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There are many very important positions related to the expectations we hold for President Trump. Having spent years deep inside the actual workings of the current professional DC silos, I can tell you most of those expectations are very challenging to achieve.
In one 4-year term President Trump can set the cornerstone for a reconstruction effort that will take at least 15 years. [Reference, Team Obama used 18+ years to create it (January 2007 to present)].
In this series my goal is more to describe the needs of some critical positions from a very practical, non-pretending, perspective of what happens within specific offices. I already discussed two critical positions that do not require IC approval (Emissary and NatSec Advisor) today I outline a third, the White House Counsel.
The Office of White House Counsel does not need IC/Senate approval.
The Office of the White House Counsel (WHC) is the gatekeeper to the Office of the President. The White House Counsel does not represent Donald Trump; the WHC represents the office of the presidency and the person fulfilling the duty of the presidency. For the interests of an effective White House Counsel, who is president is irrelevant; they are guarding the office.
The WHC is critical because it is the advice and opinion of the lawyer in this role who can completely hamstring a President, block a President and ultimately control a President. The WHC also party controls access to the Office of the President, if the person seeking access is determined detrimental to the “office of the president.”
Essentially a legal gatekeeper, with the job to protect the office of the President (not Donald Trump the person), the White House Counsel is very critical. Understanding that lawyers in general are averse to risk, and understanding a White House primary lawyer would be exceptionally averse to risk, most White House counsel office holders are predisposed to create the concentric circles of protection around the office.
The WHC coordinates the collapse of the concentric circles when major crisis unfolds. Starting on the perimeter the WHC organizes the people who will take responsibility for a major problem, with the goal in mind to keep the collateral damage as far away from the office as possible. Like a mob lawyer, the consigliere will tell a person when they must take the blame -self immolate- and exit the White House for the good of the office etc.
That said, there was a very important facet to the White House Counsel’s office that failed in Trump’s first term. This failure cannot be repeated.
In Term-1 the opinion of the White House Counsel was to block all declassification efforts that did NOT have the full support of the Intelligence Community (IC). The IC always knows the White House is averse to risk and the IC weaponize the fear of the WHC against the office of the President.
The declassification process is a request by an agency, including a superior agency like the President of the United States, to the Intelligence Branch asking for them to release the information. The Intelligence Branch again holds full unilateral control. If the head of the CIA refuses to comply with the declassification instruction of the President, what can the president do except fire him/her? {Again, GO DEEP} How does the President replace the non-compliant cabinet member? They have to go through the SSCI confirmation. See the problem?
In Term-1 the IC message to the WH Counsel was that if Donald Trump declassified any documents, they would use the DOJ (special counsel weapon) to attack the office of the president for “obstructing justice.” The WHC was fraught with fear over what would happen, and demanded that POTUS Trump stop trying to declassify information/documents the IC didn’t support.
The IC was trying to take out Donald Trump and the WHC in essence supported their objective because the WHC was only focused on threat mitigation. In term-2 these threats are going to be of even greater significance. The IC is now in a zero-sum game.
The IC has evolved into the superseding, omnipotent 4th branch of government. If Trump wins, the IC are potentially going to be removed or at least greatly diminished. Ergo, the IC will do anything to stay in power. It is exceptionally critical for the next term Trump White House Counsel understand this. The next WHC needs to be as brave as they are legally smart and strategic.
The next WHC needs to be brave for the office, empowering for President Trump, and stand as a flea against a furnace created by the IC and Lawfare system if that is what’s needed.
The next WHC needs to look carefully at the recent SCOTUS decision about the unilateral power of the President within the Executive Branch and lean heavily into that decision; fully extending the power and influence of the Office of the President against the full system of every Executive Branch agency. Each silo needs to be confronted, and it is going to take a very bold WHC to support this effort.
The recent Supreme Court decision gives tremendous power, ABSOLUTE POWER within the Executive Branch, to the President. This is not a time for the WHC to be timid, afraid or risk averse. This is a time for the WHC to spread the wings of the Eagle and sharpen the talons for use against corrupt and weaponized agencies. In short, go on the attack.
Strategic support for the goals and objectives of the President and National Security Advisor, should be the primary filter of consideration for the White House gatekeeper. The counsel must be smart, killer smart; brutally strategic; cunning and fully versed in how the dark arts will come against them. Prior experience as a target by the same system they now confront should be considered an asset.
The person filling the role of WHC must have exceptional constitutional knowledge and capabilities to guide and counsel the key people in/around the office of the President. Not with the intent to stop the objective, but with the intent to support the objective by telling the scouts and strategic weapons “what” they will face and “where.”
There are some really good lawyers who can fill this role; however, every top-tier candidate must be filtered through the prism of stability, background, the lack of attack vectors against them and keen judgement in all facets of prior political experience. They must also have a disposition of attack, not defense. The WHC needs to push forward, not guard as much.
For this reason, I would love to see a brilliant and snarky lawyer like Eric Dublier take the job; but, I doubt he would take it. Another strong possibility would be John Eastman.
