I think a lot of these people were bad actors who faked their way in, on orders from the Deep State. This was their plan all along.
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I suspect you are correct.
The Democrats began attacking President Trump before the election and never stopped. The whole Russian things was a way to keep the President from doing what he was elected to do. There is only so much one man can do and when the left is able to infiltrate the white house they were able to cause much mischief.
And the bottom line is Trump couldn’t find enough white hats to work for him, because of threats to them and their families.
And as far as Cabinet positions, Mitch gave him a list, with the clear implication that if he chose anyone not on the list, they were DOA.