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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:09 AM Apr 2017

"I see some bad press in his future": Bannon ally hints damaging leaks are coming on Jared Kushner

‘I see some bad press in his future’: Bannon ally hints damaging leaks are coming on Jared Kushner



http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/i-see-some-bad-press-in-his-future-bannon-ally-hints-damaging-leaks-are-coming-on-jared-kushner/

Axios’ Jonathan Swan reports that Bannon has been telling associates that he loves “a gun fight” and that he will continue fighting what he sees as the “globalist” wing of the White House, which includes Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner.

According to Swan’s sources, the Kushner faction believes that Bannon and his allies are “clinically nuts,” while Bannon’s team believes Kushner is trying to transform Trump into a moderate Republican “squish.”

Most interestingly, one of Bannon’s allies hints that Kushner will be the target of upcoming leaks that will damage his public reputation.

“Steve has developed strong and important relationships with some of the most powerful right leaning business leaders,” the Bannon ally told Swan. “I see some bad press in Jared’s future.”
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"I see some bad press in his future": Bannon ally hints damaging leaks are coming on Jared Kushner (Original Post) Miles Archer Apr 2017 OP
Like a bushel of crabs jberryhill Apr 2017 #1
Or Glass Of Cockroaches ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #34
Highly appropriate. Insulting to Blattodea, but apt. byronius Apr 2017 #47
Circular firing squad. eom Dulcinea Apr 2017 #94
If this keeps up louis-t Apr 2017 #2
I do love a GOP circular firing squad. TeamPooka Apr 2017 #57
If we're lucky, they'll go at each other like the T-Rex and the Raptors at the end of Jurassic Park. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #3
Oh, why can't they all be "Swept Away"? erronis Apr 2017 #48
Bannon does understand he's not family and Jared is. Pissing off the president, particularly this Johonny Apr 2017 #4
Perhaps but I'd bet Bannon knows where more of the bodies are buried SticksnStones Apr 2017 #18
Yep. We're going to find out just how protected Jared really is. kcr Apr 2017 #25
I usually don't like the popcorn emoji, as this stuff is scarry! Alice11111 Apr 2017 #88
Maybe NOT just metaphorically speaking!!!!! LongTomH Apr 2017 #26
In support of our side avoiding turning into what their side does SticksnStones Apr 2017 #32
and let's remember also mountain grammy Apr 2017 #70
Bannon's crew does make up a large portion of45's remaining support SticksnStones Apr 2017 #72
Yep, "end the carnage" mountain grammy Apr 2017 #74
And you can bet bannuts is using his time now duncang Apr 2017 #81
I can see a scenario where Bannon suffers a massive stroke rpannier Apr 2017 #99
What public reputation does Kushner have now? Freethinker65 Apr 2017 #5
He owns 666 Park Ave. He's deeply in debt. His father is a criminal convicted of financial crimes. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #19
Could also be a pecker problem. BannonsLiver Apr 2017 #40
Pecker problem... MontanaMama Apr 2017 #56
He looks very metro to me. Ilsa Apr 2017 #75
I don't think Donald will Ilsa Apr 2017 #77
Yeah, Donald wants her for himself. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #100
Sums it up nicely. mountain grammy Apr 2017 #71
Ha! How very Damian of him! LOL. nt Ilsa Apr 2017 #76
Speaking of which - this item has some illuminating background on Chairman Son-in-Law: calimary Apr 2017 #90
Kushner is a Democrat. nm mr_liberal Apr 2017 #107
I don't care if they shoot each other literally. Solly Mack Apr 2017 #6
Exactly, as long as they kill eachother instead of the public. nt Blue_true Apr 2017 #82
Orville Redenbacher running out of popcorn nationwide!!! HAB911 Apr 2017 #7
haha, I know. Fast Walker 52 Apr 2017 #60
I will believe it when I see it. Justice Apr 2017 #8
Oh yummy yummy flamingdem Apr 2017 #9
I remember reading a blind gossip item awhile ago hinting that Jared cheats on Ivanka kimbutgar Apr 2017 #10
Bannon looks like a squealer to me. nycbos Apr 2017 #11
If the anti-Christ was real, it would look like bannon! LOL Lib Apr 2017 #14
Jared Kushner is the one with the mark of the beast. He owns 666 Park Ave. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #20
You are right KW! LOL Lib Apr 2017 #33
Kushner is Jewish; this would have no meaning for him. colorado_ufo Apr 2017 #41
I would imagine some low information Christian zealots could be convinced it has meaning. ToxMarz Apr 2017 #53
