WSJ: Flynn already "overreaching" and fighting with Tillerson, Pompeo for power at State, CIA

[highplainsdem]

http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-as-president-to-visit-agency-he-vilified-over-russia-intelligence-1484845047

Meanwhile, Mr. Trump is also aiming to quell an uprising within his own defense and foreign-policy team.

His pick for national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, has long clashed with the intelligence-community establishment over the U.S. fight against global terrorism, and is now butting heads with members of Mr. Trump’s team, including Rex Tillerson, Mr. Trump’s pick for secretary of state, Gen. Mattis and Mr. Pompeo.

Officials inside and close to the transition said that Gen. Flynn has been pushing various people for jobs at State and Defense, and is perceived as overreaching in his role as national security adviser.

Two of Mr. Trump’s top advisers—his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and Steve Bannon, his chief strategist and senior counselor—have met with the trio to soothe concerns about Mr. Flynn, said two people with knowledge of the talks.

“He’s pushing a lot of people” at State and Defense, one of the people said about Mr. Flynn. “His influence he’s trying to amass will get rolled back the moment [cabinet secretaries] get confirmed.”

Concerns about Mr. Flynn led to a decision from Mr. Trump’s team to move some responsibilities for overseeing counterterrorism and cybersecurity away from Mr. Flynn’s office, the people said. Those changes were announced late last month when Mr. Trump named Thomas Bossert as assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism. He will report directly to the president instead of to Mr. Flynn.

Mr. Bossert’s more senior status has sown confusion in a transition process that was already beset by a lack of coordination with Obama administration officials, said people familiar with the matter.

Flynn's a dangerous lunatic.

And his trying to grab power in the State Department and CIA fits in perfectly with what I posted a couple of days ago about Flynn's son (and aide) tweeting a link to an article in a pro-Putin publication, describing Flynn's plans to control all US intelligence agencies.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141667993

[bullwinkle428]

1. Honestly, I hope this fucker Flynn is the first one to lose his job.

Scares the shit out of me more than anyone else in that crew.

[DonViejo]

7. I read an article the other day predicting Trump appointments that would be gone...

within the first six months of his administration. Flynn was predicted to be the first to be gone, followed by Bannon and Kelly Ann Conway.

[leftynyc]

12. That sounds more like wishful thinking

It's the ones that are qualified that will be gone at the behest of those you mentioned being threatened by them. Anyone who kisses the degenerate's ass will be safe.

[exboyfil]

11. If he does he strikes me as someone who might spill

the beans if any collusion occurred between the Russians and the Trump campaign. That will be worthy of a popcorn purchase while watching.

[uponit7771]

2. Its Flynn,

[KittyWampus]

3. Hope he gets his just deserts. People who hate should leak everything they can

to damage him. And Bannon.

[Achilleaze]

4. "You're all fired. Get your ugly Russian-hacked asses out of town now." - Majority of Americans

[dalton99a]

5. Pres. Trump will have so many shining objects to keep attention away from the real destruction.

[hlthe2b]

6. I look forward to Flynn's future perp walk...

almost as much as the one i hope to see from Trump, Bannon, and his corrupt-as-hell son-in-law.

[Ligyron]

10. You know that sooner or later some of this Russian shit is going to stick to someone.

Let's hope it goes all the way to the top and, like Nixon, Trump gets involved in the cover up if nothing else.

Stone and Carter P. will be the first to fall I predict. Wonder if one of those two will turn and spill?

Problem with the pugs is: they know they'll be taken care of for life once they get out of "jail".

They can go to their federal tennis clinic with a smile on their face unfortunately.

[wordpix]

8. infighting is always good to bring down a would-be dicktator like Trump

[highplainsdem]

14. Hope so.

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. Is he one of those high IQ appointments tRump was bragging about?

[Qutzupalotl]

13. What do you want to bet that all those people Flynn is pushing

have ties to Russia?