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Government
Under Secretary Patrick Kennedy out at State Department
2017-01-26
[FoxNews] Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy's last day will be Friday, according to a State Department official.
Things are definitely looking up at Foggy Bottom. Patrick was one of Hillary's tools at State -- like a pry-bar, he could be used to do anything that required crude, blunt force...
Mark Toner, acting spokesman, told Fox News Wednesday that Kennedy "will resign as Under Secretary for Management on January 27, and retire from the Department of State on January 31."

Kennedy first joined the State Department in 1973, according to Toner.

Republicans have criticized Kennedy for his conduct related to classified email status, Libya, Benghazi and internal State investigations. Trump administration officials have wanted to replace him.
Apparently he spent the last couple of months during the transition pandering to keep his position, or to get another one of equal stature. Didn't work, so he's gone.
In October, Fox News reported that Kennedy proposed a “quid pro quo” to convince the FBI to strip the classification on an email from Hillary Clinton’s server – and repeatedly tried to “influence” the bureau’s decision when his offer was denied, even taking his plea up the chain of command, according to FBI documents.
Posted by:Skidmark

#10  Patrick Kennedy leaving can only be a good thing for State. Obama's Border Chief fired? Draining the Swamp begins. There's a lot of house cleaning that needs to be done.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-01-26 17:13  

#9  Obama appointee as Border Patrol Chief fired
Posted by: Frank G   2017-01-26 15:14  

#8  Backstory MAY be... "leave now under your own power, or we're a com'n after ya's."
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-01-26 14:49  

#7  Someone should determine who was involved in the slow discovery of State Department emails that were subpoena by congress.

Also I'd like to know when/what these fellows knew about the Clinton toilet server and perhaps put them up on charges or withhold some of their retirement pay because of the illegalities involved.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2017-01-26 13:49  

#6  AOSHQ takes it on: The Media's Incompetence and Ignorance Is a Bigger Problem Than Their Bias
Posted by: Frank G   2017-01-26 12:57  

#5  several other high level appointees have left or will leave soon

much weeping and gnashing of teeth in the establishment
Posted by: lord garth   2017-01-26 12:41  

#4  I'll take the GOP seriously when Congress passes civil service reforms.
Posted by: charger   2017-01-26 08:16  

#3  This fellow had a gov't career which included 16 key assignments spanning over 40 years and he needed assistance "understanding the FBI (US Gov't) classification process?"

No, what Kennedy really "needed" was to be GONE! Unfortunately there are dozens, possibly hundreds just like him still at Foggy Bottom. Additional shortcomings and examples of tawdry performance are found at his wiki bio link.

On October 17, 2016, the FBI released interviews related to the Hillary Clinton email investigation. One of the interviews alleges that Patrick F. Kennedy "pressured" the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to declassify an email from Hillary Clinton's private server in exchange for a "quid pro quo" of placing more agents in certain countries.[13][14] The FBI stated that the email's classification status was re-reviewed and remained unchanged and denied quid pro quo accusations. The State Department called the allegations "inaccurate" and maintained that Kennedy was trying to "understand" the FBI's classification process. [13] Emphasis provided Wiki link to bio.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-01-26 04:34  

#2  Fuck him

Have you checked with Madonna?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-01-26 04:10  

#1  Fuck him, and prosecute him as well.
Posted by: Crusader   2017-01-26 01:28  

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