Circling The Drain

Where's the outrage?

Washington Post:
Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for sensitive counterterrorism job  —  The Trump administration's appointment of Elias Irizarry, who was 19 at the time of the Capitol attack, has alarmed some in the Defense Department. — A convicted Jan. 6 rioter who later …
Claire Carter / Washington Examiner:   Pentagon hires ‘qualified, patriotic’ Jan. 6 rioter for counterterrorism role

Robert Tait / The Guardian:   Pentagon appoints convicted January 6 rioter to sensitive counterterrorism role

Aaron Parnas / The Parnas Perspective:   Important Update: Weaponization Fund is Dead, Insurrectionist Hired to Lead Counterterrorism Effort, Trump Health Questions Swirl, and More

Robert Davis / Raw Story:   Trump admin stuns by appointing convicted Jan. 6 rioter to major counterterrorism role

Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:   Trump Administration Hires Convicted Jan. 6 Rioter for Key Pentagon Job Involving ‘Highly Classified’ Military Ops: Report

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Filip Timotija / The Hill:   Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for counterterrorism post

"Politicized" courts. Beyond pathetic.

Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Mullin refuses to commit to following court orders for DHS  —  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin repeatedly refused Tuesday to commit to following court orders from judges who rule that the Department of Homeland Security is acting illegally.  In his first appearance …

Manuela Silva / NOTUS:   Markwayne Mullin Won't Say if DHS Will Follow Court Orders

David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:   Mullin cites ‘politicized’ courts in refusal to commit to DHS obeying rulings

David Edwards / Raw Story:   ‘You should be really freaked out’: DHS chief refuses to commit to court orders

Nick Arama / RedState:   DHS Sec. Mullin Delivers Epic Takedown of Chris Murphy and His Attack on the DHS

Andrea Castillo / Los Angeles Times:   Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin refuses to commit to following court orders

Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:   DHS Sec Mullin Floors Senate Democrat With Jaw-Dropping Answer On Whether He'll Comply With Court Orders

Mary McCue Bell / Washington Times:   Mullin vs. Murphy: Homeland Security chief takes on anti-ICE senator

Steve Benen / MS NOW:   Trump has had many recent setbacks in court, but the IRS case poses the biggest threat

Cristina Laila / The Gateway Pundit:   DHS Chief Markwayne Mullin Crushes Democrat Senator Chris Murphy's Lies (VIDEO)

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:   Markwayne Mullin Caught in Blatant Lie About Homeland Security Budget

The Hill:   Watch live: Mullin testifies before Senate on DHS budget amid GOP reconciliation battle

Rule of law? The Constitution? What are you talking about, asks nepo-baby plumber Mullin. (Mullin assumed control of his family's plumbing business in 1998.) Ol' Markwayne's a real piece of work.