{UAH} Tracing the Trump white house's year of permanent scandals
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WASHINGTON — It would be one thing if the situation surrounding former White House staff secretary Rob Porter — who was alleged of abusing his ex-wives, who was defended by a White House informed of those allegations, and who was ultimately let go — was the first or second scandal rocking the Trump administration.
But it's not. Indeed, we can count at least 11 criminal/ethical/personnel scandals involving President Trump, the White House, the administration and Trump's 2016 campaign since Trump took office. To recap:
- Jan. 25, 2017: Trump's Mar-A-Lago resort doubled its initiation fee to $200,000 after a surge in membership applications following Trump's presidential victory, according to the New York Times.
- Feb. 13, 2017: National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigned just after the Washington Post first reported that the Justice Department had informed the White House that Flynn could be subject to blackmail.
- May 9, 2017: Trump fired James Comey as FBI director. Two days later, Trump told NBC's Lester Holt the firing was due to the Russia investigation. "When I decided to [fire Comey], I said to myself, I said you know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made up story."
- Aug. 18, 2017: Billionaire investor Carl Icahn resigned from his role as a White House adviser amid allegations that he pushed for regulatory changes that benefited his investments.
- Sept. 29, 2017: Tom Price resigned as Health and Human Services secretary after reports surfaced that he used private and government planes for travel.
- Oct. 2, 2017: The Interior Department's inspector general's office announced it opened an investigation into Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's use of taxpayer-funded charter planes.
- Oct. 30, 2017: Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and 2016 campaign aide Rick Gates were indicted in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe; another 2016 adviser, George Papadopoulos, pleaded guilty.
- Dec. 1, 2017: Flynn, the former national security adviser, pleaded guilty for lying to the FBI.
- Jan. 31, 2018: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Brenda Fitzgerald resigned following a report that she bought shares in a tobacco company one month into her tenure.
- Jan. 31, 2018: The Washington Post reported that HUD Secretary Ben Carson "allowed his son to help organize an agency 'listening tour' in Baltimore last summer despite warnings from department lawyers that doing so risked violating federal ethics rules… Career officials and political appointees raised concerns days before the visit that Carson's son, local businessman Ben Carson Jr., and daughter-in-law were inviting people with whom they potentially had business dealings."
- Feb. 8, 2018: White House staff secretary Rob Porter officially departed the White House after the allegations surfaced that he abused his ex-wives; Porter has denied the allegations.
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