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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt's a good time to review what happened w/MBS, Kushner & Trump:
In Death, Khashoggi Exposes the Corruption of Kushner and Trump
Theres a word for what may be going on here: espionage
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With respect to the assassination, Trump and Kushner both have skin in the game. Saudi Arabia was the first state visit Trump made as president, a trip organized and pushed for by Kushner, who is chummy with MbS and has acted as the de facto ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Khashoggi was not banned from Saudi media for his criticisms of MbS, but rather for his criticisms of Donald Trump. More importantly, U.S. intelligence knew of a plan to lure Khashoggi back to arrest him, so the president and the de facto ambassador to Saudi Arabia must have also known. If they knew and did not share the information with Khashoggi, they are liable. Per the Washington Post:
Intelligence agencies have a duty to warn people who might be kidnapped, seriously injured or killed, according to a directive signed in 2015. The obligation applies regardless of whether the person is a U.S. citizen. Khashoggi was a U.S. resident.
Why exactly are Trump and Kushner going to the mat for MbS? Is it to advance U.S. interestsor their own?
Last October, Jared Kushner paid an unannounced visit to Riyadh, where its reported that he stayed up until the wee hours talking strategy with the crown prince, apparently his new BFF. He allegedly gave MbS an enemies list culled from the classified presidents daily brief, which MbS seems to have used the following month to purge disloyal relatives from government and take their money. Also last October, Kushners company received a $57 million loan from Fortress Investment Group, which was recently purchased by SoftFund, a Saudi investment concern, to bail out its troubled property at One Journal Square in Jersey City. (A larger and more widely-reported loan, to bail out the troubled property at 666 Fifth Avenue, came the following summer, via Qatar.)
There is a term for the exchange of U.S. intelligence or, worse, policy for money. The term is espionage. It is punishable by death.
For the record, I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia, Trump tweeted. Any suggestion that I have is just more FAKE NEWS (of which there is plenty)! This is skirting the truth at best, and at worst, its an outright lie, as the Washington Post reported.
Trump famously demands loyalty from his subordinates. But is he loyal to his countryor only himself? The American people need to know.
More: https://medium.com/s/story/in-death-khashoggi-exposes-the-corruption-of-kushner-and-trump-236c85e659aa
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It's a good time to review what happened w/MBS, Kushner & Trump: (Original Post)
MelissaB
Sep 2019
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MelissaB
(16,420 posts)1. From October 2018
dalton99a
(81,443 posts)3. An official statement for the record.
Botany
(70,489 posts)6. Now what part of this do I have wrong?
So in 2017 Donald Trump told the Russian Ambassador to America and the Russian Foreign Minster in the Oval Office that he:
1) Knew about the Russian interference in the 2016 elections.
2) And that he didn't care about the Russian interference.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142373692
Impeach his ass and then let the GOPer's in the senate stand up and along side that traitor
if they want.
dalton99a
(81,443 posts)7. +1. Inviting Russia to attack America - that's treason in every universe
Botany
(70,489 posts)8. If only there was some kind of proof of contacts between the Trump Campaign & Russia
TRUMPS RUSSIA COVER-UP BY THE NUMBERS 272 CONTACTS WITH RUSSIA-LINKED OPERATIVES
https://themoscowproject.org/explainers/trumps-russia-cover-up-by-the-numbers-70-contacts-with-russia-linked-operatives/
dalton99a
(81,443 posts)9. +1. A comprehensive list
and very likely still incomplete. Trump is stupidly running his mouth, but he is smart enough to avoid documentation and he has a lifelong habit of hiding stuff and blackmailing his accomplices.
Andy823
(11,495 posts)4. Thanks for post this
I hope this is investigated and the truth comes out. If trump and Kushner knew about this and kept quite they should be held accountable for their actions.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,321 posts)5. hanging's too good for 'em; LOCK THEM UP!