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8. No, Kelly made it a condition: he wouldn't take the CoS job unless Mooch was removed. nt

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 04:57 PM

Jul 2017

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Conjecture time: Why did The Mooch only last ten days? [View all] jmowreader Jul 2017 OP

Love it! tparrett62 Jul 2017 #11

My guess wryter2000 Jul 2017 #2

that's my guess too, but. . . Hamlette Jul 2017 #4

Heard on NPR that Mooch originally had direct access to Trump, but Kelly... TreasonousBastard Jul 2017 #9

ah, thanks for the info Hamlette Jul 2017 #20

Fear of tangled interests perhaps...sale of Skybridge Capital by mooch?? asiliveandbreathe Jul 2017 #5

Brought him in to distract from the Trump Russia Collusion story? NewJeffCT Jul 2017 #7

That's my bet, too. spooky3 Jul 2017 #12

It is what has been reported. nt tblue37 Jul 2017 #15

General Kelly spit shined his jump boots on moochis arse Alea Jul 2017 #13

Yep, the timing is unmistakable. NT Adrahil Jul 2017 #19

My guess his pals Ivanka and Jared Egnever Jul 2017 #10

I bet that's it! GreenPartyVoter Jul 2017 #18

trump thought everything was fine until Kelly fired mooch XRubicon Jul 2017 #16

Maybe he didn't say he loved Trump enough? GreenPartyVoter Jul 2017 #17