{"id":118373,"date":"2024-10-25T23:38:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T16:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118373"},"modified":"2024-10-25T23:38:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T16:38:48","slug":"fascist-conman-predator-cheat-what-11-former-trump-staffers-say-about-him-now-us-elections-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118373","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Fascist\u2019, \u2018conman\u2019, \u2018predator\u2019, \u2018cheat\u2019: what 11 former Trump staffers say about him now | US elections 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<li data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\" class=\"dcr-566m6o\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-dhro9s\"\/>\n<h3 id=\"john-kelly\" class=\"dcr-1k9x85u\">John Kelly<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"66a8c540-a85e-4ff4-9572-ce01831caebf\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">John Kelly in 2017.<\/span> Photograph: Saul Loeb\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What he did under Trump:<\/strong> A retired US Marine Corps general, Kelly served first as Trump\u2019s secretary of homeland security in 2017, then was appointed White House chief of staff, a role he held from July 2017 to January 2019. Kelly\u2019s departure from the White House followed reports of the general\u2019s declining relationship with Trump and alleged frequent disagreements. In 2018, the Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/kelly-is-expected-to-leave-post-as-trump-shakes-up-administration-1544204965\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reported<\/a> that Trump told an associate to \u201cstop calling John for anything\u201d. According to the veteran journalist Bob Woodward in his 2018 book Fear, Kelly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2018\/dec\/08\/john-kelly-trump-white-house-chief-of-staff\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">called<\/a> Trump an \u201cidiot\u201d and the head of a \u201cCrazytown\u201d administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What he says now:<\/strong> Kelly recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/22\/us\/politics\/john-kelly-trump-fitness-character.html\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">said<\/a> his former boss fitted \u201cinto the general definition of fascist\u201d who \u201ccertainly prefers the dictator approach to government\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\" class=\"dcr-566m6o\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-dhro9s\"\/>\n<h3 id=\"mark-milley\" class=\"dcr-1k9x85u\">Mark Milley<\/h3>\n<div class=\"dcr-32cmue\">\n<p>Chair of joint chiefs of staff, 2019-23<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"64dba2a7-6344-4e2f-9530-3c49ff1b98aa\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Mark Milley in 2024.<\/span> Photograph: Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What he did under Trump:<\/strong> A retired US army general, Milley served as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff under Trump and Joe Biden. Under Trump, Milley became the national focus in June 2020 when he participated in Trump\u2019s photo op at St John\u2019s church in Washington DC wearing military fatigues, amid ongoing demonstrations following the police murder of George Floyd. He publicly apologized for the appearance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2020\/jun\/11\/top-us-military-general-mark-milley-issues-public-apology-trump-church-photo-op\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">saying<\/a>: \u201cI should not have been there.\u201d Reports later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2021\/jun\/28\/mark-milley-us-general-trump-shouting-match\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">emerged<\/a> that Milley \u201cyelled\u201d at Trump and refused to be in charge of the federal response to the racial justice protests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What he says about Trump now:<\/strong> Milley has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/11\/bob-woodward-book-mark-milley-trump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">called<\/a> Trump a \u201cfascist to the core\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/08\/08\/mark-milley-trump-draft-resignation-letter\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">was doing<\/a> \u201cgreat and irreparable harm\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\" class=\"dcr-566m6o\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-dhro9s\"\/>\n<h3 id=\"mark-esper\" class=\"dcr-1k9x85u\">Mark Esper<\/h3>\n<div class=\"dcr-32cmue\">\n<p>Secretary of defense, 2019-20<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"2e8d67fa-d567-4773-b1fa-09c7f86544be\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Mark Esper in 2020.<\/span> Photograph: Mark Wilson\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What he did under Trump: <\/strong>The politician and marketing executive served as defense secretary under Trump from July 2019 until November 2020, when Trump fired him with a tweet. During his tenure Esper repeatedly clashed with Trump, refusing to send \u201cmissiles into Mexico to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2022\/may\/06\/trump-proposal-iranian-military-figure-book-mark-esper\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">destroy<\/a> the drug labs\u201d and to to deploy troops across the country amid the 2020 racial justice protests. Esper publicly opposed Trump\u2019s threat to levy the military against protesters using the 1807 Insurrection Act, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2020\/jun\/03\/george-floyd-mark-esper-opposes-trump-threat-deploy-military\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">telling<\/a> journalists: \u201cThe option to use active-duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used \u2026 in the most urgent and dire of situations. We are not in one of those situations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What he says about Trump now:<\/strong> Esper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/10\/23\/2024-elections-live-coverage-updates-analysis\/esper-backs-kelly-00185125\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">said<\/a> Trump \u201chas those inclinations\u201d towards fascism: \u201cI think it\u2019s something we should be wary about.