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President-elect pledges to fire attorneys who worked alongside Special Counsel Jack Smith as he names hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to head treasury
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump is set to fire the attorneys who worked alongside Special Counsel Jack Smith on two federal investigations into the president-elect and use the Department of Justice to probe the 2020 election, according to The Washington Post.
The attorneys who may become caught up in the firings include career professionals who are usually protected from such revenge efforts.
Trump is set to put together teams of investigators to look for evidence that there was fraud in battleground states in the 2020 election, according to The Post. There’s no evidence that fraud affected the outcome of the 2020 election.
Meanwhile, Trump announced that his pick for the job of treasury secretary is hedge fund manager Scott Bessent.
Trump called Bessent “one of the World’s foremost International Investors and Geopolitical and Economic Strategists.”
In a flurry of announcements on Friday night, Trump revealed his picks to lead the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the FDA, the CDC, the Office of the Surgeon General, and the Department of Labor.
Trump’s campaign team celebrated his hush money trial sentencing being indefinitely postponed by Justice Juan Merchan on Friday, calling it “a decisive win” in a “Witch Hunt” case.
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Trump has nominated Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to be the next surgeon general.
“During the COVID-19 pandemic, she worked on the front lines in New York City treating thousands of Americans and helped patients in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s Historic Operation Warp Speed,” the president-elect said in a statement.
He added: “Dr. Janette provided on-the-ground medical treatment to Americans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the Joplin tornadoes. She is also a member of Samaritan’s Purse Disaster Assistance, Relief Team, and has provided lifesaving care during crises in Morocco, Haiti, and Poland.”
Trump nominates Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead Labor Department
Trump has nominated Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be his next labor secretary.
Here’s the president-elect’s statement in full:
I am proud to hereby nominate Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer, from the Great State of Oregon, as United States Secretary of Labor.
Lori has worked tirelessly with both Business and Labor to build America’s workforce, and support the hardworking men and women of America.
I look forward to working with her to create tremendous opportunity for American Workers, to expand Training and Apprenticeships, to grow wages and improve working conditions, to bring back our Manufacturing jobs.
Together, we will achieve historic cooperation between Business and Labor that will restore the American Dream for Working Families.
Lori’s strong support from both the Business and Labor communities will ensure that the Labor Department can unite Americans of all backgrounds behind our Agenda for unprecedented National Success - Making America Richer, Wealthier, Stronger and more Prosperous than ever before!
Trump nominates Russell Vought to lead Office of Management and Budget
Trump nominated Russell Vought to once again lead the Office of Management and Budget.
Here’s the president-elect’s statement in full:
I am very pleased to nominate Russell Thurlow Vought, from the Great State of Virginia, as the Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
He did an excellent job serving in this role in my First Term - We cut four Regulations for every new Regulation, and it was a Great Success!
Russ graduated with a B.A. from Wheaton College, and received his J.D. from the Washington University School of Law.
Russ has spent many years working in Public Policy in Washington, D.C., and is an aggressive cost cutter and deregulator who will help us implement our America First Agenda across all Agencies.
Russ knows exactly how to dismantle the Deep State and end Weaponized Government, and he will help us return Self Governance to the People.
We will restore fiscal sanity to our Nation, and unleash the American People to new levels of Prosperity and Ingenuity.
I look forward to working with you again, Russ. Congratulations. Together, we will Make America Great Again!
Pete Hegseth’s odds of being confirmed almost halved after Matt Gaetz withdrawal
Pete Hegseth’s odds of being confirmed as secretary of defense almost halved after former attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz stepped down.
Gaetz’s departure after just eight days came amid reports that he had sex with a 17-year-old girl, an allegation he forcefully denies.
Hegseth is facing sexual misconduct allegations of his own, with a woman telling police that he raped her at a California hotel in 2017, an encounter Hegseth has said was consensual.
On the betting site Polymarket, Hegseth’s chances of being confirmed stood at 89 percent when he was announced, but fell as low as 47 percent as of Thursday afternoon. On Friday night, his chances had risen to 56 percent.
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Trump announces Scott Bessent as nominee for Treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has announced that hedge fund manager Scott Bessent is his pick to lead the Treasury Department.
Here’s his statement in full:
I am most pleased to nominate Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.
Scott is widely respected as one of the World’s foremost International Investors and Geopolitical and Economic Strategists.
Scott’s story is that of the American Dream. Scott has long been a strong advocate of the America First Agenda.
On the eve of our Great Country’s 250th Anniversary, he will help me usher in a new Golden Age for the United States, as we fortify our position as the World’s leading Economy, Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurialism, Destination for Capital, while always, and without question, maintaining the U.S. Dollar as the Reserve Currency of the World.
Unlike in past Administrations, we will ensure that no Americans will be left behind in the next and Greatest Economic Boom, and Scott will lead that effort for me, and the Great People of the United States of America.
My Administration will restore Freedom, Strength, Resilience, and Efficiency to our Capital Markets. We will reinvigorate the Private Sector, and help curb the unsustainable path of Federal Debt.
As a lifelong Champion of Main Street America and American Industry, Scott will support my Policies that will drive U.S. Competitiveness, and stop unfair Trade imbalances, work to create an Economy that places Growth at the forefront, especially through our coming World Energy Dominance.
Together, we will Make America Rich Again, Prosperous Again, Affordable Again, and, most importantly, Great Again!
Trump offers Scott Bessent post of Treasury secretary, says report
Trump has offered the post of Treasury Secretary to Scott Bessent, two sources tell CNN.
Bessent, 62, is the founder of the hedge fund Key Square Capital Management.
He previously worked as the chief investment officer at Soros Fund Management, a hedge fund founded by George Soros, a Democratic donor.
Trump set to fire Jack Smith team and push Justice Department to investigate 2020 election
Trump is set to fire the attorneys who worked alongside Special Counsel Jack Smith on two federal investigations into the president-elect and use the Department of Justice to probe the 2020 election, according to The Washington Post.
The attorneys who may become caught up in the firings include career professionals who are usually protected from such revenge efforts.
Trump is set to put together teams of investigators to look for evidence that there was fraud in battleground states in the 2020 election, according to The Post.
There’s no evidence that fraud affected the outcome of the 2020 election.
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Florida sets special election date to replace Matt Gaetz
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has set a date for the special election to replace outgoing congressman Matt Gaetz after he resigned from Congress and withdrew his name from Trump’s attorney general nomination.
April 1, 2025, the state will hold its election for Congressional District 1, which Gaetz represented.
Primaries for the election, which will determine the Republican and Democrat candidates, will be held on January 28.
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