Edmond Exchange For Nov. 7, 2013

“President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, former Democratic lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard, has been accused of amplifying Russian propaganda and would come to the job having never worked in the intelligence world or served on a congressional intelligence committee,” NBC News reports. “Gabbard, who served in the Hawaii Army National Guard and was deployed to Iraq with a medical unit, has long criticized U.

“President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Matt Gaetz — a Florida congressman who was recently the target of an FBI investigation — to be the next attorney general of the United States sent shockwaves through the Justice Department on Wednesday,” NBC News reports. Said one official: “What the fuck is happening?!” Said another: “I’m struggling to find words.

“President-elect Donald Trump is seriously considering naming his lead attorney Todd Blanche to serve as the next deputy attorney general, the second-highest position in the Justice Department,” CNN reports. “Blanche has represented Trump for the last 18 months and defended him during his criminal hush money trial in Manhattan earlier this year.

“Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team are drawing up a list of military officers to be fired, potentially to include the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in what would be an unprecedented shakeup at the Pentagon,” Reuters reports. “The planning for the firings is at an early stage after Trump’s Nov.

Rudy Giuliani’s lawyers said in a court filing that they are quitting after they say he’s taken actions or insisted on arguments they disagree with.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) resigned from the House of Representatives on Wednesday just after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him for Attorney General, Fox News reports. Said Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA): “I think out of deference to us, he issued his resignation letter effective immediately. That caught us by surprise a little bit.