New Role Models Of The Trump Era: Committed Career Civil Servants | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

Susan Rice, former Obama national security advisor, talks with Rachel Maddow about the Trump administration's practice of personally targeting dedicated career public servants who don't go along with the schemes and corruption endemic to the administration. Aired on 11/14/19.
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New Role Models Of The Trump Era: Committed Career Civil Servants | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

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  1. Ambassador Taylor graduated 4th in his class at West Point, fought for 6 years in Vietnam, was nominated by GW Bush to be Ukraine ambassador and has served ever since.
    And republicans have the nerve to question his patriotism?
    That’s just sad.

    1. @Rockstarr Seven What a sad little existence you must live, surrounded by the undoubtedly swampy detritus of a warped fantasist. But as sorry as one should feel for you, your engendered hatred expressed in every tiny communication here tells me you are an unhappy bigot with little grasp on what it means to have a soul, much less know how to use it. Maybe get your fraying mind out of the gutter/pornhub and try to see something other than the vile imagery you’re parroting on here. Save your base language for the day you are betrayed by that fat lying dungheap you worship so mistakenly. Lot of bad choices in your life I guess. Worst of those is your poor appraisal of character. But looking at your grasp of communication, you clearly had negative conditioning and shabby role models.

  2. Bribery, conspiracy to bribery, extortion, conspiracy to extortion, obstruction, conspiracy to obstruction, witness tampering, and conspiracy to witness tampering.
    Conspiracy simply means that you have gotten someone or others to commit a crime. Getting someone to commit a crime is a crime. Trump has committed at least 8 felonies just on Ukraine alone.

    1. @Nevyn of OZ 1973
      Na, I just detest hybrid demon kunts posing as human gutting my country. You’ll be sucking brimstone anytime now, and believe me, lucifers kids are dropping like flies

    2. @Ash Roskell
      WOW.. LOOK EVERYONE AT ASH ROSKELL, THE HOMOSEXUAL TRAITOR SERPENT KUNT OF THEM ALL… IT’S QUEEN Rash, the transgender serpent sucking rectum sniffer. If you read the Queen Rash thread it shows the ultimate traitor prose there ever was… JACKO… TRACE the Whacko and pinpoint the exact logistics of this serpent sewer maggot

    3. @Rockstarr Seven Racist whites out number Non-Racist Whites. Trump proved that. When Non-Racist Whites and Blacks join together, racist whites are out numbered.
      Everyone is alittle racist. But, Banana republicans are proud and brags and drives racism. If they could create a flag…..wtf…they did. The Confederate RAGG.

    1. Civil servants are U.S. citizens not trolls that are trying to take over these comments section. They take oaths to the Constitution and not a president.

    2. They are; To wit: The information forwarded by “the whistle-blower” has often been mis-characterized as a “complaint”… in fact, this should be referred to as a “report”. To refer to said as a complaint infers personal slight (i.e. something that someone does not like); as a Report, it infers an action in compliance with set standards, code or policy. Said report was submitted, IAW (‘In Accordance With”) established regulations, through established procedure. Some may infer that this is based on personal vendetta; in truth, it is required by established standards (for example: mis-appropriation of funds or property, etc.). As one of the single largest employers in the world (if not history), the Federal Government is a behemoth that is established by – and regulated by – established law and procedure; said established law and procedure is intended to preclude corruption from running amok, compliance with Constitutional Law and, by extension, provides a bulwark to preclude/limit any attempt of “coup d’état” or “Putsch”. This definition by no means intends to minimize the fortitude of said “whistle-blower”; but should be heralded as an icon of dedication to duty (i.e. “…to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States…”)

    1. it’s more like a disgruntled, lazy, entitled, government employee, who’s undermining the new boss who comes from the private sector.

    2. @Eric Kim You couldn’t be more wrong. But then Trump defenders frequently hit that bar of being as wrong as it’s possible to be Trump is the disgruntled, lazy, entitled, lump of human excrement who’s stinking up the WH and undermining all the loyal, hard-working govt. employees who are risking losing their jobs for sticking to the rules and defending the constitution against the sly, slovenly malcontents that do Trump’s bidding for their own gain. Their loyalty and patriotism may go unrewarded and is being berated by the GOP who have fully prostrated themselves to Trump’s every whim. I can’t wait until that fat ugly fcuk is in jail. and all his ugly grifter family and GOP with him.

  3. Impeachment Update – I agree with the charge of “bribery”. But “Traitor” is starting to come into focus. Aid to foreign identities like Russia at the expense of the USA and its people and allies seems traitorous .

    1. @Nevyn of OZ 1973 “Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason…”

  4. I knew a defense department civilian back in the 70’s who envied the Ayatollah’s ability to put out an assassination hit on Salmon Rushdie, and wished the US government would and could do the same for all US teachers who taught evolution in our schools. This type of person is, however, in the minority.

    1. That is an example of the dangerous religious extremism that has always been part of American culture. Hardly surprising they are the same people who support Trump and republicans. Evangelicalism has a lot to answer for… It’s not about religious beliefs.. It’s power and hate. If Americans can believe in scientology… It’s hardly surprising they can believe Trump doesn’t lie.

  5. Trump? The man is plastic, loves gold and has all the character and style of cheap electroplate. Lie down on the couch Donald and let’s start at the beginning….

    1. @Alex Hamilton
      there it is, that selfishness didn’t take long to come out, did it, alex?
      couldn’t give a hoot about anyone else
      a true deplorable

    2. @dan mac Selfishness = the Democrats desperate attempt to impeach Trump because they know the Democrat candidate list for 2020 is weak. The funny thing is it is not the candidates as much as it is the agenda that is weak.

  6. What an ungrateful world! China’s low price export has been holding the world inflation under control at least for the last 5 years.

    1. _VOTE BLUE.!_

      Can’t say that I have decided to agree with you, unless you mean to vote blue strictly as an act of spite. Then I heartily endorse

  7. Come on now, anyone and everyone should have seen this behavior coming 3 years ago. If you missed it you are blind, deaf and dumb. Before the Trump was sworn in it is well know that his goal was to dismantle the Federal government. At first it looked like this was being directed by Steve Bannon but it turns out that the Trump is taking direction directly from Russia/Putin. The Trump has been directed by Putin to break up NATO, abandon the Middle East and allow Russia to take over the Ukraine. Now, you tell me; how is the Trump doing? Braking up NATO, not yet done. Abandon the Middle East, a work in progress that is well under way. Allow Russia to take over the Ukraine, still an open issue.

    What is confusing is why is the GOP helping the Trump with his domestic destruction? Rachel, is anyone following the money?

  8. If trump took advantage of our #ally. Isn’t that some sort of #war crime or #violation to #NATO or wtf? And since Ukraine is at war, and we are supporting that war.
    IS that TREASON?

    Those are our tax dollar’s going to war. Treason is obly valus in times if war. Haa trump violated those laws?

  9. These folks testifying at the impeachment hearings are the true patriots of this country not the corrupt administration or their enablers in congress or their supports at the ballot box. True patriots uphold the constitution, the rule of law and the checks and balances afforded the various branches of government.

  10. God MSNBC give Rachel her own channel. Legit she’s the best talent you guys have. Your hurting her views and subs by keeping her mixed in with your other reporters. She’s leagues above the competition.

  11. It’s so weird to be watching this now, after the Ambassador’s full day of hearings and our #FakePresident’s tweet trying to further discredit and intimidate her.

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