It's all in his eyes. MontanaMama Apr 2017 #58
Lifeless eyes...like a doll's eyes... FailureToCommunicate Apr 2017 #68
It's TRUE! MontanaMama Apr 2017 #73
Ivanka's eyes are no better. murielm99 Apr 2017 #102
No they aren't, murielm99. MontanaMama Apr 2017 #103
The Trump team... Mike Nelson Apr 2017 #12
I knew they'd outdo W, I just didn't think they'd do it on such a grand scale right out of the gate. CrispyQ Apr 2017 #17
Music to my ears. Let them crater from within. LOL Lib Apr 2017 #13
This whole thing is like some CBS Wednesday night drama show meadowlark5 Apr 2017 #15
It's like a mash up of The West Wing, The Sopranos and The Three Stooges. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #21
Except you'll need to change the number from "three" to something much higher nt meadowlark5 Apr 2017 #24
Wasn't that the theme of The Apprentice? Tanuki Apr 2017 #30
You're right! meadowlark5 Apr 2017 #31
My heart bleeds for him...not! sheshe2 Apr 2017 #16
I predicted that these two would fighting for supremacy in the administration eleny Apr 2017 #22
If this didn't have actual real word consequences? I'd be enjoying the hell out of this soap opera. kcr Apr 2017 #23
I know, right? xor Apr 2017 #55
Pence must be pissed... bagelsforbreakfast Apr 2017 #27
true... what a nest of snakes and about as popular as one Fast Walker 52 Apr 2017 #63
I don't think he's smart enough to realize that AwakeAtLast Apr 2017 #93
First there were 10... Tanuki Apr 2017 #28
I love that book. EllieBC Apr 2017 #64
Perfect. dalton99a Apr 2017 #91
There is no honor among thieves. GoCubsGo Apr 2017 #29
A plague on both their houses. Golden Raisin Apr 2017 #35
the globalist wing ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #36
Bingo. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2017 #61
:thumbsup: Orrex Apr 2017 #66
Bingo. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #84
They're flushing out the useful idiots. Initech Apr 2017 #37
I gave Kushner something of a break initially, Thomas Hurt Apr 2017 #38
He is very smart but colorado_ufo Apr 2017 #43
"He is very smart" ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #80
I had heard that he was graduated magna cum laude colorado_ufo Apr 2017 #83
no kidding? ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #96
Why would you assign "intelligence" to working in real estate? karynnj Apr 2017 #101
Striking out at the beloved son in law of your boss doesn't seem like a good plan to me. stevenleser Apr 2017 #39
looks like a young hitler to me heaven05 Apr 2017 #42
and just does loose cannon bannon thinks the orange menace will defend Javaman Apr 2017 #44
Fine with me, let the Reichstag burn. rivegauche Apr 2017 #45
Other than ex-wives and his older brother 90-percent Apr 2017 #46
they cannot be gone soon enough. barbtries Apr 2017 #49
Humpdy Trumpdy has found a buddy just as nasty and vindictive as he is oh boy luvMIdog Apr 2017 #50
As of now Kushner appears to be t-Rump's Achilles Heel. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2017 #51
Good... Let Trump's people continue to cannibalize their own... Blue_Tires Apr 2017 #52
Fire away republicans! workinclasszero Apr 2017 #54
Lay it on me. malthaussen Apr 2017 #59
Heh heh. Pass the popcorn and stand back. DinahMoeHum Apr 2017 #62
Love it! It's a dog-eat-dog world in this administration. Nitram Apr 2017 #65
This is bullshit, subterfuge, misdirection Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #67
Oh my, oh my, we most certainly do live in interesting times Cary Apr 2017 #69
Pig Pen is a total diva who said he'd only stay on the team Warpy Apr 2017 #78
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #85
Wrong one Warpy Apr 2017 #86
Welcome to the Byzantine Whitehouse vlyons Apr 2017 #79
Bannon is a Jew Hating Nazis sellitman Apr 2017 #87
I'll enjoy watching him go down. Alice11111 Apr 2017 #89
Well, I'm sure he's crook like his dad. alarimer Apr 2017 #92
FOOD FIGHT! NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #95
my daughters husband bora13 Apr 2017 #97
Bannon better not be involved in Kushner bad news. Kushner is family. Honeycombe8 Apr 2017 #98
My bet is on The Con keeping his SIL "FAMILY" safe. No matter how much he's relying on Bannon, napi21 Apr 2017 #104
For a supposedly smart guy, Bannon surely has a penchant for moonscape Apr 2017 #105
I hope he's not cheating on Ivanka ecstatic Apr 2017 #106
He's not winning a battle with Trump's family DeminPennswoods Apr 2017 #108
Nice gig you got there cuckboy! Be a shame if sumpthin' was to happen to it! LOL n/t brewens Apr 2017 #109