John Eastman has been the target of the weaponized IC and Lawfare. He has a brilliant mind, strong constitutional understanding, and, well, perhaps most importantly, he has a personal reason to be pissed off about the current status of our Executive Branch agencies. In the position of White House Counsel, John Eastman esq would trigger spontaneous ‘splodey heads just from the announcement itself.
A collaboration between John Eastman and Jeffrey Clark would be good strategic positioning. However, President Trump needs to be keenly aware that a team of “professionally republican advisors” will try to steer his options toward lawyers they know will retain the status quo.
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Like many who commented Eastman came to mind immediately. Has the scars and foundational fortitude to fight for right. A man of integrity and defender of such, he has the right enemies too. Just a quick review of wiki (a source never to be trusted on political topics), he shines ever so bright. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Eastman
Ken Paxton was the other that came to mind; however, he’s more the type for AG. For that, he’s been burned and seasoned in the finest Texas BBQ fashion. IMHO
Definitely EASTMAN!
I thought Paxton was guilty of something until I went on YouTube and actually listened to the phony impeachment against him. The RINOs conspired with Demos to get rid of him.
That’s why it’s called The UniParty. Many thanks to Sundance, Dutchman and others for opening my eyes to the fallacy of R’s vs D’s.
Burnt ends. The best!
Thank you for these threads, Sundance. They are critical to me, in order to reach even an entry level comprehension of what DC has become.
I like Eastman but wasn’t he disbarred? Maybe he could still serve?
That’s what I was wondering too – re: John Eastman. Jeffrey Clark sounds like an excellent choice as well.
I would barely recognize these two names if it hadn’t been for Steve Bannon bringing them on air repeatedly.
Trump will not pick either one. He does not have the ability to see the obvious. His Republican advisers are not in his Corner. They are plants and will stifle any good plans he has for the country. His DOJ pick will be a Rino approved by his advisers.
Can you please advise on some winning lotto numbers?
Or at least some ‘whining’ lotto numbers? <grins>
LoLoL! 😀
Do feds and trolls give advice on winning/whining lottery tickets? Asking for a friend.
Longiron does have legitimate worries……PT …this go around needs to be highly focused and well researched on the net…..maybe Jr…..the guy with the pink shirt….. can help in this aspect. Jr…..does do the internet and respects outside voices.
Based on publicly available records, PDJTs planning for his 2nd term, based on the Intel he was gathering during his 1st term, began in early 2017 and has never stopped.
Jonathan Swanns two part article at axios.com, “Trumps Blitzkrieg on DC”, published two years ago is still an eye opening read.
Obviously, in order to succeed, PDJT needed alot more Americans to wake up and catch up.
More importantly imo, PDJT needs Americans to realize that they are in GRAVE danger and have very little time left to defeat the Death Cults schemes.
Right NOW what PDJT needs Americans to at least realize that President Trump can’t successfully implement his plans to Save America as long as Americans view “politics” and/or the Real World mission to Save America as a Screen World spectator sport.
Well then I guess it’s hopeless and we will find you sitting in a dark corner with a blanky over your head soon.
Longiron, you and I both hope we are wrong…
Shanked.
Its fortunate that some opiners have the ability to read President Trumps mind, have access to his tight knit inner circle and are nostradamus predictors of what PDJT will definitely do in the future.
Its encouraging to read future forecasts that confidently state that”we the people” do our job over this final 93 DAYS so President Trump is elected, Inaugurated and can start doing his job as POTUS again.
Thanks to all who share inspiring predictions.
Sorry if I flagged you. Scrolling down right side and I guess tapped the flag.
Wasn’t he just disbarred in California? I didn’t think it was all over the nation thing.
According to many comments here already he was not disbarred.
Recommended to be suspended from practice for 2 years by the DC Bar.
Not a coincidence.
Eastman most likely is a bar member in several states including Washington DC.
I believe John Eastman was only debarred in CA. He was debanked by USAA, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
Again, once an attorney is disbarred in one jurisdiction, the State Bar sends a notice to all states in which the attorney is licensed, so that Bar can impose its own discipline for the underlying actions.
That system may well break down as some state courts try to use speech offences to kill law licences though.
Somebody should look, just to see what the requirements are for WH Council.
For comparison, there is no requirement that SCOTUS Justices be lawyers, or ever have been a Judge.
I don’t have any idea where to look, but surely somewhere there are listed the official requirements, not just for WH Council, but for all of these jobs Sundance will be discussing staffing up?
Its duties involve practicing law.
Practicing law without being licensed in the jurisdiction, big no no.
For federal practice only, you still have to be licensed by some jurisdiction somewhere, and be maintaining your law license in that jurisdiction.
I didn’t realize USAA did that. Another reason to find new insurance.
Did USAA debank Al Gore’s lawyers in 2000 when they challenged the Florida ballot count???
Asking for a friend!
Wow I have also been looking for a good reason to ditch USAA…. Thats a good one !!
Brother also long member of USAA, USAF 2* ret, more than 50 years, he he dropped them right before we did. Husband said we were members 61 years. Definitely have not changed for the better.
