The Steady Drip: Shaffer to Newsmax: Murkowski, Collins Looking to Politicize Hegseth Confirmation (Connecting the Dots: Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Mitch McConnell, R.I.N.O.’s, The Japan-US Friendship Commission, The Partnership for Public Service, Obamacare, The Harvard University Institute of Politics & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Shaffer to Newsmax: Murkowski, Collins Looking to Politicize Hegseth Confirmation (Connecting the Dots: Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Mitch McConnell, R.I.N.O.’s, The Japan-US Friendship Commission, The Partnership for Public Service, Obamacare, The Harvard University Institute of Politics & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmax.com

By Solange Reyner | Monday, 13 January 2025 06:53 PM EST

https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/tony-shaffer-lisa-murkowski-susan-collins/2025/01/13/id/1194916/

Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, want to see the FBI's full report on President-elect Donald Trump's Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth, which shows "they don't trust the FBI, which is fine," says retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel Tony Shaffer.

"We don't trust the FBI. This was something that I would have not gone to the FBI to do," Shaffer told Newsmax's "The Chris Salcedo Show."

"By the way, he's going to be working for [the Department of Defense]... DOD can investigate as well as anyone else, and that's probably what they should have done."

But Murkowski and Collins are "looking for anything they can use here which could be politicized," he told Newsmax.

"This is not about clearing someone. This is about finding something that will be a tool they can use as a political weapon. That's all this is. … I know Pete. Look, he's not perfect. None of us are perfect. But I'm certain that he has passed with flying colors, the checks that they've done. But that doesn't matter. It's all about political theater. We're about to see a kickoff tomorrow morning at about 9:30."

Collins is seen as more likely than most of her Republican Senate colleagues to vote against some of Trump's Cabinet picks. She and Murkowski, a fellow moderate Republican, did not shy from opposing Trump in his first term when they wanted to do so and sometimes supported President Joe Biden's nominees for the judicial and executive branches.

Hegseth, an infantry combat veteran and former "Fox & Friends" weekend host, is working to gain as many votes as he can as some senators have expressed concerns about his personal history and lack of management experience.

Republican in name only (R.I.N.O.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_in_name_only

In US politics, "Republican in name only" is a pejorative used to describe politicians of the Republican Party deemed insufficiently loyal to the party, or misaligned with the party's ideology. Similar terms have been used since the early 1900s. The acronym RINO became popular in the 1990s, and both the acronym and the full spelling have become commonly used by sitting President Donald Trump and his supporters to refer to his critics within the Republican Party.

Connecting the Dots:

Lisa Murkowski is a Republican U.S. Senate senator for R-Alaska and a member of the Japan-US Friendship Commission.

James A. Leach was a member Japan-US Friendship Commission and a director at the Harvard University Institute of Politics.

Kenneth M. Duberstein is the chairman for the Harvard University Institute of Politics, a trustee emeritus at the Hudson Institute (think tank) and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Hudson Institute (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Susan M. Collins was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), is a Republican U.S. Senate senator for R- Maine and an advisory governor for the Partnership for Public Service.

John S. McCain III was an advisory governor for the Partnership for Public Service and a Republican U.S. Senate senator for R-Arizona.

Erskine B. Bowles is an advisory governor for the Partnership for Public Service and a trustee at the Urban Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Urban Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Richard L. Thornburgh is a life trustee at the Urban Institute (think tank) and was a director at the Harvard University Institute of Politics.

James A. Leach was a director at the Harvard University Institute of Politics and a member Japan-US Friendship Commission.

Lisa Murkowski is a member of the Japan-US Friendship Commission and a Republican U.S. Senate senator for R-Alaska.

Kenneth M. Duberstein is the chairman for the Harvard University Institute of Politics, a trustee emeritus at the Hudson Institute (think tank) and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Hudson Institute (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Kenneth M. Duberstein is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), an advisory governor for the Partnership for Public Service and was a VP for the Committee for Economic Development.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Stuart E. Eizenstat was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and is an advisory governor for the Partnership for Public Service.

Lloyd Howell Jr. was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and is a director at the Partnership for Public Service.

John E. Sexton was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and is an advisory governor for the Partnership for Public Service.

Beth A. Brooke-Marciniak was a director at the Partnership for Public Service and is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Donna S. Morea was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, and an EVP for the CGI Group Inc.

CGI Group Inc. is a contractor for Obamacare and was the contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site for Obamacare.

Obamacare is Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative.

Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative is Obamacare and was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Cameron F. Kerry is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John F. Kerry’s brother and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Lawrence H. Summers was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), was the National Economic Council chairman for the Barack Obama administration, the president of Harvard University and is an advisory governor for the Partnership for Public Service.

Hugh B. Price is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is an advisory governor for the Partnership for Public Service.

Mario M. Morino is an honorary trustee the Brookings Institution (think tank) and an advisory governor for the Partnership for Public Service.

Kenneth M. Duberstein is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the chairman for the Harvard University Institute of Politics and a trustee emeritus at the Hudson Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Hudson Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Elaine L. Chao is a fellow at the Hudson Institute (think tank), married to (Mitch) Addison M. McConnell and a senior advisory committee member for the Harvard University Institute of Politics.

Addison M. McConnell is married to Elaine L. Chao and a Republican U.S. Senate senator for R-Kentucky and was a majority leader.

James A. Leach was a director at the Harvard University Institute of Politics and

a member Japan-US Friendship Commission.

Lisa Murkowski is a member of the Japan-US Friendship Commission and a Republican U.S. Senate senator for R-Alaska.

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