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,184 posts)
3. If we're lucky, they'll go at each other like the T-Rex and the Raptors at the end of Jurassic Park.
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:13 AM
Apr 2017

And the rest of us can escape.

erronis

(15,303 posts)
48. Oh, why can't they all be "Swept Away"?
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 01:14 PM
Apr 2017

Hypocrites all. Most politicians and all evangelical zealots.

The real people get reamed.

Johonny

(20,854 posts)
4. Bannon does understand he's not family and Jared is. Pissing off the president, particularly this
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:14 AM
Apr 2017

president, could be extremely amusing for the rest of us. Bannon might be going bye-bye for good.

SticksnStones

(2,108 posts)
18. Perhaps but I'd bet Bannon knows where more of the bodies are buried
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:35 AM
Apr 2017

Than Jared. Metaphorically speaking, of course ~

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
88. I usually don't like the popcorn emoji, as this stuff is scarry!
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 05:48 PM
Apr 2017

Too scarry to enjoy. However, watching the two wings in DTs camp leak the dirt on each other...I'm w you.



SticksnStones

(2,108 posts)
32. In support of our side avoiding turning into what their side does
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 12:02 PM
Apr 2017

when they cobble together conspiracies in any and all things Democratic...I'll stick with the "metaphorically"

mountain grammy

(26,626 posts)
70. and let's remember also
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 02:09 PM
Apr 2017

"the people" elected Bannon. He was the choice. The inaugural address spoke directly from Bannon to trump voters.

mountain grammy

(26,626 posts)
74. Yep, "end the carnage"
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 02:17 PM
Apr 2017

all Bannon and every trump voter I personally know. The "carnage" of course, being liberals, Democrats, etc, etc, etc.

duncang

(1,907 posts)
81. And you can bet bannuts is using his time now
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 03:32 PM
Apr 2017

to try to find cannon fodder on jared. Maybe even adding more to his "insurance" list on dipshit donnie.

rpannier

(24,330 posts)
99. I can see a scenario where Bannon suffers a massive stroke
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 09:56 PM
Apr 2017

brought on by his high cholesterol and obesity -- aided of course by a small pin prick in the neck. Mosquito no doubt

Freethinker65

(10,024 posts)
5. What public reputation does Kushner have now?
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:14 AM
Apr 2017

I honestly knew nothing about him until a bit before the inauguration. No wonder it was reported he recently hired a PR firm to define himself.

