Congress needs to figure out the deal between Trump, Jared, and the Saudis

[babylonsister]

Opinion
Congress needs to figure out the deal between Trump, Jared, and the Saudis
The FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago should bring a new sense of urgency to getting to the bottom of corrupt Trump family ties to the Saudis.
by Will Bunch | Columnist
Published Aug 18, 2022


It’s a remarkable story that begins inside Trump Tower on Aug. 3, 2016, the day that Donald Trump Jr. met with a longtime emissary for two oil-rich Gulf States — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — and their Israeli security guru as they promised to secretly help his father win that fall’s presidential election against Hillary Clinton.

The tale is far from over, but the richest plot twist may — emphasis on the word may — have occurred just a couple of weeks ago, right after a Saudi-government-backed pro golf tour made a financially rewarding stop at Donald Trump’s golf course in Bedminster, N.J. That’s when a team of FBI agents swooped into the senior Trump’s Mar-a-Lago compound in Florida, looking for top secret documents and evidence that the 45th president had violated the Espionage Act.

In between came enough drama to carry several seasons of a TV mini-series like The Crown — from soon-to-be-disgraced national security adviser Michael Flynn’s covert nuclear dealings with Riyadh, to son-in-law Jared Kushner’s strange but close relationship with the murderous de facto Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), to almost Seinfeld-ian subplots involving the sex life of billionaire Jeff Bezos, as well as the National Enquirer.

So, it’s hardly a surprise that once Americans digested the shock that the home of an ex-president had been raided by the FBI that so many people had the exact same thought. If Donald Trump wanted to cash in on a trove of priceless, sensitive documents — even nuclear secrets — the Saudis who’d just blessed his New Jersey golf course with petrodollars were probably his go-to-guys.

Remember Trump's first international trip days after entering office? Note the world orb he and the Saudis laid their hands on during that trip. Photo courtesy of New York Magazine. pic.twitter.com/9YwxFihKTv
— ACLM (@JerseyCityWoman) August 12, 2022

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[Scrivener7]

1. And don't forget Qatar. Qatar gave Jaredferatu 1.4 billion a few years ago to

bail out 666 Fifth Ave.

[Walleye]

2. It only recently occurred to me that Khashoggi could've been killed because reporting on the story

Especially the connection with Kushner, who I was certain at the time gave the green light on this barbaric murder. These fuckers think they can just get away with anything

[kentuck]

3. Yep.

Therein lies the story.

[WmChris]

4. Saudis are not our friends

They piloted the planes on 9/11 allowing Bush, Cheryl & Rumsfield to start a phony war.

[usonian]

5. You want more than plausible conspiracy theories?

I hadn't heard about Kashoggi reporting on dirty dealings, but consider these:

Some Saudis were done away with after MBS's "investigation" into the Khashoggi murder.

Could they have been intelligence assets who were exposed in the sale of classified documents? HOW CONVENIENT!

And what did Joe Biden discuss on his recent trip? Was it just coincidence that MAL was searched immediately thereafter? (IIRC)

Not to mention MBS (Moe Bone Saw) and his "Gulf Tournament"