Gotta Love Our President: Trump Overrules Pelosi, Picks White House Lawyer As 'Special Inspector General' For Stimulus From News Thud: President Donald Trump officially overruled Nancy Pelosi and nominated a White House lawyer to the new role to oversee the stimulus package. Trump picked Brian Miller today as the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery. This is a new position with the Treasury Department and there was a lot of fighting over the pick. Pelosi and the Dems wanted someone with no ties to Trump while Trump wanted who he wanted. Congress will still have some oversight ability as they have a committee to monitor the funds but as Pelosi is fine with Wall Street getting a massive bailout (again) it is hard to see Pelosi raising a big stink about the program if it goes south so her opposition rings hollow. “The Inspector General providing oversight of the federal response of this historic relief package for workers and families must be independent from politics,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said according to Reuters. “The President’s nomination of one of his own lawyers clearly fails that test. https://newsthud.com/trump-overrules-pelosi-picks-white-house-lawyer-as-special-inspector-general-for-stimulus/?utm_source=News+Thud&utm_campaign=d5b015f6a7-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_84584849d2-d5b015f6a7-74338969