After Mueller charges unsealed, senator has 'serious concerns' about Sam Clovis nomination

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An influential Senate Democrat has "serious concerns" about Sam Clovis's nomination to be the Department of Agriculture's chief scientist after court filings reveal he may have encouraged a Trump campaign aide to coordinate directly with Russia.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow is the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, before which Clovis – President Trump's national campaign co-chairman – is set to appear next week for his confirmation hearing.

"The emerging information about his role in the Trump campaign’s interactions with Russia raises serious concerns," the Michigan Democrat said in a statement to USA TODAY. - USA Today

The snowball effect.

[ProfessorGAC]

1. You Go Debbie!!!!!

Time for a stiff spine! That's quite enough now!

[Wwcd]

2. Love Sen Stabenow

[angrychair]

3. With all due respect

She didn’t have serious concerns before that!?!

That 45IQ nominated a person with no scientific credentials or education and no experience or education in agriculture and a major climate change denier, to the top scientist position of DoA?

No serious concerns until now??

Sorry, that just irks me.

[MyOwnPeace]

5. Not really any different

from his Cabinet nominations:

Betsy DeVos - Secretary of Education - knows NOTHING about education regulations, only how to promote privatization and profiteering in the "education business.:

Scott Pruitt - Head Administrator of EPA - sued the EPA as Attorney General in order to weaken the EPA's control of the environment.

REALLY???????

Let's see how many foxes we can place in charge of the hen house!

[Marcuse]

8. Ben Carson, Wilbur the Cypriot Ross.

[Golden Raisin]

9. With this regime

it’s all about grift, graft or destruction. All the cabinet ministers were/are deliberately chosen for their opposition to, open disdain for and willingness to gut and bleed out their respective departments.

[czarjak]

32. You mean like the last republican administration?

Except on steroids? HOW will this turn out.

[herding cats]

17. She opposed him since day one.

She's using this as leverage to block him. It's smart on her part.

“While Steve Censky and Ted McKinney stand out as experienced candidates to serve in USDA leadership roles, I have strong concerns that Sam Clovis is not qualified to be USDA Under Secretary of Research, Education, and Economics, which dually serves as the Department’s Chief Scientist. This nominee seems to lack the necessary agricultural science and research qualifications that are required by the Farm Bill. I also have many questions about his troubling views on climate change and providing public investment in crop insurance and education.

https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/newsroom/dem/press/release/ranking-member-stabenow-statement-on-recent-usda-nomination-announcements

[angrychair]

22. Good to hear

Thank you!

[herding cats]

25. It's my pleasure.

I just wanted to make clear she's been on our side on this the whole time.

[dflprincess]

23. My thoughts too. nt

[herding cats]

28. Please, see my reply to angrychair

Here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9777924

There was some confusion on the matter, Senator Stabenow has always opposed his being approved.

[angrychair]

33. Yea, unfortunately its the way the article reads

The article reads like she is newly opposed to him because of this new revelation but thank you for making it clear she opposed him from the beginning

[herding cats]

34. Yes, the article is misleading, which is par for the course for USA Today all too often.

If I'd not already known the facts I too could have easily been confused by the wording.

We can't all know everything. There's just not enough time in our lives to manage that feat.

[SharonClark]

30. What you said!

[RandomAccess]

4. Gee, ya think?

I mean yeah, good for her.

But ---- again: ya think?????

And where's everyone else?

[ffr]

7. Now they have something that is embarrassing to bring up at his confirmation hearing

They all can bring it up, which means anything they bring up about Russian collusion becomes newsworthy.

[MuseRider]

6. Good luck,

I hope she gets more of a hearing from my wonderful Senator Pat Roberts...there is nothing he could do to lose the vote except maybe die and I said MAYBE.

[benld74]

10. After? Thats the kicker for me

[herding cats]

16. She opposed him from day one.

She's using this as leverage to block him. It's smart on her part.

“While Steve Censky and Ted McKinney stand out as experienced candidates to serve in USDA leadership roles, I have strong concerns that Sam Clovis is not qualified to be USDA Under Secretary of Research, Education, and Economics, which dually serves as the Department’s Chief Scientist. This nominee seems to lack the necessary agricultural science and research qualifications that are required by the Farm Bill. I also have many questions about his troubling views on climate change and providing public investment in crop insurance and education.

https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/newsroom/dem/press/release/ranking-member-stabenow-statement-on-recent-usda-nomination-announcements

[Mr.Bill]

11. And every single republican

will vote for him, including John McCain, Bob Corker and Jeff Flake.

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13. If I were in congress, I'd propose postponement of his nomination on the grounds that he's part

of an ongoing investigation. Much like tRump's refusal to release his tax returns while under audit.

Plus, I'd tailor ever question to bring up his involvement in working with a hostile foreign government as a U.S. citizen.

[Mr.Bill]

21. I think any of us would.

Then every republican would still vote for him.

[ffr]

36. Lawrence seems to think we're on the right track and that Sam Clovis's nomination will be withdrawn

[SleeplessinSoCal]

12. He ain't no scientist!

[herding cats]

14. FOR THOSE WHO HAVENT BEEN PAYING ATTENTION: She's apposed him since his nomination!!

She's wisely using this as leverage to assist in blocking him. Catch-up people!

[Hekate]

18. Thank you

[herding cats]

20. My pleasure.

She's doing the right thing here and using the leverage she's been given. The least we can do is have her back.

[coolsandy]

15. No shit That's the only reason?

[herding cats]

19. No, it's not. She's opposed him since the beginning.

She's using this as leverage to block him. It's smart on her part.

“While Steve Censky and Ted McKinney stand out as experienced candidates to serve in USDA leadership roles, I have strong concerns that Sam Clovis is not qualified to be USDA Under Secretary of Research, Education, and Economics, which dually serves as the Department’s Chief Scientist. This nominee seems to lack the necessary agricultural science and research qualifications that are required by the Farm Bill. I also have many questions about his troubling views on climate change and providing public investment in crop insurance and education.

https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/newsroom/dem/press/release/ranking-member-stabenow-statement-on-recent-usda-nomination-announcements

[likesmountains 52]

24. I saw her speak at The Women's Convention last week..

She was awesome.

[Sneederbunk]

26. I want to see those hearings.

[Ukapau]

27. Great for Stabenow. Hit hard! Hit early!

[LonePirate]

29. He is completely unqualified for the position. Every Senator should have serious reservations.

[not fooled]

31. OMFG

So it was Sam the anti-science Sham who was the "campaign supervisor" referenced in the Papadopoulos indictment.

Wow. The connections between all these creeps will make it difficult for anyone who worked at the higher levels in dump's campaign to contend that they weren't involved in colluding with Russia.

I sincerely, from the bottom of my heart, hope that this pile of dung withdraws his nomination. Of course, these people have no shame, which means that he needs to be stopped if this ridiculous nomination goes forward.

[Cicada]

35. Keep Clovis - hes wearing a wire too

Clovis is also a cooperating witness for Mueller. Better to have him in the Trump admin wearing his wire than to have a Trump loyalist

But of course Repubs won’t vote for him now that his cooperating witness status has been revealed.

[briv1016]

37. On the bright side, he'll be under oath without a lawyer during his confirmation hearing.

Something no sane attorney would ever let their client do. Swing away.