Thread: Suspected FBI informant in Trump campaign reportedly sought senior role in administra

Suspected FBI informant in Trump campaign reportedly sought senior role in administration

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times - Monday, May 21, 2018

The man who reportedly was an informant for the FBI within Donald Trump’s presidential campaign also sought a permanent position within the Trump administration, Axios reported Monday.

Stefan Halper, an academic China scholar, was recommended for such a post by a man who is now Mr. Trump’s top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, according to Axios.

According to Axios, Mr. Navarro told the incoming administration during the transition period that Mr. Halper, among about a dozen other people, should be considered for an Asian ambassadorship. The two men already knew each other.

Citing “a source briefed on their interactions,” Axios said Mr. Halper was a willing partner, pitching himself for an envoy post. And, Axios wrote, Mr. Halper valso visited the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in August 2017 for a China-related meeting.

Mr. Trump and Rep. Devin Nunes, California Republican and intelligence committee chairman, have both accused the FBI of planting an informant or “spy” within the Trump campaign. Several news outlets have confirmed such a person, though some have not identified him.

The Daily Caller and the Wall Street Journal have both named the person as Mr. Halper, which does not directly contradict the profile drawn by other news outlets such as the Washington Post and the New York Times.

However, the White House downplayed the report to Axios, saying that “recommending outside policy experts for roles within the administration is a pretty typical and routine action for White House officials.”

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Well now this President and every future President knows one of their vetting questions for hiring and appointments needs to be:

Have you ever worked as an informant, spy, or otherwise undercover spook for the FBI?

Rosenstein and Wray both need to resign. There's no way they didn't know about this and every other spook spying on the Trump campaign and even this Administration. They both know about the informants and they didn't tell the President. There is no excuse for this, none at all, they both have to go.