Milbank: The other huge scandal Mueller brought to light this week

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Milbank: The other huge scandal Mueller brought to light this week

Robert Mueller brought to light a huge scandal this week, and it has nothing to do with Russia.

He has introduced the world to Sam Clovis.

Clovis, we now know, was the Trump campaign official who oversaw George Papadopoulos and encouraged his efforts to meet with Russian officials. But what's more interesting than what Clovis is is what Clovis isn't.

For those who had not heard of Clovis before (which is pretty much everybody), his nomination was withdrawn Thursday to become the chief scientist at the Agriculture Department, a position that by law must go to "distinguished scientists," even though he is, well, not a scientist. He is a talk-radio host, economics professor (though not actually an economist, either) and, most importantly, a Trump campaign adviser.

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Milbank: The other huge scandal Mueller brought to light this week

tulc(MAGA by hiring "only the best"?)

So Donald Trump wanted to appoint a conservative talk radio host who denies climate change to become the chief scientist of the Agricultural Department? This would be hilarious if it were a skit on Saturday Night Live. Apparently, though, Trump’s cronyism is an unintentional self-parody.