Tag: scandal

The Rob Porter debacle just became the Rob Porter scandal

The following article by Aaron Blake was posted on the Washington Post website February 9, 2018:

A senior administration official told POLITICO John Credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images

Update: And now we learn that, according to White House staff, Kelly tried to get aides to pass along a version of his actions that they consider to be untrue. Kelly reportedly wanted them to say he acted to remove Porter within 40 minutes of learning the abuse allegations against him were credible. As I argued, it’s the latest sign that Kelly is treading water.

White House spokesman Raj Shah wouldn’t elaborate Thursday on when Chief of Staff John F. Kelly and others became aware of allegations of spousal abuse by former staff secretary Rob Porter. And now we know why: It’s pretty damning. Continue reading “The Rob Porter debacle just became the Rob Porter scandal”

Price Resigns as HHS Secretary, Trump Accepts

The following article by John T. Bennet was posted on the Roll Call website September 29, 2017:

‘I certainly don’t like the optics,’ president said Friday

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price arrive in the Capitol to meet with House Republicans on March 21. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Updated at 5:33 p.m. | Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigned Friday afternoon amid a scandal stemming from his use of taxpayer funds for private charter flights, according to the White House press secretary.

Price reportedly spent as much as $400,000 of taxpayer monies on chartered flights, including one to the tune of $25,000 to fly between Washington and Philadelphia. Continue reading “Price Resigns as HHS Secretary, Trump Accepts”

Trump University: A Look at an Enduring Education Scandal

The following article by Ulrich Boser, Danny Schwaber and Stephanie Johnson was posted on the Center for American Progress website March 30, 2017:

When Donald Trump first launched Trump University in 2005, he said that the program’s aim was altruistic. Coming off his success as a reality television show host, Trump claimed that the Trump University program was devoted to helping people gain real estate skills and knowledge. At the Trump University launch event, Trump told reporters that he hoped to create a “legacy as an educator” by “imparting lots of knowledge” through his program.1

Today, it’s clear that Trump University was far from charitable. In fact, Trump University’s real estate seminars often didn’t provide that much education; at some seminars, it seemed like the instructors aimed to do little more than bilk money from people who dreamed of successful real estate careers. As one person who attended the program wrote on a feedback form examined by the authors, “Requesting we raise our credit limits on our credit cards at lunch Friday seemed a little transparent.”2 Continue reading “Trump University: A Look at an Enduring Education Scandal”