# Trump's Cabinet of Curiosities

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 10, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367 "2016-11-10T16:28:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities/771367/850 "2017-01-12T20:09:23Z")

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> [@HurricaneDitka](#):
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> You said Republicans were behind “_every_” escalation, so, in your eyes, what was the “escalation” by Republicans that preceded Bork’s “borking”?

I’m just absolutely amazed that someone found to have illegally fired a special prosecutor was even nominated for the Supreme Court in a blatant quid pro quo, and astounded that the way his nomination was denied is considered a black mark against Democrats.

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