USAA should be debanked by it’s customers and depositors!
USAA is NOT the company it used to be. We totally left them 2-3 years ago after 61 years. You don’t even have to be really connected to a service member or veteran any more. They have exploded, and do not really care about their customers any more. I missed USAA debanking Eastman, so did a search (Swiss Cows, not google) & found several links, so if you missed too, try this. USAA not only bank who debanked him; also Bank of America.
Here is opening sentence in article, which is true: ” once patriotic, military-focused firm, USAA (United Services Automobile Association) has ‘debanked’ Trump attorney John Eastman.”
https://armedforces.press/its-time-for-all-military-to-leave-usaa-as-it-debanks-trump-attorney-john-eastman/
That is my insurance company. This is not the first time they have pissed me off.
However, insurance companies are leaving this state in droves. Still, I have complained to them about political commentaries that I find offensive.
I believe he was disbarred in Commiefornia.
I checked out Stephen Miller and he is not an attorney himself.
Maybe look at some of those on his staff at America First Legal.
Or Landmark Legal ? We support them frequently, as they are getting some pretty good “wins”.
John Eastman has been under attack for trying to help Trump with a legal strategy. The FBI took his phone, opened it using his face and looked at his protected conversations with Trump. They are trying to disbar him in California.
I think Eastman knows exactly what the IC is capable of, he is fighting them now, and he will not back down, but use this position to cut the throat of these bastards. He has a great reputation, but it is his ox that is being gored and he definitely sees the problem.
Plus, I bet he is way smarter than these IC freaks who succeed only because they work in darkness and are backed up by corruption.
I also thought of the Texan Attorney General, Ken Paxton, but he might be better in another role. Maybe they need him in Texas.
Awesome summary. Thanks for making it crystal clear.
Yup. They tried ruining him. That ought to have given him the right attitude to wards the scoundrels he’ll be fighting. Same with Jeffrey Clark.
This 4 years of Biden, has given us a whole host of people, most of whom we had never heard of, that have been bloodied by the bastards.
One of the many ways 2024 will not be a repeatof 2016, or 2020 for that matter.
That’s a really hopeful attitude. I look at the Biden Admin’s ability to poke sticks in peoples’ eyes with impunity. Hopefully there will be a counteroffensive.
President Trump knows who the snakes are. They were so convinced they were going to destroy him with lawfare they showed their hands. They are now fully exposed – that includes the ones who pretended not to know things and kept silent. Then they had the gall to actually deploy the assassination plot. I’m willing to bet President Trump’s eyes are even more open since they tried to kill him.
His “addressing” of the scoundrels in Georgia on Saturday is a very strong indication of that.
Look at who are President Trump’s allies…those who have, like him, have been persecuted by his (and our) enemies residing in the open sewers of the DC apparatus and their satellites in various Dem controlled states. Those who having been so targeted and unjustly “punished, who have refused to turn on him, despite paying a heavy price for remaining resolute, honourable, and loyal.
Those are the ones who have had their mettle tested and been proved worthy of his trust.
Resumés with this tested and verifiable attribute on them will be rare and easy to sift through.
That is where I would start.
Bingo Miss Betsy, bingo!
Their resumes should be stamped with big bold red letters “LAWFARE TESTED”.
And (Fill in a State) ABA tested as well. 👍🏻
I second the motion.
People in control want to maintain control, regardless of consequences.
Flaw in human nature.
People backstab eachother out of fear of being backstabbed. Thus becoming the exact thing that they fear most.
Maybe this – becoming the opposite – is true for part of the original US ideology as they originally sell themselves as the “greatest country” for “Personal freedom and Democracy”. Who does not know the “American Dream”. But the US’ actions nowadays typically undermine personal freedom.
All for the purpose of “Safety”
(Take your mRNA gene therapy you will be “safe”. Don’t fly with Tulsi Gabbard and you will be “safe”.)
Need another safety example? Look at the NHL headline doing facial recognition of all visitors. Everybody is treated as a criminal because its “Safe”. You don’t want to be sitting next to Tulsi Gabbart at an NHL game right? And especially not next to someone who did not get their mRNA gene therapy god forbid how unsafe that would be.
Personally I’d rather live in an “UNsafe free world” where my personal rights under God are respacted, than a “safe authoritarian world” where I have to report daily to the Government to receive my privilges.
I will take my UNsafe chances in the scary world, TYVM..
Meanwhile…..back to the topic on hand…..What are your views about who should be White House Counsel?
How about an **actual** lawyer like Robert Barnes?
Also I think the nuance of the relevance of my post: The white house council was based on fear mongering. Fear mongering is used as a means for control.
And did you already forget “The pandemic of the unvaccinated”. It’s relevant.
The WH counsel would say “You dont want to do THIS particular thing because its UNSAFE (legal complications, etc.)”
TBH I do not think my post is as irrelevant to the WH counsel / fear topic at hand, as your messaging warrants.
That is my opinion though 🙂
I agree with you exactly on Robert Barnes, he’s the first lawyer who came to mind based on his skills and disposition.
