Susie Wiles Admits ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions

“President Trump’s chief of staff said she tried to get him to end his ‘score settling’ against political enemies after 90 days in office, but acknowledged that the administration’s still ongoing push for prosecutions has been fueled in part by the president’s desire for retribution,” the New York Times reports.

“Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, told an interviewer that she forged a ‘loose agreement’ with Mr. Trump to stop focusing after three months on punishing antagonists, an effort that evidently did not succeed. While she insisted that Mr. Trump is not constantly thinking about retribution, she said that ‘when there’s an opportunity, he will go for it.'”

“Not only did she confirm that Mr. Trump is using criminal prosecution to retaliate against adversaries, she also acknowledged that he was not telling the truth when he accused former President Bill Clinton of visiting the private island of the sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.”