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    Who are the hundreds of officials Trump has hired so far?

    Is the President draining the swamp… or taking the plunge?

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 10, 2017 • 1 min read

    Is the President draining the swamp… or taking the plunge?

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    Earlier this week, we reported on how few vacancies President Trump has filled in the government’s many massive bureaucracies. But those are the top jobs going unfilled. Pro-Publica, the non-profit, independent news service, reports that hundreds of people have been quietly installed all across the government in mid-level jobs. Justin Elliott co-wrote the story.

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    East Asia: President Trump's first foreign policy test
    1. 1:22Trump pre-emptively attacks the Congressional Budget Office
    2. 7:57Will President Trump's first foreign policy test be in Asia?
    3. 42:01Who are the hundreds of officials Trump has hired so far?You’re reading this
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Justin Elliott

      ProPublica

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    East Asia: President Trump's first foreign policy test
    1. 1:22Trump pre-emptively attacks the Congressional Budget Office
    2. 7:57Will President Trump's first foreign policy test be in Asia?
    3. 42:01Who are the hundreds of officials Trump has hired so far?You’re reading this
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