Perhaps read or reread the “skills and disposition” Sundance provided for PDJTs WHC.
Why punish glorious gadfly, Barnes, by hyping him for an awful job that doesn’t fit his “skills and disposition”?
Murphys Law activated, again?
Imo, based on watching Barnes opine for at least 2 hours per week over 4 + years, Robert Barnes is an entertaining raconteur/gossip and inspiring contrarian gadfly defense lawyer.
I still make a point to listen to him every week because he offers both food for thought and a fun work out that keeps me strong enough to resist his endearing form of aggressive male conversational energy
Those who like him and want to ‘reward’ him by preventing him from doing what he’s good at by giving him a job where he’ll fail because its not a match for his talent stack and skill set will hopefully read and ponder Murphy’s Law.
And then perhaps read or reread Sundances job description for WHC that includes his assessment of the talents and skills President Trumps WHC will need in order to succeed.
I personally favor Tony Buzbee, Paxton’s impeachment attorney who gave a brilliant closing argument. Then John Eastman and Eric Dubelier, both for having gone headlong into the battle with the Beast.
I think he’s a Democrat in Texas but maybe he’d be better than most Republicans?
Thank you.
“People backstab each other out of fear of being backstabbed”
EXACTLY what happened to life time back-stabber Joe Biden.
Now … back to reading CTH excellent comments – helping me understand what Sundance has advised is a most important appointment for President Trump, his White House Counsel.
I would add Ezra Cohen-Watnik to that list of potential White House Counsel consiglieri position.
Here’s his background, and I had completely forgotten his name until another Treeper mentioned it last week in a comment and then I remembered, this man would know a thing or two about the IC and Washington D.C. silos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Cohen
Another great name for the Office of the Counsel.
And the hits just keep on coming!
If SD is keen on adding an assistant counsel maybe Sidney Powell would step in. She has cracked the code on government insiders and their nefarious BS.
Yep, the more we think the more names pop up. Our bench is way deeper than the DS imagine, forged in steel by the DS’ own brutal attacks.
Silent but deadly
That’s what I like the most about him as a potential WHC. As President Trump once said, never let your enemies know what you’re doing.
Can anybody even say what Ezra Cohen-Watnick is doing today? It appears any recent information about him has been scrubbed from the internet.
Cohen Watnick is a neocon creep . Sarcasm I assume
No, I was not aware that he is a neocon creep. Link or two to articles on that would be appreciated.
Aggressively stated opinions =/= facts.
Assuming this recent Sundance reminder is sarcasm =/= an incorrect assumption.
PsyWar observation:
Notice the reaction to Ezra Cohen Watniks name was to deploy cue word trigger bait?
“Neocon”.
Followed by ” creep” a synonym for the Dems psywarfare pejorative du jour, “weirdo”?
In early 2018 someone I paid attention to advised me that ” Ezra Cohen Watnik is a name worth remembering “.
Fortunately I took that advise to heart and have been following this Flynn/Trump protege for 6 + years. Fortunately, I’m not the only one who has been following Ezra. In fact, in many Pro Trump circles Ezra is a KEY figure in Team Trumps War with the Global Death Cult; especially the psywar/military aspects of this war.
Lawfare =/= Ezras area of expertise.
Thank you.
Whatever form President Trump takes with respect to reigning in the IC/deep state, they will create terror attacks which they will then blame on Trump for “changes”.
It is up to the American people to stand strong. Are they up to the task?
Beats me. At least 50% are not.
I don’t think terrorist attacks will turn the majority of Americans into pacifist.
We join together in times of attack. It is human nature.
Imagine if trump had been president at the first World Trade Center Attack. It would not have been treated as a criminal act. It would not have been alowed to fester in the fetid minds of terrorists. It would have been treated as the political (Saudi) and to a lesser degree military. There never would have been another.
And once again, the topic is turned to OFF TOPIC.
I also first thought of Clark and am hardly surprised to see his name mentioned early from Sundance. Interesting to see if Eastman’s sham disbarment might be reversed. I do believe either of them, or both working in concert, would faciliate just the kind of unfettered non stop reversal of the O’Biden madness the Nation sorely needs.
God Bless Donald J. Trump – our duly elected POTUS – and may he be blessed with the help WE ALL need for him to “officially” ascend once again!
I still have the same concern that I had at the emissary discussion. Who in Trump’s inner circle reads and supports Sundance’s thinking?
Have faith. SD’s powerful messages strike fear in the left and are passed around conservative ie.. MAGA circles daily. This series included. 🙏🏽
The ones who are asking. lolol
Nice.
I sure hope President Trump reads your articles. I sent a link to Melania but will probably never know if she even read it.
Nunes advertises here. I only buy ads locally but I know what appears with my ads.
The old password works just watch your capital letter and singular ending.
This is so critical if we are to move forward and stop the lawless regime. Thank you for the clarity.
yes!
