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House Oversight Committee: No Sign Michael Flynn Complied With The Law

After reviewing Michael Flynn’s application for security clearance, Congressman Chaffetz and ranking Democrat in the House Oversight Committee Rep. Elijah Cummings have determined that now former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn did not properly disclose payments from Russia thereby not complying with the law.

House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz had requested documents related to President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, but the White House now says it either doesn’t have the documents or is “unable to accommodate” the remaining docs.

President Trump promised to “drain the swamp” and yet Flynn was his choice for National Security Adviser. This goes to how sound President Trump’s judgement is on such appointments.

You have to wonder: Why can’t the White House “accommodate” the request?

#swampityswampswamp

More at CNN.

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Trump Health & Human Services Secretary Nominee Introduced Legislation That Helped Company He Owned Stock In

More “swampity-swamp-swamp” regarding Donald Trump’s nominee for Health & Human Services Secretary, Rep. Tom Price.

According to Salon, Price introduced legislation last year that helped a biotech company he had just bought shares of stock in.

From Salon:

Less than a week after buying between $1,001 and $15,000 of shares in Zimmer Biomet, Price introduced a bill known as the HIP Act. Its objective was to delay until 2018 a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regulation that would have impacted payments for the knee and hip implants in which the corporation specializes, CNN reported on Monday. Zimmer Biomet’s political action committee subsequently made a donation to Price’s reelection campaign.

This isn’t the first time that Price has been criticized for pushing legislation that could financially benefit medical companies in which he had invested stock. Last month, it was reported that over the last four years Price had traded roughly $300,000 in shares in health companies that would directly benefit from legislation he was pursuing.

In 2012, Congress passed The Stock Act which was designed to prevent lawmakers from profiting from stock trading based on any knowledge they could have from the legislative process.

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Florida AG Pam Bondi To Be Rewarded With Trump White House Position

Donald Trump with Florida AG Pam Bondi

As it turns out, not only did Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi get $25,000 for her reelection coffers from Donald Trump for refusing to investigate Trump University on her state’s behalf, her support will garner another reward: an appointment to a plum role in the new Trump administration.

From the Tampa Bay Times:

Immediately after Donald Trump was elected president, one Florida name was floated above the rest for a job in his administration: Attorney General Pam Bondi.

About two weeks out from Trump’s inauguration, the Tampa Republican still has not been appointed to any job.

But an announcement could be coming soon, reports Bloomberg’s Jennifer Jacobs.

In a tweet, she wrote, “NEW: Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi will be named to a post in the Trump White House, sources tell me. Trump aides finalizing her role.”

Asked Thursday, the Trump transition provided no new information about whether Bondi was even still in consideration for an administration job.

“We have no additional announcements at this time,” said Sean Spicer, who will be Trump’s White House press secretary, on a conference call with reporters. “I don’t want to get ahead of any announcements that may or may not come.”

Bondi has been mum, too. Asked Thursday morning, she would not comment on whether she was being considered for a new job in the administration.

“I’d never discuss anything confidential,” she said, echoing previous statements.

You just gotta love that swamp.