Natasha Bertrand: The Pentagon referred the request to the WH!

[triron]

Link to tweet

[lagomorph777]

1. For somebody unfamiliar with Twit, which post came first? They seem mutually contradictory!

[Denzil_DC]

9. If you click through on Tweets, you can see them in context.

In this case, "NEW: New documents provided to House Oversight by the Pentagon suggest that the vast majority of military stays at Turnberry have occurred since Trump took office. ..." was posted first, and "House Oversight requested that the Pentagon turn over communications/emails relating to Turnberry. ..." was posted in response (it's called threading).

I don't think there's necessarily a contradiction. The first Tweet mentions "documents", the second mentions "communications/emails".

[lunatica]

2. It's good to know our taxes pay for comforts most of us

will never, ever experience.

[zentrum]

15. Yes, but never for

....Medicare for all.

[lunatica]

24. Our flyboys don't need it, obviously.

[Hekate]

20. Blood-chilling to know Trump is now taking an interest in the homeless of Los Angeles

[lunatica]

23. He's creating new exploitative jobs for his pals in

the private sector, just like the ones getting paid over $700 per child who they have happily placed into the cheapest kind of cages and who they feed low nutrition frozen burritos to and who they spend a minimum on healthcare. That’s a lot of profit being shoveled to the 1%.

If they’re happily doing that to children why not happily and lucratively do it to the homeless. Society sure doesn’t want their tent cities under the freeway overpasses or them standing on corners sowing guilt and begging instead of getting a job. Trump can claim he cleaned up the smelly homeless issue. All fixed. Is that not the greatest ever?!

I’m only guessing, of course, but it wouldn’t surprise me at all if I’m right.

[VOX]

29. Even if he doesn't follow through, you've nailed his detestable way of "fixing" a problem.

He’s stuffing his pockets (and his buddies’ pockets, as well) with taxpayers’ money in broad daylight, right out in the open, easy to spot.

But that persistent 40% of Americans who back #45 are absolutely okay with this. As long as they can enjoy the incarceration of refugee children and “owning the libs,” they’re fine with #45’s blatant criminality. Subpoenas? Pfft! Just lie.

Sorry for preaching to the choir. I’ve just had enough of this free-fall the country’s in. Hope that the 2020 election is free enough and fair enough to get rid of these parasites.

[spanone]

3. Now it appears trump has the Pentagon in his pocket.

House Oversight requested that the Pentagon turn over communications/emails relating to Turnberry. But the Pentagon referred that request to the White House.

[TreasonousBastard]

4. It could just be the Pentagon passing the buck...

Whatever went on, it's the kind of thing nobody at DoD would want to have to deal with if they could avoid it.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. If the Pentagon did it to obstruct an investigation because they know Trump

will pull executive privilege out of there ass, then maybe it is conspiracy?

[TreasonousBastard]

8. Could be, but the simplest explanation is just bureaucrats not wanting to deal with it.

[spanone]

10. I have to assume there is protocol for requests from congress. Will be curious to find out.

[uponit7771]

12. +1, cause someone knew about this shit

[Blue_true]

21. He finally has an asslicking SoD.

No one that wants to keep a career going is going to take on the top guy, unless there is light at the end of the tunnel. We have to defeat Trump in 2020, plain and simple.

[rockfordfile]

5. Americans want our money back

[OnDoutside]

7. If only the Pentagon had to get their budget approved by Congress......oh wait....

[ChiTownDenny]

13. +1

[Botany]

11. Wasn't Turnberry in the red prior to it's new ...

.... military guests?

Grifters.

[True Blue American]

14. Yes

Made money the last 2 years.

[machoneman]

16. We MUST bust the JCOS and senior military heads when we take over. Fire and have court-martials.....

for every single person involved in this miserable affair! Jail time as well! Take their pensions away too!

Bastards!!!

[Blue_true]

22. I agree. We must get internal memos and even have officers out other officers.

Then fire every single officer that was compliant with Trump.

They don't need court martial, all the new President need to do is send a letter informing that there is no confidence in their leadership and they can either resign or be fired.

[Perseus]

17. To me, Natasha Bertrand, Richard Engle are heroes, so much courage from those two

And of course the other people who work along them.

They are the ones helping save out Democracy by bringing all the corruption to light.

[Scurrilous]

18. ...

[Lonestarblue]

19. With Republican complicity, Trump has turned Congress into a feeble branch of government.

Unless Dems are willing to go to court, and do it quickly, Trump and his minions will succeed in getting away with many unknown crimes as well as the crimes of corruption we can’t prove because every branch of government feels free to thumb their noses at Congress, essentially telling them to go take a hike. I never thought I would see the level of law breaking and corruption that exists in this administration.

[Hoyt]

26. If it is proven that flights were altered and/or we paid more for Turnberry vs. typical stays

at alternative accommodations, trump's in trouble.

[Patterson]

27. Nothing will happen to Trump.

[Hoyt]

28. Reluctantly agree. In this case, I suspect the arguement will be that Turnberry

was less expensive than alternative accommodations because the Racist-and-Chief's staff gave them a discount (not positive on that, but I think I read somewhere it was less expensive, bed bugs and all).

If not the case, trump will say, "Are you denying our tremendous military members a few days in a nice place?"