Eric Dublier
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/1/eric-dubelier-emerges-robert-muellers-top-courtroo/
“It comes down to you have to pound, and pound and pound away. And you look for a weakness, and as soon as you find that weakness, you exploit it and pound away at it,” Reed Smith’s Eric Dubelier says in a wide-ranging interview, after DOJ abandoned charges against his client Concord Management and Consulting.
March 18, 2020 at 01:03 PM
Hmmm.
Reed Smith.
Hmmm.
Yea, that partnership isn’t appealing to me.
DEI
Not so much the DEI.
You have to understand how the DC legal landscape works.
Your key conflicts checks aren’t necessarily whether a firm represented the DNC.
Your key conflicts checks are whether the firm makes its money representing Big Phrma. Or Big Ag. Or the Mars family.
You have to look at how they source their associates. If their 3rd or 4th year associate are being pulled from a stint with Schumer’s office (or McConnell’s), that web of associations travels with. Usually, that’s exactly why they were hired.
Now, maybe a small MAGA network has somehow sprung up in that environment, but it’s like trying to grow an orchid in the desert.
You have to vet, vet, vet.
Who are the partners at the firm? Who were their mentors?
Consider that Eric Holder had a sterling resume and an impeccable resume for DC, prior to his exposure as a DS operative.
You MUST look underneath the hood.
No one comes in without an existing set of relationships.
Yes, all of that AND DEI
My husband used to say to never hire a lawyer unless they were willing to jump up onto the conference room table and start slamming their fists into it to make their client’s point win the day – I never met one that would do that but he had, and so it sounds like Mr. Dubelier might just be that type of attorney!
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Question for Sundance or anyone who can answer. Does the President have the absolute Constitutional authority to reorganize any federal agency however they see fit? Can the President also essentially decide to OPCON aspects (entire departments) of certain agencies over to other government agencies?
As for this critical position – look at the targets of the Lawfare efforts. That’s a great start. The most hunted Trump supporters are likely his most trusted allies.
The ONLY Constitutional authority the President has is to abolish all federal executive agencies that are not authorized by the Constitution. That includes most of them. Some he can do on the first day (like Dept of Education). Others need to be phased out over time (like Social Security).
He also has the right to demand the resignation of the heads & asst. heads of all ABC agencies & WH heads of staff (non-political). The political generally leave with the prior administration especially if they are the opposing party. Obama demanded that all resignations be on his desk on day 1. His new operatives, oops sorry, staff were ready to hit the ground within hours of his swearing-in.
Reagan fired 89 US attorneys and Clinton fired 93.
I remember that when Bush 2 tried to fire a bunch of US Attorneys his first week in office his administration was sued, called it discrimination and against union rules or something like that – he meekly backed down. But, that is a vague memory so short on specifics other than realizing when he backed down that he was weak.
Good point.
The White House Counsel should also be a key adviser with respect to all the other legal positions that must be filled.
In normal times, you would let your Secretary of State pick the State Department’s Legal Advisor (L).
This time, you really cannot do that. The top counsel and legal staff at each agency, down to who is heading the Division of Administrative Law at each agency, must, in my opinion, come under the sole control and purview of the WHC.
Personnel is policy. Lawyers are all Schedule A. They can all be fired, even before Schedule F comes in.
There’s 25 plus years of embeds in those positions, and nothing but either DEI or RINOs have been hired and then promoted.
As I have written before, just try finding a straight white, non-Jewish (sorry but it’s true) male elevated to a supervisor position in Obama’s 8 years. It might have happened, because of veterans preferences perhaps, but largely the legal bureaucracy in DC is populated by the equivalent of Fani Willis.
Which is why the WHC has to have authority to at the very least veto the General Counsels, who have the authority at the micro level to do the hiring and promoting.
Very very important.
In my humble opinion. (Okay, not so humble. I haz very strong thoughts)
Those strong thoughts are on the money! If the White House/President IS the executive branch in its entirety, than the WHC is the counsel overseeing the entire executive branch, no?
The first go-round, I thought that Rex Tillerson would make an excellent secretary of state because he had experience managing a company with staff in so many countries. That same thing is true here: the WHC needs to be someone who not only understands (and will fight firmly for) the existential nature of the president’s position. They also need to be general counsel for the entire executive branch.
So a fearless GC is in order.
My best friend is exactly that sort of person. I can’t speak for him, though. He may have colleagues who would answer the call, I don’t know; this has never come up before.
How does the password system work? Did we get an email for this?
Send an email to the admins at address located top right of the page and ask for it. Include your userid.
There is no password needed for this Sundance post.
If you read all comments on this thread by dutchman you will see the pw in one of his comments.
Too free with the “private” info? There are DS operatives nearby, imho. Don’t make Everything easy for them.
No one should be giving out their personal email addy in these comments, and no one at this point should be foolish enough to respond.
Even if this post is legit, I hope it will be removed. Ad rem?
Well, it would have been helpful to me if you would have helped instead of jumping on me. I meant “user id”, not email, If you knew the correct way to ask for the password, then it would have behooved you to correct me. But, it appears YOU do not allow for mistakes.
How did you manage to take that as an attack on you? Of course, folks should email admin for the PW.
