Posted August 2, 2017 | by KimS | in Cabinet, DemDaily, Resource, Trump Administration

DemDaily: The Departed

August 2, 2017

The most recent shakeup at the White House begs for a tally of the current resigned and fired members of the Trump admnistration's Cabinet, senior White House Staff and Advisors.

To follow is the list of those who have have departed in the first 194 days of the Trump turmoil - by choice or by force, but always with controversy!

The White House Shake Up

(In order of departure)

Position	Name	Resigned or Fired	Days In Position	Cause
January
Acting Attorney General	Sally Yates	Fired	10 Days	Fired after she announced Justice Dept refusal to defend Travel Ban
February
National Security Advisor	Michael Flynn	Resigned	22 Days	Over undisclosed accounts of Russia contacts, reports he was under federal investigation
National Security Council, Senior Director, Western Hemisphere Affairs	Craig Deare	Fired	23 Days	Criticism of Trump policies at a private think tank event
March
US Attorney for the Southern District of New York	Preet Bharara	Fired	51 Days	Obama appointee originally asked to stay on, then asked to resign after reporting Trump's breech of Justice rules in contacting Bharara and asking for his loyalty. Bharara refused to resign.
Deputy White House Chief of Staff	Katie Walsh	Resigned	70 Days	Ally of Priebus, but not of Bannon and Kushner. Reassigned to outside group.
April
Communications Director	Micael Dubke	Resigned	86 Days	Founder of Crossroads Media, left "for personal" reasons
May
White House Usher	Angella Reid	Fired	106 Days	First woman, and second African American to hold position. Fired as part of Melania's transition decisions.
FBI Director	James Comey	Fired	110 Days	FIred after refusing Trump's request to quash Russia investigation Comey was leading (WH claimed fired for mishandling of Clinton emails).
Deputy National Security Advisor	KT McFarland	Reassigned	118 Days	Flynn ally, clashed with his successor, HR McMaster
June
President's Advisory Council	Elon Musk, CEO, Tesla and SpaceX	Resigned	132 Days	Over Trump's decision to withdraw from Paris climate accord
President's Advisory Council	Robert Iger, CEO, Disney	Resigned	133 Days	Over Trump's decision to withdraw from Paris climate accord
July
Office of Government Ethics Director	Walter Schaub	Resigned	181 Days	Clashed with Trump and Administration on ethics conflicts. Said risk US being viewed as a "kleptocracy"
Press Secretary	Sean Spicer	Resigned	183 Days	Embattled but loyal to Trump, finally resigned after Scaramucci appointment
National Security Council, Middle East Advisor	Derek Harvey	Fired	186 Days	Flynn ally, clashed with McMaster
Deputy Press Secretary	Michael Short	Resigned	187 Days	Resigned after Scaramucci leaked his intention to fire Short after Spcier resignation
White House Chief of Staff	Reince Priebus	Resigned	189 Days	The former RNC Chair is said to have lost Trump's confidence after failure of health care and legislative agenda
Communications Director	Anthony Scaramucci	Fired	11 Days	The combative and crude former NY financier threatend staff and reporters before being booted by incoming COS John Kelly