White House prepares to nominate Braithwaite as next Navy secretary

The White Home announced on Friday that it intends to nominate Kenneth Braithwaite, the ambassador to Norway, as Navy secretary.

If confirmed, Braithwaite would exchange Richard Spencer, who President Donald Trump fired in late November over his handling of Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher’s warfare crimes case. The identical day Spencer submitted his resignation letter, Trump announced via Twitter that he would soon nominate Braithwaite to the submit.

However within the months since Trump's announcement, doubts have swirled over Braithwaite's future following a CBS News report that he did not disclose a one-year contract with Cambridge Analytica in his required government disclosure type.

Cambridge Analytica shut down in 2018 following reviews that it misappropriated knowledge from tens of hundreds of thousands of Fb customers to flood voters with disinformation in help of Trump’s 2016 presidential marketing campaign.

Braithwaite’s claim that he never had a formal contract with the corporate has glad the Senate committee’s leadership, sources tell POLITICO.

Friday's announcement is an intention to appoint. The move isn't official until Braithwaite's paperwork is forwarded to the Senate.

The Senate Armed Providers Committee has tentatively scheduled Braithwaite’s affirmation listening to, together with hearings for several different DoD nominees, in early April, in response to four current and former officers and congressional aides.

On Monday, Senate Armed Providers Chairman Jim Inhofe advised reporters that he had not yet spoken with Braithwaite concerning the Cambridge Analytica situation. Nevertheless, he famous that he thinks he is the correct fit for the spot.

“I feel he’s a sensible choice and I wouldn’t criticize the president for that selection, nevertheless it’s not that far enough alongside yet,” Inhofe stated Monday.

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