BannonsLiver

(16,398 posts)
40. Could also be a pecker problem.
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 12:46 PM
Apr 2017

As in he's parking his you know what in places that it shouldn't be parked. I'm hoping that's part of it. Full humiliation. Marriage falls apart etc.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
75. He looks very metro to me.
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 02:33 PM
Apr 2017

He's the opposite of Bannon when it comes to taking care of his looks. His eyebrows look tweezed or stringed so that they are well-shaped and not bushy.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
77. I don't think Donald will
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 02:36 PM
Apr 2017

Put up with his daughter's husband cheating on her. That could get really ugly.

calimary

(81,323 posts)
90. Speaking of which - this item has some illuminating background on Chairman Son-in-Law:
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 06:28 PM
Apr 2017

This:
"I WORKED WITH JARED KUSHNER. HE'S THE WRONG BUSINESSMAN TO REINVENT GOVERNMENT."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/03/30/i-worked-with-jared-kushner-hes-the-wrong-businessman-to-reinvent-government/?tid=pm_opinions_pop&utm_term=.8e052b8c6f72

And this:
JARED KUSHNER HIRES HOLLYWOOD EXECUTIVE WHOSE LAST JOB WAS DOING PR FOR HORROR FLICKS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2017/04/05/jared-kushner-hires-hollywood-executive-whose-last-job-was-doing-pr-for-horror-flicks/?utm_term=.befc899e5a5f#comment

There they go again. Thinking they can run the government like a business. How many decades are we going to have to argue this?

It.

Just.

Doesn't.

Work.

Because they're NOT the same thing!

It.

Just.

Doesn't.

Work.

!!!

Solly Mack

(90,773 posts)
6. I don't care if they shoot each other literally.
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:15 AM
Apr 2017

As long as they are only shooting at each other.

But bullets don't have eyes....yet.

Just my way of saying they can get us too is all.

kimbutgar

(21,164 posts)
10. I remember reading a blind gossip item awhile ago hinting that Jared cheats on Ivanka
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:19 AM
Apr 2017

But because her father does it she turns a blind eye. Especially when she is pregnant.

LOL Lib

(1,462 posts)
33. You are right KW!
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 12:13 PM
Apr 2017

I looked up this info before election. The site I found had tons of 666 references in regards to Trump. It said that Trump owned the property at 666 5th Ave, but further googling showed that Kushner was in fact the owner.

MontanaMama

(23,322 posts)
103. No they aren't, murielm99.
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:49 PM
Apr 2017

And to think these two had kids! I can't decide if Ivanka is evil or clueless or both. Regardless, it doesn't bode well for their poor babies... 😢

Mike Nelson

(9,960 posts)
12. The Trump team...
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:22 AM
Apr 2017

...all look so sleazy. Character actors will have a field day when they make movies about these folks!

CrispyQ

(36,479 posts)
17. I knew they'd outdo W, I just didn't think they'd do it on such a grand scale right out of the gate.
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:34 AM
Apr 2017

LOL Lib

(1,462 posts)
13. Music to my ears. Let them crater from within.
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:23 AM
Apr 2017

This inside turmoil can only help clear out the cock roaches. Bannon has scared me from the first moment I began to research his background. I had never heard of him before this election. Another poster mentioned kushner being unknown. His name was familiar to me but I had no clue about who he really was. May have heard the name during my short time living in NYC.

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)
15. This whole thing is like some CBS Wednesday night drama show
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:26 AM
Apr 2017

A nightly soap opera like Dallas or Dynasty. Good grief. So much ego and entitlement in this administration. Everyone jockeying for power and control. Nothing will ever get done because everyone is fighting for position and leaking and trying to destroy reputations and careers. And we're only 77 days into this shit show

Tanuki

(14,919 posts)
30. Wasn't that the theme of The Apprentice?
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:57 AM
Apr 2017

This week was Bannon's turn to be told, "You're fired!" Will Jared's alliance with the boss' daughter spare him the same fate?

