“There is not just smoke here. There is a blazing 10-alarm fire, the sirens are wailing, the Russians provided the lighter fluid, and Trump is standing half-burnt and holding a match.
Glenn Carle, retired CIA officer and interrogator.
And you can quote me on that.
Insiders at Politico are reporting this morning that the Tillerson nomination is already in serious trouble mainly due to his ties with Vladimir Putin as we discussed this weekend. Marco Rubio is apparently begging the Cheeto transition team for another body, and bipartisan resistance to the nomination is rising. It seems that all this attention on CJ’s ties (and other members of the inner circle’s) ties to the Russian despot is finally starting to get traction. McCain has even issued a statement questioning the wisdom of this nomination.
I know, I know, let’s not get our hopes up.