How High Does The FEMA Scandal Go? I & I Editorial Board

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How High Does The FEMA Scandal Go?
I & I Editorial Board
November 13, 2024


Until the Daily Wire uncovered concrete evidence that the Federal Emergency Management Administration was telling relief workers to avoid Trump-supporting homes, the press was happy to take FEMA’s word and debunk accusations of political favoritism.

Now that the FEMA employee at the center of the current scandal is saying that she’s a scapegoat and that the problem is far deeper and wider, will the mainstream press ignore this too?

In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, FEMA came under attack for its seemingly sluggish response to devastation in heavily Republican areas of the Southeast.

Poppycock, responded the press, regurgitating talking points from the agency.

But then the Daily Wire got hold of messages from a FEMA supervisor telling workers to “avoid homes advertising Trump” in Lake Placid, Florida, when going door to door to find those who qualified for financial aid. It also had screenshots of reports from workers saying they were “not able to access property,” with a note “Trump sign, no contact, per leadership.”

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[PeteS in CA]

I'm guessing at least to the level of SecDHS.

[catfish1957]

I'm guessing at least to the level of SecDHS.

Except GS-15's and above are experts in plausible deniability.  They never put anything controversial or illegal in writing. 

[Smokin Joe]

Except GS-15's and above are experts in plausible deniability.  They never put anything controversial or illegal in writing.

Maybe, but in this day and age, there is ample opportunity for people farther down to generate CYA material that points uphill.

[Bigun]

Except GS-15's and above are experts in plausible deniability.  They never put anything controversial or illegal in writing.

Absolutely! They promise an underling the moon and stars to get that part done. And then throw them to the wolves if the SHTF.

[catfish1957]

Maybe, but in this day and age, there is ample opportunity for people farther down to generate CYA material that points uphill.

Getting 3 or 4 GS-12 Middle Managers to collaborate in that direction in a Congressional Hearing?  Possible, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

[Sighlass]

My only comment on the subject in a previous thread was it goes much higher up the chain, it is ingrained through the whole corrupt system.

[Smokin Joe]

My only comment on the subject in a previous thread was it goes much higher up the chain, it is ingrained through the whole corrupt system.

With years of political hires, the swamplings in the system are likely endemic, and the whole DEI/political bias is too.

[GtHawk]

My only comment on the subject in a previous thread was it goes much higher up the chain, it is ingrained through the whole corrupt system.

So you’re saying it goes all the way up to Dr Jill?

[Fishrrman]

"Now that the FEMA employee at the center of the current scandal is saying that she’s a scapegoat and that the problem is far deeper and wider..."

Then point your finger, dearie...
... and name some names.