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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsStuff overshadowed in the DHS Whistleblower complaint
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The DHS whistle-blower complaint provides even more evidence of how the dept has simply become a cesspool of Trumpism. There's one set of details concerning Central America that seems worth calling attention to, since it may get overshadowed by all the other scandalous stuff. 1/
"In Dec 2019, Murphy attended a meeting w Cuccinelli & Glawe to discuss intelligence reports regarding conditions in Guatemala, Honduras, & El Salvador. The intelligence reports were designed to help asylum officers render better determinations regarding their legal standards.2/
Murphy presented the reports to Cuccinelli in the meeting. "Murphy defended the work in the reports, but Cuccinelli stated he wanted changes to the information outlining high levels of corruption, violence, & poor economic conditions in the three respective countries." 3/
"Cuccinelli expressed frustration with the intelligence reports, and he accused unknown 'deep state intelligence analysts' of compiling the intelligence information to undermine President Donald J. Trump's policy objectives with respect to asylum." 4/
After Murphy defended the reports & pointed out that they "were consistent with past assessments made for several years," Cuccinelli ordered him to "identify the names of the 'deep state' individuals who compiled the intelligence reports & to either fire or reassign them" 5/
Whistle-blower complaint available here: int.nyt.com/data/documentt end/
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Stuff overshadowed in the DHS Whistleblower complaint (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Sep 2020
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underpants
(183,043 posts)1. Hold it. The COOCH actually mentioned Deep State in a meeting with adults?
Professionals?
2naSalit
(86,963 posts)2. They are all capable of...
Believing in that pile of poo.
crickets
(25,993 posts)3. Apparently their little playpen worlds replace a connection with reality after a while.
It's disturbing, to say the least.