Obama's first appointee:
A 1997 report in the New York Times reveals that Emanuel's father was a member of the terrorist organization Irgun responsible for the King David Hotel Bombing. [37]
Emanuel held a seat on the quasi-governmental Freddie Mac board, which paid him $231,655 in director’s fees in 2001 and $31,060 in 2000. During the time Emanuel spent on the board, Freddie Mac was plagued with scandals involving campaign contributions and accounting irregularities.[38][10]
