from Malyasia

    SUPREME COURT JUSTICES

    Neil Gorsuch (Trump appointee)

    Samuel Alito (Bush appointee)

    SUSAN POMPEO'S PERSONAL GUESTS

    Niall Ferguson, British-American Stanford University historian

    Dr. Larry Beamer, Wichita surgeon
     
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    ...well, so much for "draining the swamp".
     
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    Mags, calling mags. We need your spin on this and to tell us it's all on the up and up. At least he tried learning from trump, if someone is breathing down your throat and details of corruption at stake then have them fired.
     
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    Not surprised
     
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    LOL at the notion that if trump had known, he would have fired Pompeo. Trump 'knew' and instead he fired the investigator; that's the direction his corruption always runs
     
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    If Trump knew? HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
     
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    Using taxpayer dollars to host parties for billionaires?

    Two dozen? Gtfo!
     
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    The Supreme Court isn't even pretending neutrality any more.

    When Pompeo was CIA Director under Trump prior to his current gig, his wife, not a CIA employee, had her own office at CIA headquarters with staff and security, paid by taxpayers. As she had no duties the staff was purely for her personal use. The best people!
     
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    Did he have to hire a harpsichord player for any of these events?
     

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