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[a] Tillerson is the only Secretary of State since at least 1945 to have been fired. [34] Thomas A. Shannon Jr. January 20, 2017 February 1, 2017 Under Secretary of State (Political Affairs) February 12, 2016 June 4, 2018 Deputy Secretary of State: February 1, 2017 May 24, 2017 John Sullivan: May 24, 2017 December 20, 2019 Became Ambassador to ...
While the term 'special prosecutor' is sometimes used in historical discussions of such figures before 1983, the term 'special counsel' appears to have been frequently used as well, including, for example, in contemporary newspaper accounts [7] describing the first presidentially-appointed special counsel in 1875.
Counsel to the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization: Bill McGinley [39] January 20, 2025 January 23, 2025 Member of the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization: Katie Miller [40] January 20, 2025 White House Faith Office; Special Government Employee and Senior Advisor of the White House Faith Office: Paula White [41] February 7, 2025
Average approval time has been nine days slower for Trump appointees versus Obama's. Ten of 15 Cabinet agencies had no number two, several deputy secretaries were not nominated until after the Administration's 100-day mark, and some had not yet been nominated. [273] By October 2017, Trump had made 412 nominations.
In New York, Trump was ordered to pay $83 million in damages for defamation, and he has also been found liable for inflating the value of his business assets, resulting in a $450 million penalty.
Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland said he appointed a special counsel because Trump and Biden have both indicated they intend to seek another term as president. Garland appointed Smith on Nov. 18.
It also notes that attorneys general have been appointing special counsels for more than 150 years, quoting from a 1998 law review article written by now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh that refers to the ...
Statements from Trump and the White House suggested he had been dismissed to ease the "pressure" on Trump due to the Russia investigation. [ 45 ] [ 46 ] [ 47 ] Later that month he arranged for a friend to tell the press about a memo he had written after a February 14 private meeting with the president.