{"id":2369340,"date":"2024-11-15T08:53:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T13:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-cornyn-signals-his-intent-to-sabotage-trump-cabinet-pick\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T08:55:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T13:55:32","slug":"john-cornyn-signals-his-intent-to-sabotage-trump-cabinet-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-cornyn-signals-his-intent-to-sabotage-trump-cabinet-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cornyn Signals His Intent To Sabotage Trump Cabinet Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjohn-cornyn-signals-his-intent-to-sabotage-trump-cabinet-pick%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2369340&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2063article from The \u2064Federalist discusses the potential obstacles that President-elect\u200c Donald Trump may face from\u2063 within\u200c the\u200b Republican Party as he \u2063attempts to implement his &#8220;America First&#8221; \u2063agenda. \u200dIt specifically highlights Senator\u2063 John Cornyn of Texas, who \u2062allegedly signals an intention to undermine Trump&#8217;s cabinet nominees, particularly Matt Gaetz, who \u2063has been \u200cnominated for Attorney General. The piece accuses Cornyn\u200c of \u2063resurrecting past allegations against Gaetz\u2014specifically a controversial claim related to child sex\u200c trafficking\u2014to sabotage Trump&#8217;s nomination efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The article\u200d posits that the\u2062 real \u200cthreat\u2064 to Trump&#8217;s agenda stems from establishment Republicans like Cornyn, who it describes\u200b as more concerned with protecting their interests\u2064 than supporting Trump\u2019s vision. It\u200d suggests that this internal conflict reflects a broader struggle between Trump-aligned \u200bindividuals looking to disrupt the\u2063 status quo and establishment\u2062 figures clinging to power by leveraging unfounded \u2063allegations against those nominated by Trump.<\/p>\n<p>the \u200bwriter \u200bargues that Republicans must choose whether to \u200ccombat \u200dthe entrenched\u2063 establishment\u2064 (&#8220;the swamp&#8221;) or risk \u200dbecoming part of it. The author of the article is Brianna Lyman, an elections correspondent at The Federalist, who emphasizes the dynamics of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-allies-hope-voters-anxious-about-trump-polling-lead-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden allies hope voters &#039;anxious&#039; about Trump polling lead - Washington Examiner\">internal party challenges<\/a> within the GOP as Trump prepares \u2063for his new administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bensiegel\/status\/1857086454637220045\">  BenSiegel \/ X <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/15\/deep-state-hack-john-cornyn-signals-hell-sabotage-trump-ag-pick\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Deep%20State%20Hack%20John%20Cornyn%20Signals%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Sabotage%20Trump%20AG%20Pick&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/15\/deep-state-hack-john-cornyn-signals-hell-sabotage-trump-ag-pick\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Deep%20State%20Hack%20John%20Cornyn%20Signals%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Sabotage%20Trump%20AG%20Pick&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/15\/deep-state-hack-john-cornyn-signals-hell-sabotage-trump-ag-pick\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/15\/deep-state-hack-john-cornyn-signals-hell-sabotage-trump-ag-pick\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Deep%20State%20Hack%20John%20Cornyn%20Signals%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Sabotage%20Trump%20AG%20Pick&amp;body=He%20wants%20to%20dredge%20up%20baseless%20accusations%20to%20frustrate%20Trump's%20efforts%20to%20form%20his%20administration.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/15\/deep-state-hack-john-cornyn-signals-hell-sabotage-trump-ag-pick\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump is entering the White House with a Republican trifecta, but he may hit roadblocks to implement his America First agenda &mdash; and not because of Democrats. Instead, Republican swamp creatures like Texas Sen. John Cornyn are signaling their intent to sabotage Trump&rsquo;s cabinet nominees because they threaten the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-ag-barr-create-durham-special-counsel-to-prevent-president-trump-from-releasing-information-related-to-crossfire-hurricane\/\" title=\"Did AG Barr Create Durham Special Counsel to Prevent President Trump from Releasing Information Related to Crossfire Hurricane?