All I did was add to that. Please re-read.
There are key bricks in this dam, Trump should choose many and focus on one at a time. Leave everything else alone except one brick at a time. A brick that is crucial to the integrity of the structure.
The operation and office of the president should be run by his cabinet, his opinions considered. Border? Appointments! Budget? Appointment! All this fluff and shiny B.S. about medals and recognition to off DEI people, let it fall dead as it should be.
This is America, only recognition should be for our support to fixing what soros broke. We have plenty of patriots who need support and recognition.
IMHO, I’d run the propaganda business out of money, make them beg for bread and anyone who gives them money will be audited into oblivion. When truth is the normal our nation will be able to make good choices. Now, kids think Americans are the problem. Nothing could be further from the truth. These are traitors by any name and should be treated as such.
If you don’t build the wall straight and strong with all the bricks aligned, it will fall.
I nominate the incredibly sharp Sundance as POTUS Trumps leader of the advisory council for a start.. Thanks Sundance, have a good day..
With all due respect, this post belongs on the Open Thread. Good luck
Raises hand 👋 Volunteers.
JK
In any attorney-client relationship, the most important aspect is personal. It begins with integrity, and subordinating your personal interests (or what can seem like your personal interests) to those of the client. Attorneys are human too.
Sadly, what we saw of the White House Counsel’s office in the first term looked a lot like DS interests, institutional interests, and personal interests were place above what the client wanted, especially when in came to declassification.
President Trump needs what might be best described as a consigliere: an adviser who will describe the risks of each strategy, obstacles and pitfalls, and how those might be navigated, strictly with an eye to advancing the objectives exactly as stated by the client, the unitary executive, President Trump. Not the White House, not the Executive Branch. President Trump.
Build that relationship, the rest will follow.
I don’t know who fits the bill, but Alina Habba has done a great job with the responsibilities she’s been given.
Re-read Sundances article.
Respectfully, you have slipped into the VERY common error of thinking of the WHC as President Trumps lawyer; nothing could be further from the truth.
The WHC is the Lawyer that represents THE OFFICE of the President, NOT the man that happens to be occupying the office, at any given point in time.
An example which clarifies, is with Executive Priviledge.
A specific President (the man occupying) might benefit, politically and P.R. wise, by allowing Congress to violate Executive Priviledge, ..
However, the WHC points out that if he does, it will set a precedent, eroding Executive Priviledge as when Presidents in the future balk, they will say “but President X did it!”
The WHC is protecting THE OFFICE of the President, and the interests of the man are not the WHC’s concern.
Respectfully Dutch, when a group of people come in to my office, the very first question is always:
WHO IS THE CLIENT?
If it’s a fiduciary, or a corporate officer, the entity is the client, that’s true, but the person with the legal authority to act on behalf of the entity is the Embodiment of that client.
I might, from time to time, have to set them straight as to the laws or rules with which they must comply, but within their scope of authority, they get to make all the choices.
The attorney-client privilege runs to That Person as the embodiment of the entity.
SCOTUS just made a major ruling that the President IS the Executive Branch. It is A Single Member Entity, as it were.
There is no “White House” entity.
As long as a President is within the scope of duties as set out on the Constitution, and obeying and executing constitutional laws, then the duty of loyalty runs to the President alone as the embodiment of the executive authority.
Which is exactly why he needs a WHC who is going to view the job in exactly that manner.
That is a different role than this position, I think.
I remember something about J. Eastman back in early 2021. The first link is like what I remember. Of course it is colored with bias against a PTrump win in 20. I do remember Eastman being treated poorly by media and wanted to understand if he believed Pence did or did not have the power to slow congress. I ended up still confused. Can you guys help?
https://time.com/6188491/john-eastman-jan-6-testimony-trump/
Just more background, again I recognize the bias but that is what seemed to be spread about in media.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/who-is-john-eastman-and-why-is-he-important-to-the-jan-6-hearings
Even if Eric Dublier, John Eastman or Jeffrey Clark are not interested in the Office of White House Council, I would encourage President Trump to talk to an “outsider”, such as the aforementioned, to make recommendations, interview and advise in the selection of WHC personnel.
ALL President Trump’s inner circle and all of his cabinet and advisors must be total outsiders. None should be DC retreads. Maybe bring people over from the Trump organization? I’d like to see those “killers” he talked about in 2015. I want only wartime hardline outsiders 100% loyal to Trump.
Tall order but if anyone has access to a deep bullpen of outside talent, it’s PDJT. I have nothing to offer on the WH counsel subject but read on with interest about the people and process. The Treehouse educates 👍
” The Treehouse educates ” Boy! Does it ever!! Thanks to Sundance and all the ‘birdies’.
“Maybe bring people over from the Trump organization? ”
Cohen?
No thanks.
This is not real estate, nor public relations. And it is not NYC.
The person needs to know and oppose the MAGA adversaries.
A hopefully helpful PsyWarefare observation:
Reacts to a suggestion by offering up a red herring aka cue word trigger bait?
Obviously, Cohen =/= Trump Organization people.
