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Nikki Haley's resignation comes one day after an ethics watchdog requested an investigation into her acceptance of free flights on private jets
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Throck
(2,520 posts)shanny
(6,709 posts)RockRaven
(14,974 posts)instead of the dangerous policies/priorities of Pompeo and Bolton with whom she butted heads and lost.
Trump always smears people on their way out the door to diminish their credibility if/when they spill their guts about him.
Haley may indeed have acted very inappropriately. But the fact we are learning about it immediately upon her resignation indicates someone believes their own interests are served by pushing the story out. That someone is probably Trump or those closest to him.
SunSeeker
(51,574 posts)She went so far as to repeat his ridiculous lie that the UN was not laughing at Trump but with him, that they were laughing out of "respect" for Trump's "honesty." https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5bab7019e4b0f143d10ee8f4/amp
Cha
(297,323 posts)jmbar2
(4,895 posts)Trump is extremely adept in directing news traffic now. He throws Haley under the bus to distract from
- Boof Kavanaugh's first actions on supreme court
- Trump tax evasion scandal
- Russia investigation
- pick one
3Hotdogs
(12,393 posts)Ohiogal
(32,012 posts)Everyone in his regime is a grifter. It's part of the job description.
Squinch
(50,956 posts)He doesn't like to be the only one.
Baitball Blogger
(46,743 posts)deeper than accepting free jet rides?
eleny
(46,166 posts)Lock her up? Nah. Let her just fade into the woodwork.
crazytown
(7,277 posts)Another one bites the dust.
SunSeeker
(51,574 posts)Racerdog1
(808 posts)Just one more shit stain on this fake administration. South Carolina is full of these fucking shit bags. Aunt.Lindsey Graham being the biggest piece of shit.
getagrip_already
(14,766 posts)They are an independent watch dog group. There are dozens of these accross the spectrum of political beliefs. They all at one point or another "call" for an investigation.
That doesn't mean she is being investigated. It means there is a lot of smoke and somebody should be digging into it.
It is also the likely reason behind her decision. She wants to run for elected office again and wants this to die. That way when she runs it is instantly old, discredited news. It won't be either, but that will be their claim.
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)Mind boggling
NoMoreRepugs
(9,436 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)liberal N proud
(60,338 posts)gordianot
(15,242 posts)Accepting free flights and just an ethics violation is a rather pedestrian accusation for Trump level corruption.
JohnnyRingo
(18,636 posts)Is what Haley will be saying if this is true.
Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)when the r's rebrand, post trump.
question everything
(47,488 posts)and suggested something like that.
He did mentions something "like Pruitt" I admit, I did not listen that closely but am sure that the afternoon crowd will delve into it.
nature-lover
(1,469 posts)Owens
(199 posts)This could have influenced her and affected the U.S. policy at U.N.
Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)They are woozy with praise over her -- burnished credentials, untarnished, the most savvy, yada yada yada!!
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)flamingdem
(39,313 posts)not