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[LyleLanley]

Trump adviser accused of making anti-Semitic remarks

Allegations of anti-Semitism have surfaced against one of Donald Trump’s foreign policy advisers, raising further questions about the guidance the Republican presidential nominee is receiving.

Joseph Schmitz, named as one of five advisers by the Trump campaign in March, is accused of bragging when he was Defense Department inspector general a decade ago that he pushed out Jewish employees.

The revelations feed two themes that his opponent Hillary Clinton has used to erode Trump’s credibility: That he is a foreign policy neophyte, and that his campaign, at times, has offended Jews and other minorities.

Schmitz, who is a lawyer in private practice in Washington, says the allegations against him are lies. All three people who have cited the remarks, including one who testified under oath about them, have pending employment grievances with the federal government.

Daniel Meyer, a senior official within the intelligence community, described Schmitz’s remarks in his complaint file.

“His summary of his tenure’s achievement reported as ‘…I fired the Jews,’ ” wrote Meyer, a former official in the Pentagon inspector general’s office whose grievance was obtained by McClatchy.

In his complaint, Meyer said Crane also said Schmitz played down the extent of the Holocaust.

“In his final days, he allegedly lectured Mr. Crane on the details of concentration camps and how the ovens were too small to kill 6 million Jews,” wrote Meyer, whose complaint is before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).

Schmitz said that Crane was the source of other false accusations against him.

“The allegations are completely false and defamatory,” Schmitz said in an interview Tuesday.

“I do not recall ever even hearing of any ‘allegations of anti-Semitism against [me],’ which would be preposterously false and defamatory because, among other reason(s), I am quite proud of the Jewish heritage of my wife of 38 years,” he wrote in an email.

Trump is surrounding himself with the best people.

 

[johnsmith]

I thought this was going to be about Bannon

 

[Slayven]

I thought this was going to be about Bannon

Then they would leave the "Accused" out the title

 

[ZealousD]

This is terrible.

But I find it funny for an anti-Semite to have a name like Schmitz.

 

[johnsmith]

This is terrible.

But I find it funny for an anti-Semite to have a name like Schmitz.

No German has ever been anti-Semitic

 

[phanphare]

anti-semites on the left

anti-semites on the right

save us hillary, you're our only hope

 

[Hubbl3]

 

[Nafai1123]

I thought Trump loved the Jews though. They make the best lawyers and accountants!

 

[zethren]

While unfortunate, this is hardly surprising at this point.

Trump's crew is a debacle.

 

[SSPssp]

No German has ever been anti-Semitic

Amazing.

 

[ZealousD]

No German has ever been anti-Semitic

Maybe my knowledge on country of origin with last names is bad but it sounded Jewish to me.

 

[joe2187]

Trump campaign says something Racist/Misogynistic/Anti-Semitic/disgusting....

Sky is blue

Water is wet

 

[Beartruck]

Well, I think I finally have an argument against trump thatll stick with the republican jews in my family.

 

[gutter_trash]

anti-semites on the left

anti-semites on the right

save us hillary, you're our only hope

The Alt-Left ends up by joining the Alt-Right at the seems on many aspects

Anti-semitism
Anti-NATO and ANTI-EU
Anti-West
Pro-Putin

All the alt nutters that Europe has known in the extreme 3rd parties are now surfacing in American politics in Trump and Stein

Trump has given the megaphone to them on primetime

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Maybe my knowledge on country of origin with last names is bad but it sounded Jewish to me.

It sounds Jewish because you're thinking of Jews from Germany.

 

[LiK]

Not surprised. He surrounds himself with assholes.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Disgusting.

It sounds Jewish because you're thinking of Jews from Germany.

Well Joseph is a Jewish name at least

 

[Reverend Funk]

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