Be Better?
Good outline, captures what Trump II requires in this slot. Cannot let our enemies use this WHC as a tool to hamstring Trump.
No one who has been coming here since 2013 would ask anything so lame.
Yes, it’s a tad bit “phishy” which is why I warned above. Salty’s comment should be flagged, so that admins can handle it appropriately.
Forgot to flag them.
Thanks, Peoria.
All of this is moot if the NWO Fascist American Nazi Cabal succeeds initiating a major military conflict that escalates into full scale war. They’re recycling old playbooks. Crooks was LHO. Many parallels today to events preceding major wars. Covid-19 gave them cover to steal 2020. They have plundered the previously free Christian world since. Today’s market crash is either organic or planned. I’m inclined to think planned. Not a difficult move for Soros and his ilk.
Hamas / Israel and Russia / UKE / NATO / US: the pieces are in place. Even with extreme self control and restraint from Russia and Israel in anticipation of a Trump presidency the satanic degenerates have a playbook move in their pocket to derail the elections and or a legit vote count. Think Maine, Gulf of Tonkin, 911, OKC.
I pray that there are moves being made surreptitiously to undermine the satanic forces who would happily accept the elimination of millions of innocent people.
Good points, but a non sequitur to the post.
Yes, getting a gifted outsider who is being burned by the IC, specifically for his track record of fighting the IC, is a brilliant idea.
Reminds me of the movie The Godfather.
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Excellent job description Sundance. One of the lawyers on the team that argued at the Supreme Court on the immunity issue would be a good pick in that anyone who tried to undermine the Presidents immunity authority would have go up against a winner.
They will think twice about trying to blackmail the president with threats of legal jeopardy or obstruction or being sued or indicted. It won’t stop unending arguments about official acts or even lower courts ruling certain actions are NOT official acts, but that is more easily countered by WHC.
IMHO, all of these WH posts that Sundance has been writing about need to be teams of trusted and like minded individuals who can stick to the point and keep their mouths shut.
It’s gonna be a LOT of work…
Yes! I wonder who they are? If they can convince the Supreme Court about the role of the Executive, they would be excellent in this position.
How about McCord or Holder, they seem to be able to get things done? President Trump might as well be Moses wandering in the desert. It will take a sign from God to bring someone to him.
😘 What’s your sign?
All lower case and plural 😉
The old one remains. Perhaps you made the same mistake I did. Try making it plural (and all lower case.)
William Shipley might be worth looking at. He has a few axes to grind after defending some of the J6 folks.
On a whim, I emailed Eric Dubelier asking if he would consider.
Not often, but I have received replies from prominent individuals, mostly their staff, but not always.
Will be curious to see his response, reaction to this article and the various comments.
Within the construct of the several appointments outside ‘advice and consent’ there should be one consigliere who can inform all of them.
A Consigliere of Consigliere’s:
A Sundance type—‘colui che sa come funziona tutto’
The one who knows how it all works. Mike Benz would be the top pick.
For example: Emissarry by Neurosurgeon
Dr Ben Carson has a very different manner of putting brains on a contract. However, his pleasant persuasion can be informed and prepared by a Tom Hagen with a Luca Brasi attitude when he encounters the Silo network of families.
Senior Advisor to the President is a staff position that does not require Senate telling the President “can’t be confirmed” i.e. advice and consent.
And he can have as many as he wants,..
The SCOTUS immunity decision made it clear that the president cannot be charged with a crime for actions within his official duties. Hiring and firing subordinates and advisors certainly falls under that purview. This means that the Andrew Weismann Gambit is no longer a worry. Trump could fire any executive branch personnel (including everyone in the CIA ─ the CIA is not subject to Civil Service protections) without fear of an obstruction of justice charge. Without the SSCI perhaps he could not replace the IC leadership with his chosen candidate, but if that isn’t a battle that Trump could win going directly to the people then maybe he’s not the right guy for the job.
An option he can use is a series of interim appointments. 120 days, rinse and repeat.
Or,..”I have this 11″ binder, FULL of official gov. documents making it clear who was involved in Crossfire Hurricane, etc.
And, unfettered authority to declassify and release,…
I CAN do that,…or you can quit playing silly buggers, abusing advice and consent and GIVE me my nominees!
The currency of the Swamp, is Blackmail material, and unlike his first term, this time he goes to D.C. loade for bear.
Grenell had already been approved by the Senate as an Ambassador to Germany and Trump was able to move him over to Active Director of National Intelligence to very good effect without Senate approval.
Grenell wouldn’t have made it through as a nominee because he knew all the tricks ofthe swamp. They were terrified he would declassify and release all the shennanigans that are classified just to keep them secret. Which he did.
So, there is that bait and switch tactic as well.
^^ This. I. Love. Reading.^^
If we overcome the cheat … knowing there is zero pence – zero sessions … and demon McConnell & his RINOherd are neutered … is helpful … it is understood there are plenty of other traitors … but every little bit helps.
Removed response to post that appears to be removed.
The burden of what has been?