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)
31. You're right!
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:59 AM
Apr 2017

I haven't watched that trash show since maybe the first season. Then I began to hate Trump back then and never watched again.

I guess we get to watch Washington Apprentice whether we like it or not.

kcr

(15,317 posts)
23. If this didn't have actual real word consequences? I'd be enjoying the hell out of this soap opera.
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:41 AM
Apr 2017

I have a feeling the next plot twist is going to be really good.

xor

(1,204 posts)
55. I know, right?
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 01:27 PM
Apr 2017

I sometimes find myself saying "Oh, this is getting really good!!!"

But then I remember it's real life and not a TV shown.

 

bagelsforbreakfast

(1,427 posts)
27. Pence must be pissed...
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:53 AM
Apr 2017

He was promised he'd be president while Trump golfed all day. Now he's 3rd string behind Bannon and Kushner.

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
29. There is no honor among thieves.
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:54 AM
Apr 2017

These people are all out for themselves, and will not think twice about turning around and stabbing their allies in the back when they cease to be useful.

ProfessorPlum

(11,257 posts)
36. the globalist wing
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 12:17 PM
Apr 2017

must be Bannon's way of saying Jewish.

There's no way that doesn't play a part in this. the ugly anti-semitism of the alt-right will find a way to be expressed, even against the BLOTUS's son in law.

Initech

(100,081 posts)
37. They're flushing out the useful idiots.
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 12:29 PM
Apr 2017

Bannon was just the first. It's Trump's way of saying "get in line maggots!", like the wannabe drill instructor that he is.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
38. I gave Kushner something of a break initially,
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 12:34 PM
Apr 2017

he seems to some kind of intelligence if he could work in real estate. Never thought he was a genius of course. I mean he got through law school.

yet, he just seems to be a Trump branded mannequin. He tags along carrying out all these outlandish "duties" he woefully unqualified for and all it seems to be is that he propped up in a chair, they put a smile on his face and the people who really know what is going on talk.

None of the pictures I see of him show him talking, taking notes what have you.

Just a mannequin in the Trump Presidency self enrichment enterprise window.

colorado_ufo

(5,736 posts)
43. He is very smart but
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 12:53 PM
Apr 2017

he is trapped, and he has no way out that I can see. By debt, marriage, and possibly blackmail, he is the man who can't say "no."

ProfessorPlum

(11,257 posts)
80. "He is very smart"
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 03:21 PM
Apr 2017

Assumes facts NOT in evidence.

What we know is that his family is very rich. Rich != smart.

We also know that his father bribed Harvard (and Cornell, if I remember correctly) to the tune of more than a $milllion to make sure he would get admitted somewhere.

A legacy dunce. Just like his father and brothers-in law.

ProfessorPlum

(11,257 posts)
96. no kidding?
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 08:27 PM
Apr 2017

well, that's something I didn't know.

That's good news for the US, since he is in charge of everything. At least he's not a total drooling moron.

karynnj

(59,504 posts)
101. Why would you assign "intelligence" to working in real estate?
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 10:51 PM
Apr 2017

Like his father in law, he started with a wealth of valuable real estate assets and might have gambled with 666 5th Avenue and ended in a debt that could have been difficult to maintain -- except that he has rich in laws. Do you similarly say that Donald Trump has to be intelligent too?

It's not like he is a top scientist, expert in anything, brain surgeon etc.

 

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
39. Striking out at the beloved son in law of your boss doesn't seem like a good plan to me.
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 12:43 PM
Apr 2017

Particularly when your boss is not particularly deep thinking and is vindictive.

Javaman

(62,531 posts)
44. and just does loose cannon bannon thinks the orange menace will defend
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 12:53 PM
Apr 2017

when it comes right down to it?

it won't be bannon, that's for damn sure.

so let bannon go off half cocked.

If he's under the impression that, "if I go down, they all go down" he's going to be sadly disappointed.

this is getting more and more like profession wrestling soap operas.

