Journalist Jim Acosta continues to work at the White House. Epstein quasi-prosecutor Alex Acosta does not:
President Donald Trump announced Friday that Labor Secretary Alex Acosta has resigned, a move that comes after furor over a plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein.
…Acosta’s resignation is effective next Friday. Trump said the labor secretary will be replaced on an acting basis by the current deputy secretary, Pat Pizzella.
Acosta, standing next to Trump outside the White House before the President departed for a trip, said he resigned to remove himself as a distraction.
…”Thought he did a fantastic job. He explained it. He made a deal people were happy with … now they’re not,” Trump said from the lawn. “In so many ways I hate what he’s saying now cause we’re gonna miss him” [Maegan Vazquez and Jim Acosta, “Acosta Resigns amid Furor over Epstein Deal,” CNN, 2019.07.12].
CNN now counts 64 departures of high-ranking officials from the Trump Administration. Axios counts 44 “high-profile” departures. Trump’s first-year turnover rate of 34% was double the previous recent record set by the Reagan Administration.
What does a high turnover rate say about an organization?
When a company has high employee turnover, the problem is often due to poor management.
…High turnover often is associated with an organization’s failure to give employees a medium through which they can voice their concerns and opinions.
…In his book, “The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave,” author Leigh Branham says employees leave because they don’t trust the organization’s leadership, from supervisors all the way up to executive-level leadership [Ruth Mayhew, “What Does a High Turnover Rate Say About Management?” AZCentral, retrieved 2019.07.13].
Trump won in part on the myth created by his television career that he’s a great manager who can surround himself with great talent. His record turnover rate puts the lie to that TV myth: Trump is a rotten boss who struggles to hire people worth keeping around. Keep that in mind when you pick a manager for the United States of America in 2020.
Cory may be right about the numbing effect of myth that Trump was a great businessman. Although acknowledging many of Trump’s negative characteristics I have heard the remark that “At least Trump is a successful businessman and maybe that is what the Country needs” made by otherwise thoughtful individuals. From my perspective Trump’s experience in failed endeavors might make him the right guy to lead the US into bankruptcy protections if only these protection applied a nation like they do to an individual or corporation.
As for Alex Acosta, I await some revelation of why he treated Epstein in a lenient manner. His excuses have already been debunked so there must be some other reason. The idea that all rich folks get a “get out of jail free” card seems inaccurate based on the sentences imposed on folks like the exremely rich “Queen of Mean” Leona Helmsley and “M. Diddy” Martha Stewart. Is anyone following the money in the case?
Last, with all the efforts by the national “fake news” media that supposedly hates Trump to connect him with Epstein, why are there no reported reminders of the sworn affidavits and other documents filed in federal court proceedings describing Epstein’s recruitment and Trump’s rape of a child in the Doe v. Trump lawsuit? While the case was voluntarily dismissed by the Plaintiff, I haven seen no reports that charges of perjury were filed against either woman for the matters alleged in the Affidavit, nor sanctions sought or imposed against the attorneys representing Doe in the second case, nor defamation suits filed by Trump or Epstein against either woman. And the story is not just a repeat of questionable or debunked allegations, rather, it is a report about materials filed in federal court that describe two women’s unrecanted sworn statements. The silence of alleged media Trump haters and fake news purveyors about these documents is both surprising and a bit deafening.
http://thememoryhole2.org/blog/doe-v-trump
Acosta allegedly violated the law by not informing the victims or their attorneys about the sweetheart plea deal so they could contest it in court.
https://www.salon.com/2019/07/11/completely-wrong-former-prosecutor-says-alex-acosta-is-lying-about-epstein-plea-deal/
Pizella is even moar anti-regulation than Acosta. Drumpf had complained Acosta wasn’t deregulating fast enough to suit the king.
Cory, you’re too kind: “Trump is a rotten boss who struggles to hire people worth keeping around.”
Malodorous Manager doesn’t even try to get his bumblers approve by Chinless Wonder McTurtle’s GOP Senate any more. He just goes with “acting” appointees. That’s due to either their complete ineptitude or Malodorous Manager’s overwhelming laziness. I believe it’s both.
I’m still waiting for him to get around to the IRS. Trump is the “you’re fired” president.
John Dale, you’re what grudznick would be if he had the smarts.
Bob, you know I like it best when you call me “it” or use that hand gesture you have for my name. Tomorrow’s opening rant will be right up your alley. Try not to miss it, as several people told me your absence last week was disturbing to them.
https://needtoknow.news/2019/07/report-federal-attorney-alex-acosta-was-told-that-jeffrey-epstein-belonged-to-intelligence-and-to-leave-it-alone/
Thinking about Bear’s comment on the myth of Trump’s business success: as with Kristi Noem, I challenge readers to point to one Trump business that continues to add value to the American economy and to our daily lives.
A truly successful business doesn’t just put money in one man’s pocket. It adds value to the community. It creates goods, services, and opportunities of lasting value to customers, workers, and other businesses and thus increases the common wealth. If I’m not mistaken. Trump’s business measures have consisted entirely of sucking value from others. That also appears to be what he does with his Administration appointees and staff: draft them to promote his brand, then throw them away, discredited and unemployable, when he finds them no longer useful for his purposes.
Debbo, on acting appointees, they are simply a sign of Trump’s autocratic bent, his unwillingness to accept that he is one elected official who must cooperate with others rather than making all decisions himself.
Drumpf will fail with the IRS just as he fails at everything else. But what does one expect from a whiny, spoiled 2 year old orange brat?
In re: jerry27’s link: It’s no surprise that if someone told Acosta that “intelligence” was involved with Epstein’s crimes, he’d want nothing to do with it.