This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2016, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
Trump perhaps unswayed by aides' anti-Romney rherotic. House Dems press Chaffetz to probe Trump's business conflicts. Herbert decrys Muslim registry idea .
Happy Tuesday. President-elect Donald Trump is for now unswayed by the extraordinarily public revolt by some of his top advisers and allies over the possible choice of Mitt Romney as secretary of state and continues to see his one-time foe as a serious contender for the diplomatic post, according to several people briefed on the deliberations. Romney and Trump are set to meet today, even as Trump whisperers are urging him to pick someone else. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2016/11/28/6a840900-b588-11e6-959c-172c82123976_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_transitionprint-0755pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory">WaPost</a>]
<strong>Topping the news: </strong>House Democrats sent a letter to Chairman Jason Chaffetz calling for an investigation into Trump's potential conflicts of interest. Chaffetz declined comment. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4564083-155/new-intermountain-ceo-runs-with-desire?fullpage=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/11/28/house-democrats-demand-chaffetz-probe-trumps-finances/"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>]
-> Gov. Gary Herbert says the idea of a Muslim registry, an idea swirling around in Trump's team, replicates the terror-ridden experience refugees had in their home countries instead of offering a first positive interaction with government and law enforcement in America. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4626917-155/herbert-says-utah-needs-to-welcome?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/gov-herbert-concerned-about-refugee-registry-proposals"; target="_blank">APviaKUTV</a>]
-> In Utah's final vote canvass, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox said Trump's baseless claims of large scale voter fraud are a threat to democracy. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4645971-155/utah-lt-gov-cox-hits-trump"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865668147/Trumps-claims-of-voter-fraud-dangerous-and-erode-confidence-Lt-Gov-Cox-says.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/lt-gov-cox-certifies-utah-s-election-results-calls-trumps-claims-voter-fraud-dangerous"; target="_blank">KUER</a>]
-> House Speaker Greg Hughes is meeting with folks on the Trump transition team about a possible gig, perhaps transportation secretary. [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/11570-">UtahPolicy</a>]
<strong>Tweets of the day: </strong>From @<a href="https://twitter.com/hunterschwarz"; target="_blank">hunterschwarz</a>: "How long do you think you'd have to hike outside Chappaqua before you bumped into Hillary Clinton?"
From @<a href="https://twitter.com/JohnFugelsang"; target="_blank">JohnFugelsang</a>: "Donald Trump is meeting w/ David Petraeus, who emailed CIA secrets to his mistress on an insecure server, presumably to Lock Him Up."
From @<a href="https://twitter.com/JNicholsonInDC"; target="_blank">JNicholsoninDC</a>: "If Petraeus is on probation and gets a cabinet post, would that also count as criminal justice reform?"
From @<a href="https://twitter.com/joelwsolomon"; target="_blank">joelwsolomon</a>: "Trump's committee is having a hard time finding celebs for his inauguration. But how hard can it be to get a hold of the Sharknado 4 cast."
<strong>Happy Birthday: </strong>to Josh Smith, a policy analyst at Strata Policy.
<strong>In other news: </strong>House Democrats will elect their leaders today. [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/11575-">UtahPolicy</a>]
-> A record number of Utah's active registered voters turned out for the 2016 election, and Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox thinks the state has swing state status and by-mail voting to thank. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4645875-155/utahns-voted-in-record-numbers-this?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> A Utah Foundation report says two decades of Utah tax code have allowed inflation and school enrollment growth to take away $1.2 billion per year from education as well as eat up much of the legislature's recent education budget increases. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4645297-155/report-changes-to-utah-taxes-pulled?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> The Gateway owners up their budget from $30 to $100 million — adding in plans to build a hotel — as part of their mission to rebrand the west Salt Lake City mall. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4646287-155/gateway-owners-to-spend-even-more"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/100-million-plan-to-renovate-the-gateway-includes-new-hotel-businesses"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]
-> The Custer County, South Dakota sheriff, Rick Wheeler, is waiting for probable cause for a search warrant to investigate a mysterious rural FLDS compound. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4617334-155/despite-scrutiny-on-a-polygamous-sect"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Alex Stuckey profiles A. Marc Harrison's exciting international medical experience that eventually landed him in Salt Lake City last month as Intermountain Healthcare's new CEO. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4564083-155/new-intermountain-ceo-runs-with-desire?fullpage=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> A wheelchair patron to Salt Lake City's Eccles Theater worries about emergency evacuations, but theater officials say the Americans with Disabilities Act guided the venue's design. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4645033-155/officials-say-eccles-theater-designed-with?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Pat Bagley depicts Cuban Americans' less-than-sorrowful response to the news of Fidel Castro's death. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4646137-155/bagley-cartoon-fidel-farewell"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
<strong>Nationally:</strong> Donald Trump is expected to name Rep. Tom Price — a loud opposer of Obamacare — as his Health and Human Services Department pick on Tuesday. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/tom-price-trump-cabinet-231913"; target="_blank">Politico</a>] [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/us/politics/tom-price-secretary-health-and-human-services.html?_r=0"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>]
-> Trump blows off aides' and supporters' disapproval of courting Mitt Romney for secretary of state and sets up a meeting with him today. In the meantime, Trump met with another contender Monday: former Gen. David Petraeus, who plead guilty to leaking government secrets. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/28/politics/trump-meeting-petraeus-romney-corker/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2016/11/28/6a840900-b588-11e6-959c-172c82123976_story.html"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>] [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/us/politics/donald-trump-transition.html?ref=politics"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>]
-> Trump took to Twitter Monday to insist that if the Cuban government didn't put a more appealing offer on the table, he would reverse the deal President Barack Obama struck during his term to improve relations between the United States and Cuba. [<a href="http://time.com/4583419/donald-trump-cuba-fidel-castro/"; target="_blank">Time</a>]
<strong>Where are they?</strong>
<ul>
<li>Rep. Jason <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/jasoninthehouse"; target="_blank">Chaffetz</a></strong> appears on Fox's Outnumbered, returns to D.C. and votes.</li>
<li>Rep. Mia <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMiaLove"; target="_blank"><strong>Love</strong></a> flies in to Washington for a whip meeting, votes and hits a committee steering meeting.</li>
<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> spends the day in San Francisco at the National Association of Realtors conference.</li>
<li>Lt. Gov. Spencer <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">Cox</a></strong> tours the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogalez, Arizona.</li>
<li>State Auditor John <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/FrugalDougall"; target="_blank">Dougall</a> </strong>reads draft audit reports.</li>
<li>State Treasurer David <a href="https://twitter.com/DamschenDavid"; target="_blank">Damschen</a> sits down with Unclaimed Property Division Administrator Dennis Johnston and his team to talk education and legislation.</li>
<li>President Barack <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a> </strong>heads to Bethesda, Md., to visit wounded service members at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.</li>
</ul>
Got a tip? A birthday, wedding or anniversary to announce? Email us at <a href="mailto:cornflakes@sltrib.com" target="_blank">cornflakes@sltrib.com</a>. If you haven't already, sign up for our weekday email and get this sent directly to your inbox. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/pages/email"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
— Thomas Burr and Zoe Woolf McGinn
<a title="Thomas Burr" href="https://twitter.com/thomaswburr"; target="_blank">Twitter.com/thomaswburr</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/zoewmcginn"; target="_blank">Twitter.com/zoewmcginn</a>