90-percent

(6,829 posts)
46. Other than ex-wives and his older brother
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 01:09 PM
Apr 2017

has #45 every fired any other family member? Boy this is going to schadenfreude fun when Jared's sleaze gets released! Trump's history of swindling and betraying his business partners is the added secret schadenfreude sauce.

-90% Jimmy

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,123 posts)
51. As of now Kushner appears to be t-Rump's Achilles Heel.
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 01:18 PM
Apr 2017

Bannon the zealot has been humiliated. And like any sociopath will strike without fear of consequences.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
67. This is bullshit, subterfuge, misdirection
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 02:04 PM
Apr 2017

Damned straight there's going to be some damning news reported against Kushner in the coming days and weeks.

But the source of the upcoming leaks is not going to be Breitbart, FOX or any of the other fake news outlets.

It'll be legitimate. It will be Rachel. It'll be Malcolm Nance. It'll be the Senate Intelligence Committee. It'll spell real trouble for Kushner and Trumpco.

The right wingers will try to equivocate this with the fake news that will also spew against Kushner. It's their smokescreen, obscuring and confusing the truth.



Cary

(11,746 posts)
69. Oh my, oh my, we most certainly do live in interesting times
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 02:08 PM
Apr 2017

What if it turned out that Jared Kushner was the real deal and turned this whole Trump debacle around?

I'm confused.

Warpy

(111,282 posts)
78. Pig Pen is a total diva who said he'd only stay on the team
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 02:43 PM
Apr 2017

if Dolt kept him on the NSC after he'd appointed himself by shoving paper under Dolt's nose for him to sign.

I think he'll likely leak like a sieve for a while about his replacements.

Response to Warpy (Reply #78)

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
79. Welcome to the Byzantine Whitehouse
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 02:50 PM
Apr 2017

What a bunch of petty mean-spirited assholes. I hope they get out there and show everyone how dirty they all are.

sellitman

(11,607 posts)
87. Bannon is a Jew Hating Nazis
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 05:21 PM
Apr 2017

Kushner is a Jew. I wondered how long this marriage would last. I guessed not long. I was right.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
98. Bannon better not be involved in Kushner bad news. Kushner is family.
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 09:54 PM
Apr 2017

Bannon would be banished. I don't think Bannon's that stupid.

napi21

(45,806 posts)
104. My bet is on The Con keeping his SIL "FAMILY" safe. No matter how much he's relying on Bannon,
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 12:39 AM
Apr 2017

the Con's family comes FIRST! I don' t care what Bannon does, the Con's money will beat it. I must admit, I'll really enjoy seeing his big fat butt kicked out.

ecstatic

(32,712 posts)
106. I hope he's not cheating on Ivanka
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 02:02 AM
Apr 2017

That's probably the only thing that would turn papa Trump against him.

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)
108. He's not winning a battle with Trump's family
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 04:43 AM
Apr 2017

But this is more than Bannon vs Kushner. It's Rebekha Mercer and her clan pursuing their agenda through Bannon. The Mercers have propped up Breitbart for years and be-friended both Bannon and Kellyann Conway. Jane Mayer reported in her story on the Mercers how Rebekha was recommending cabinet choices some, but not all, of whom were nominated and confirmed. The Mercers are the conduit through which Trump was introduced to "the crazies".

To Trump, the Mercers are "other people's money" for him to access and use. Using OPM is one of Trump's defining characteristics. The Mercers and their allies are only relevent to the extent they help make Trump popular, accepted and loved. Right now, nothing their man Bannon or girl Conway have done do that, in fact, the opposite, their schemes have made Trump more unpopular than ever. That makes the Mercer's and their allies disposable in Trumpworld.

OTOH, we have Kusher married to Ivanka who is her dad's closest advisor. They both seem very protective of the other, too. If Bannon/Mercers try to smear Kusher, it will not end well for them given Trump's devotion to Ivanka and Jared and his compulsion for revenge.

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