Yes, it appears to have been a “Has-Been” plea for money and lawyers that sounded just like one of those African Princes that are so hard up. Methinks Admin is doing a good job.
The problem for Trump will be getting the right person confirmed in a Senate filled with radical Democrats and RINO Republicans. Can he get his “wingman”?
That’s why we need 1 strong Senator to call a recess on day 1. Trump gets his pick for 2 years that way. Then do it again.
Kari Lake!
So much will depend on who PDJT listens to with regard to staffing.
You can guarantee that Lindsey Graham and others like him will badger him with their own preferences. In other words, someone that can take control and manage PDJT to the establishment’s benefit.
I would suggest PDJT seeks advice from Mike Davis as far as recommendations are concerned. Mike did a wonderful job ushering in the last few SC Justices.
Although , I do agree with the Eastman recommendation. I would even recommend Mike Davis himself. He has been so correct on constitutional law so far and has been a true warrior for the office of the President.
After his full-throated endorsement of Harmeet Dillon to head the RNC, I can’t help but be wary of him.
I think John Eastman and Jeff Clark would top my list.
Graham is unstable. To put it mildly.
Most sneks are very useful as long as one remembers they’re a snek; especially to a world class snek charmer, snek handlers,and human snek destroying Mongoose like DJT who has spent 40 + years building up his immunity to even the most deadly snek venoms.
Obviously Graham is still a very useful snek and I appreciate that PDJT enjoys his company and the Intel he provides.
Rand, Cruz and Massie == sneks who are obviously less useful but still not worth getting mongoosed.
I understand the conversation about staff, at this point we need to concentrate on how to prevent or slow down the ballot harvesting that will happen, all other options are moot if we do not stop the cheat.
Diversion from thread topic one again.
Yup!
https://omega4america.substack.com/p/the-democratization-of-fraud-how
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It might not be a bad idea to continue this policy until the vote count is complete and certified.
“Password removed from this post (only) to permit larger dissemination.”
Tag team diversion tactics seem to be the new daily routine.
I’m loving me some John Eastman.
I like the idea of John Eastman. I can think of no better candidate to take the flak to see the mission turn out well. You are doing all the good, Sundance. I hope PDJT or top members of his staff are aware that he needs the quill to pull off his plans to get our Country back on track.
I agree with your assessment with one caveat, unless something is done about the Phantom Voters and fraudulent
mail-in-ballots, KH will become the next (47th) President. The organization is already in place.
OK, this is a brilliant analysis as is the case for all of Sundance’s analyses. However, it pre supposes that President Trump will come into office and operate a normal administration, doing battle with the bolshevik regime like he did in his first term. That CANNOT happen! IF that is the case, we lose. Period. He cannot defeat the regime by playing by the regime’s rules. He MUST decapitate the snake on Day 1. All those involved in the 2020 coup d’etat MUST be in jail asap. And I don’t mean after the new AG “investigates” etc. I mean on Day 1, Inauguration day. Invoke the Presidential Emergency Action Documents. Highly classified, but from what has leaked over the years, they give the president almost total power, TEMPORARILY. They are CoG (continuation of government related) statutes\laws\EO’s etc. bundled together for use during a declared National Emergency. And the 2020 coup IS a National Emergency. It’s the biggest crime in world history, and will take the biggest moves by the president to bring those traitors to justice. Only president Trump is big enough, strong enough and bold enough to do this. He is our only chance.
This cannot be a “normal” administration administered by the normal rules and procedures. If President Trump chooses to go the normal route, at best, we have four good years, then it’s right back to where we are right now, only much worse ( he would most likely be impeached, convicted and removed long before that.) We do NOT have 15 years to fix this. We might have fifteen DAYS, beginning on January 21, 2025. JMHO
Personally, I LOVE the idea of an Eastman/Clark team – but would the lawfare against them be a distraction? Could it cause problems down the road?
If diversion doesn’t work try a little Doom and Gloom action.
What does that even mean?
if the cheating in Philly is not controlled, it wont matter. anyone know if anything is being done about that?
Yes, and the current discussion is proceeding here and welcomes your participation:
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2024/08/05/august-5th-2024-presidential-politics-resistance-day-1295/
The WHC also party controls access…
should be “partly”?
I was thinking Alina while reading the article (I like her loyalty), then Ken Paxton towards the end.
Note, I accidently thumbs due that dude Todd on page1, wanted to give it to SD.
100% Eastman and/or Clark. But still want someone heading National Security Division of DOJ.
In the 1st term President Trump had plenty of low-key behind the scenes “great choices” for key roles and most of them turned sour, against him or revealed as a mole from the establishment. I say appoint someone with their own place in history forefront on their mind eg., James Baker swapping roles with Don Regan. My pick is senator Ted Cruz. Why? He wants to be POTUS and already has the credentials, so a lesser, appointed but, pivotal role in the 2nd Trump Adminstration is a cherry on top. He believes Trump is right across the board. Trump’s success will redound to Cruz in the WHC (or COS) role just as Trump has enough on his plate to allow for few other stars to rise and especially to carry out the objectives into 2028.
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