\">deep state<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump tapped former Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general. Gaetz, prior to March of 2021, &ldquo;had been an effective and prominent voice in Congress pushing back against the Washington establishment&rsquo;s worse impulses and abuses of power,&rdquo; as my colleague John Daniel Davidson <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/14\/we-need-to-take-a-wrecking-ball-to-the-doj-matt-gaetz-is-just-the-man-for-the-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f2902b68a605daed0110ce7cb2f6af8d fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f2902b68a605daed0110ce7cb2f6af8d\"><\/div>\n<p>Gaetz took on the Democrats headfirst, exposing the deep-state&rsquo;s lies during the Russia collusion hoax and sounding the alarm on Washington&rsquo;s excessive (and perhaps unconstitutional) response to the Jan. 6 riot and the weaponized Department of Justice prosecutions targeting everyday Americans caught up in the political crackdown.<\/p>\n<p>But &ldquo;Gaetz couldn&rsquo;t very well critique the Department of Justice for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-j-d-vance-make-the-left-suffer-real-consequences\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 J.D. Vance: Make the Left Suffer \u2019Real Consequences\u2019\">political prosecutions<\/a> if he was a pariah who everyone thought was a pedophile,&rdquo; as The Federalist&rsquo;s Editor-in-Chief <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/26\/the-fbis-matt-gaetz-operation-sidelined-an-effective-republican-voice-at-a-crucial-time-that-was-the-point\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mollie Hemingway<\/a> wrote.<\/p>\n<p>So, The New York Times published an anonymously sourced piece in 2021 accusing Gaetz of potentially being a child sex trafficker. The story created 18 months of fodder for Democrats before prosecutors decided not to recommend charges for Gaetz, according to yet another anonymous piece this time published by The Washington Post. <\/p>\n<p>But swamp creature Cornyn is dredging up the pedophile hoax to sabotage Trump and Gaetz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b734e2521aa8c5e3d90f6d14421b5e86 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b734e2521aa8c5e3d90f6d14421b5e86\"><\/div>\n[[<strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/14\/john-bolton-asks-deep-state-to-deep-six-trump-nominees-before-they-fix-corrupt-intel-agencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Bolton Asks Deep State To Deep-Six Trump Nominees Before They Fix Corrupt Intel Agencies<\/a><\/strong>]\n<p>&ldquo;I think that there should not be any limitations on the Senate Judiciary Committee&rsquo;s investigation, including whatever the House Ethics Committee has generated,&rdquo; Cornyn told reporters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"1k0ts2CqBpjz5PVp7uQyTrOJNUlUI9xIhiYTaESKLjRRSfB28MNkqvHdgnVumaHbZbWX1J3yO6eLhC8gciG49GmvePnAwW\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) wants to review the House Ethics Committee investigation of Matt Gaetz during the Attorney General confirmation process<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S5T4AgOIIM\">pic.twitter.com\/S5T4AgOIIM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/1857091032220893405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>His comments came just one day before the House Ethics Committee was, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/4990714-john-cornyn-matt-gaetz-ethics-report\/\">The Hill<\/a>, &ldquo;set to meet Friday to vote on whether to release its findings.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But why is Cornyn hellbent on getting his hands on a report the committee conveniently never released? (Surely if the findings were so damming that they warrant review by Cornyn the committee would have released them)<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1f357dfd902b081e1356cd63a76b6dd6 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1f357dfd902b081e1356cd63a76b6dd6\"><\/div>\n<p>Because Cornyn and his cronies are preparing for what Justice Clarence Thomas described as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">high-tech lynching&#038;rdquo<\/a>; of any Trump nominee they dislike. Thomas was infamously disparaged by then Sen. Joe Biden&rsquo;s Judiciary Committee for a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-media-pushed-the-now-debunked-find-the-fraud-story-in-their-bid-to-attack-trump\/\" title=\"How The Media Pushed The Now Debunked \u2018Find The Fraud\u2019 Story In Their Bid To Attack Trump\">baseless allegations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the only threats to Trump&rsquo;s America First agenda are Republican establishment figures like Cornyn who are more concerned about protecting their swamp interests than supporting Trump&rsquo;s vision for change. Cornyn&rsquo;s crusade against Gaetz is just the latest example of an out-of-touch Republican establishment desperately trying to hold onto power by resurrecting baseless smears to impede key nominations.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have a choice: fight the swamp or become part of it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-d46db90aedb4c42aff4e7ee91b349aa9 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-d46db90aedb4c42aff4e7ee91b349aa9\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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