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turbinetree

(24,703 posts) Tue Oct 9, 2018, 11:00 PM Oct 2018

Veterans Affairs won't hand over documents showing suspected shadow influence of Trump associates

Source: Think Progress

"The reports of corruption and cronyism are serious," Rep. Tim Walz said.
JOSHUA EATON
OCT 9, 2018, 7:28 PM

The Department of Veterans Affairs won’t give Congress records that could show the undue influence friends of President Donald Trump have over agency policy, MilitaryTimes reports.

A bombshell investigation by ProPublica in August revealed that three close Trump associates — Ike Perlmutter, CEO of Marvel Entertainment; Bruce Moskowitz, who works in concierge medicine; and Marc Sherman, an attorney— have ruled the VA as unappointed, and unconfirmed, shadow officials from their base at the president’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie assured lawmakers at a hearing last month that the “Mar-a-Lago Crowd,” as it’s known within the agency, doesn’t set policy. But emails published by ProPublica tell a different story.

“The reports of corruption and cronyism are serious and we cannot allow VA to sweep this under the rug,” Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN), the ranking member on the House Veterans Affairs Committee, said in a statement to MilitaryTimes. “This issue will remain a top concern of the committee until all our questions have been answered.”

Read more: https://thinkprogress.org/veterans-affairs-documents-shadow-influence-trump-associates-78ede27ce604/

I have family members that use the VA........................and these assholes are still trying to privatize it.................

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Veterans Affairs won't hand over documents showing suspected shadow influence of Trump associates (Original Post) turbinetree Oct 2018 OP

K & R mountain grammy Oct 2018 #1

Add Betsy Devos' brother Erik Prince to the mix as he wants to privitize parts of military ops... iluvtennis Oct 2018 #2

K&R 2naSalit Oct 2018 #3

Same for the US Postal service, and more. appalachiablue Oct 2018 #4

Yepper, spot on................. turbinetree Oct 2018 #5

What do you mean the VA won't give Congress records ? Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #6

mountain grammy

(26,622 posts)

1. K & R

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2018, 11:06 PM

Oct 2018

Big story.. My husband uses the VA too. Sons of bitches. This presidency nothing but a money grap by the rich.

iluvtennis

(19,861 posts)

2. Add Betsy Devos' brother Erik Prince to the mix as he wants to privitize parts of military ops...

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2018, 11:08 PM

Oct 2018

... remember that Prince had some helicopter operations that were in Niger when Sgt La David Johnson was killed in that ambush.

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I SO DESPISE TRUMP and his regime. GAH.

2naSalit

(86,636 posts)

3. K&R

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2018, 11:13 PM

Oct 2018

appalachiablue

(41,140 posts)

4. Same for the US Postal service, and more.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2018, 11:16 PM

Oct 2018

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)

5. Yepper, spot on.................

Reply to appalachiablue (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 9, 2018, 11:19 PM

Oct 2018

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)

6. What do you mean the VA won't give Congress records ?

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2018, 11:55 PM

Oct 2018

Subpoena that shit.

We, the taxpayers, and we, the veterans, pay their effing salary. They don't get to make the rules.

I am sick to death of government agencies (under this administration) refusing to cooperate with Congress. STOP IT.

As someone who uses the VA system, I demand that they turn over such records. FOIA it, if necessary. The fact that Cadet Chickenshit McBonespurs and his cronies want to privatize the VA makes my blood boil.

All veterans should call Tim Walz tomorrow and support him on this. Our health care may depend on it.

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