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Clarke Quits
Topic Started: Aug 31 2017, 04:53 PM (149 Views)
George K
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Not that I disagree with some of what he says, I always thought the guy was a bit of a clown - wearing the heavily-medaled shirt and Stetson, as sheriff of Milwaukee.

David A. Clarke Jr. resigns as Milwaukee County sheriff
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Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. — the controversial, Stetson-wearing official who rose to national prominence with his no-holds-barred conservative rhetoric — resigned his office Thursday.

Clarke, who is in his fourth term, submitted a resignation letter to Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson on Thursday.

"After almost forty years serving the great people of Milwaukee County, I have chosen to retire to pursue other opportunities," Clarke said in a statement.

Craig Peterson, an adviser to Clarke, said the sheriff would make an announcement about his future next week. "The sheriff wants people to know that he appreciates his 15 years of service and the support he's gotten from the residents of Milwaukee," Peterson said.

Politico reported Thursday that Clarke is expected to take a job in President Donald Trump's administration. But sources close to the sheriff disputed that, saying Clarke is looking at opportunities outside of government that support the Trump agenda and keep Clarke in the public eye.
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Cashing in.
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Mikhailoh
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Why not? He's received very little but grief for taking a principled stand.
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Sep 1 2017, 03:40 AM
Why not? He's received very little but grief for taking a principled stand.
Agreed. I like the guy.
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George K
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No White House Job for You!: Kelly

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Officials in the West Wing tell The Daily Beast that Clarke had been in consideration for a White House post over the past seven weeks. But on Tuesday, the controversial former Milwaukee County lawman signed on with an outside group instead. He will serve as a spokesman and “senior adviser” for the pro-Trump super PAC America First Action.

Four sources working in and close to the Trump White House said his failure to land a gig in the West Wing or at the Department of Homeland Security, where Clarke unsuccessfully sought a job earlier this year, was in large part the result of opposition from White House chief of staff John Kelly. Kelly led DHS until late July.

Though Clarke had been discussed for a possible White House communications or outreach role, Kelly’s position as chief of staff made the arrangement a “non-starter,” as one senior White House official put it. Earlier this year, while serving as DHS Secretary, Kelly had informed Clarke that an appointment to that department would not happen in part due to scandal surrounding the treatment of inmates in Clarke’s jail, and the ensuing negative media attention. According to two sources familiar with the discussions, this led to Clarke formally “rescinding” his intention to join the Trump administration in mid-June.

Clarke’s continued absence from the Trump administration is a further indication of Kelly’s attempts to limit the impact of fringe elements in the upper echelons of President Trump’s staff. At DHS, Kelly had personally shot down an idea, supported by some officials in the Trump White House, to have immigration ultra-hardliner Kris Kobach as deputy secretary of homeland security. As chief of staff, Kelly had ousted the former comms director Anthony Scaramucci, and curtailed access for close Trump advisers such as Omarosa Manigault.

Clarke was a lightning rod of controversy during his tenure atop the Milwaukee sheriff’s department, where he oversaw abhorrent conditions in the county’s jail that have led to lawsuits against the former sheriff.

As Clarke sought a White House job last month, he was sued by the family of a man who died of dehydration in his jail after being deprived of water for seven days—allegedly with Clarke’s full knowledge and approval. He is also facing a lawsuit from a woman whose unborn baby died while she was in Clarke’s custody due to negligent medical practices. She was eight months and three weeks pregnant at the time.
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I don't know much about this guy, in fact I had never heard of him before this thread. But he's probably too much of a show horse to stand much of a chance in this administration. Kelly doesn't seem to want to deal with that, and Trump at some point would decide he wouldn't want the competition.
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