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\" class=\"dcr-566m6o\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-dhro9s\"\/>\n<h3 id=\"james-mattis\" class=\"dcr-1k9x85u\">James Mattis<\/h3>\n<div class=\"dcr-32cmue\">\n<p>Secretary of defense, 2017-19<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"c52654f1-cec4-430b-8b37-4f7810fbdb3b\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">James Mattis in 2019.<\/span> Photograph: Steven Ferdman\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What he did under Trump: <\/strong>As Trump\u2019s first defense secretary, Mattis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2018\/dec\/20\/jim-mattis-defense-secretary-retires-trump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">clashed with Trump<\/a> over the US\u2019s treatment of allies and its approach to \u201cmalign actors and strategic competitors\u201d across the world. He resigned in December 2018 a day after Trump announced the abrupt withdrawal of US troops from Syria. In 2020, Mattis publicly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2020\/jun\/03\/james-mattis-comdemns-trump-george-floyd-protests\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">condemned<\/a> Trump\u2019s handling of the racial justice protests, saying: \u201cDonald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people \u2013 does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What he says about Trump now:<\/strong> Mattis said Trump makes a \u201cmockery of our constitution\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\" class=\"dcr-566m6o\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-dhro9s\"\/>\n<h3 id=\"john-bolton\" class=\"dcr-1k9x85u\">John Bolton<\/h3>\n<div class=\"dcr-32cmue\">\n<p>National security adviser, 2018-19<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"56baa2bc-5232-4384-a7ec-0e4a4f8ea380\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">John Bolton in 2020.<\/span> Photograph: Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What he did under Trump:<\/strong> Bolton served as national security adviser from April 2018 to September 2019. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/09\/10\/724363700\/trump-fires-john-bolton-in-final-break-after-months-of-policy-divisions\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reportedly<\/a> began excluding him from meetings about the Afghanistan war, and eventually ousted him completely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2019\/09\/10\/trump-ousts-john-bolton-as-national-security-adviser-1488093\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">after Bolton attempted<\/a> to stop Trump from inviting the Taliban to Camp David for peace talks (an idea Trump eventually scrapped).<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What he says about Trump now:<\/strong> Bolton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/mar\/30\/john-bolton-donald-trump-dictatorship\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">has said<\/a> Trump is \u201cunfit to be president\u201d and \u201chasn\u2019t got the brains\u201d for a dictatorship.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\" class=\"dcr-566m6o\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-dhro9s\"\/>\n<h3 id=\"rex-tillerson\" class=\"dcr-1k9x85u\">Rex Tillerson<\/h3>\n<div class=\"dcr-32cmue\">\n<p>Secretary of state, 2017-2018<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"1f545781-1ef1-4492-aef7-30eef4429b23\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Rex Tillerson in 2018.<\/span> Photograph: Simon Maina\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What he did under Trump:<\/strong> A former Exxon Mobil Corp chief executive, Tillerson served as secretary of state under Trump from February 2017 to March 2018, when Trump fired him with a tweet. During his time as secretary of state, reports emerged that Tillerson once called Trump a \u201cmoron\u201d, leading Trump to <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/4975666\/donald-trump-rex-tillerson-secretary-of-state\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">challenge<\/a> him to an IQ test. The two men also publicly disagreed on US foreign policy surrounding North Korea, with Tillerson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2017\/sep\/30\/rex-tillerson-us-north-korea-direct-communication\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">saying<\/a>: \u201cWe do talk to them.\u201d In response, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/914497947517227008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E914497947517227008%7Ctwgr%5E39e32aaf83b002ae6072d4840335261c1c292c88%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F4975666%2Fdonald-trump-rex-tillerson-secretary-of-state%2F\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">tweeted<\/a> that Tillerson was \u201cwasting his time\u201d trying to negotiate with Kim Jong Un.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What he says about Trump now:<\/strong> Tillerson has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-46407993\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">called<\/a> Trump \u201cpretty undisciplined \u2013 doesn\u2019t like to read, doesn\u2019t read briefing reports\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2021\/01\/11\/rex-tillerson-interview-trump\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">added<\/a>: \u201cHis understanding of global events [and] his understanding of US history was really limited.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\" class=\"dcr-566m6o\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-dhro9s\"\/>\n<h3 id=\"omarosa-manigault-newman\" class=\"dcr-1k9x85u\">Omarosa Manigault Newman<\/h3>\n<div class=\"dcr-32cmue\">\n<p>White House aide, 2017-2018<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"d9b0172d-7f10-41e7-b268-945dc8f6c05e\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Omarosa Manigault Newman in 2017.<\/span> Photograph: Drew Angerer\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What she did under Trump:<\/strong> A former participant on The Apprentice, the TV show Trump hosted, Newman was hired as top aide for Trump in January 2017 until she was fired a year later by John Kelly. She later released secretly recorded White House conversations, including one in which Trump expressed his surprise at her being fired.