has there been dig on Joseph E Schmitz?
-former inspector general of the United States Department of Defense and a former executive with Blackwater Worldwideformer inspector general of the United States Department of Defense and a former executive with Blackwater Worldwide
-His father is the late former Republican congressman John G. Schmitz, who was also a member of the right-wing John Birch Society.
-One of Schmitz’s siblings is Mary Kay Letourneau, the ex-schoolteacher who received seven years in prison for child rape after starting a relationship with a 13-year-old student.
-the son of John G. Schmitz, former California State Senator, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. presidential candidate in 1972.
-exchange officer with the German Navy.
-Young Leader Alumnus of the American Council on Germany
-He is a member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
-As Inspector General, Schmitz investigated involvement of the U.S. military in the sex trade in South Korea, Bosnia, and Kosovo.
-serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for CharityEngine, a McLean, Virginia-based software company.
-Senator Charles Grassley published numerous allegations against Schmitz
-Schmitz resigned as inspector general of the Defense Department in September 2005 in the wake of new allegations that he intervened to obstruct the FBI investigation of fellow Bush appointee to the Department of Defense Jack Shaw
-He was named one of Donald Trump's foreign policy advisors for his 2016 presidential campaign.[2]
Article from March 22, 2016
https://www. washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/03/21/meet-the-men-shaping-donald-trumps-foreign-policy-views/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d042644cd0ec
In a brief phone call Monday (3/21/16), Schmitz confirmed that he is working for the Trump campaign and said that HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED FOR THE PAST MONTH. He said he FREQUENTLY CONFERS WITH SAM CLOVIS, one of Trump’s top policy advisers, and that there has been a series of conference calls and briefings in recent weeks.