The corruption of Donald Trump’s first administration was so fixed that it’s straightforward to neglect each scandal. Fortunately, on Monday evening, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow is right here to remind us as Trump begins to inventory his incoming White Home with bigots, sycophants, and even a pet killer.
“The first Donald Trump presidential term had so many cabinet officials forced out of office in disgrace and referred to the Justice Department to face criminal charges,” Maddow recalled. “It’s actually hard to remember them all.”
Maddow ran down a few of Trump’s authentic Cupboard secretaries:
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Inside Secretary Ryan Zinke left his place after greater than a dozen investigations into doubtful dealings and potential moral violations. (Zinke is now the consultant for Montana’s 1st Congressional District.)
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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s tenure because the ineffective mouthpiece for Trump’s nonexistent infrastructure invoice was full of reviews that she used her place to counterpoint her household.
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Power Secretary Rick Perry was one of many Trump officers who resigned after Trump’s Ukraine scandal, which led to Trump’s first impeachment.
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Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigned after having given intercourse trafficker Jeffrey Epstein a sweetheart deal. (Trump then dragged his heels in changing Acosta.)
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Well being and Human Companies Secretary Tom Worth joined Trump’s administration as an ethically challenged secretary, then left workplace after a number of federal inquiries into his use of taxpayer cash to fund extravagant journey.
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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, whose moral integrity matched that of a moist piece of rice paper, left his place as a result of he couldn’t handle the a number of ethics investigations into his actions.
And these have been merely Trump’s first spherical of picks. Certainly one of Trump’s final scandal-laden cupboard members, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie, is main Trump’s Protection Division transition staff. Wilkie’s time within the first Trump administration was marred by claims he orchestrated a smear marketing campaign in opposition to a feminine veteran who alleged she was sexually assaulted at a V.A. facility.