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What she says about Trump now:<\/strong> \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/4247663-omarosa-on-trump-i-fell-for-a-con-man\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">I fell for a conman<\/a> \u2013 a conman who turned out to be the biggest fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\" class=\"dcr-566m6o\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-dhro9s\"\/>\n<h3 id=\"mike-pence\" class=\"dcr-1k9x85u\">Mike Pence<\/h3>\n<div class=\"dcr-32cmue\">\n<p>Vice-president, 2017-2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"44e086c0-3419-4b4a-b9e1-8a59ba71bbe0\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Mike Pence in 2023.<\/span> Photograph: Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What he did under Trump:<\/strong> Pence served as Trump\u2019s vice-president and was his closest confidant for years. Following the January 6 Capitol Hill riots in 2021, a crowd of Trump supporters chanted \u201cHang Mike Pence\u201d after Trump egged them on because he was angry Pence had refused to overturn the election results in Trump\u2019s favor by refusing to certify the vote (a power the vice-president does not even have).<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What he says about Trump now:<\/strong> \u201cAnyone who puts themselves over the constitution should never be president of the United States, and anyone who asks someone else to put them over the constitution <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/article\/donald-trump-not-fit-to-be-president-says-mike-pence-as-he-launches-his-white-house-bid-tv7p9pfxc\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">should never be president again<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\" class=\"dcr-566m6o\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-dhro9s\"\/>\n<h3 id=\"michael-cohen\" class=\"dcr-1k9x85u\">Michael Cohen<\/h3>\n<div class=\"dcr-32cmue\">\n<p>Trump\u2019s former lawyer and fixer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"15aab9fd-e520-4a46-827a-16257f68ca8b\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Michael Cohen in 2023.<\/span> Photograph: Spencer Platt\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What he did under Trump:<\/strong> Once Trump\u2019s attorney and fixer, Cohen had such a tight relationship with the billionaire real estate mogul that he once described himself as Trump\u2019s \u201cattack dog with a law license\u201d. Cohen later became the star witness in Trump\u2019s criminal trial over his hush-money payments to the adult film star Stormy Daniels, in which Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in an effort to interfere with the 2016 election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What he says about Trump now:<\/strong> \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/theweek.com\/108039\/michael-cohen-four-revelations-from-new-donald-trump-book\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">A cheat<\/a>, a liar, a fraud, a bully, a racist, a predator and a conman.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\" class=\"dcr-566m6o\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-dhro9s\"\/>\n<h3 id=\"cassidy-hutchinson\" class=\"dcr-1k9x85u\">Cassidy Hutchinson<\/h3>\n<div class=\"dcr-32cmue\">\n<p>Aide to Trump\u2019s chief of staff, 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"265fda6b-382d-4da8-9a9d-967ca6a5beed\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Cassidy Hutchinson in 2023.<\/span> Photograph: Dominik Bindl\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What she did under Trump:<\/strong> A former aide to Trump\u2019s last chief of staff, Mark Meadows, Hutchinson became the focus of national attention in 2022 when she testified to the January 6 House investigative committee that Trump knowingly directed armed supporters to storm the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What she says about Trump now:<\/strong> \u201cAs an American, I was disgusted\u201d she said of Trump\u2019s role in the mob\u2019s attempt to overturn the election. \u201cIt was unpatriotic. It was un-American. We were watching the Capitol building get defaced over a lie.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\" class=\"dcr-566m6o\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-dhro9s\"\/>\n<h3 id=\"alyssa-farah-griffin\" class=\"dcr-1k9x85u\">Alyssa Farah Griffin<\/h3>\n<div class=\"dcr-32cmue\">\n<p>White House communications director, April-December 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"2b26239b-eb97-48a1-9d56-140382fd1af1\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Alyssa Farah Griffin in 2024.<\/span> Photograph: Sylvain Gaboury\/Patrick McMullan\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What she did under Trump:<\/strong> Griffin, the former communications director for Trump, joined the White House in April 2020 and served until her resignation in December of that year. Describing her resignation to Politico in 2021, Griffin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2021\/01\/07\/alyssa-farah-q-and-a-456369\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">said<\/a>: \u201cI made the decision to step down in December because I saw where this was heading, and I wasn\u2019t comfortable being a part of sharing this message to the public that the election results might go a different way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><strong>What she says about Trump now:<\/strong> She has <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4898323-trump-messaging-women-infantilizing-farah-griffin\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">called<\/a> his messaging to women \u201ccreepy\u201d and \u201cinfantilizing\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/view-alyssa-farah-griffin-says-163838227.html\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">and predicted<\/a> Trump is \u201cgoing to try to steal the election\u201d again.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/25\/election-trump-staffers-john-kelly\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Kelly John Kelly in 2017. 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