Saudis gave the US $360 billion in deals now they want Trump to rescind 9/11 lawsuit law

[deminks]

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/saudis-gave-the-us-360-billion-in-deals-now-they-want-trump-to-rescind-911-lawsuit-law/

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Donald Trump struck a series of deals with Saudi Arabia on his two-day visit but the kingdom is still anxiously waiting for him to deliver on something else: the repeal of a contentious 2016 law that allows relatives of 9/11 victims to sue the kingdom for their deaths.

Saudi officials have been quietly lobbying the administration and Congress to overturn the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, which led more than 800 families to file suit in New York in March.

The problem: Trump supported the bill and can't do much to change it even if he wanted to. Still, Saudis are convinced the man they consider the ultimate salesman will make a deal.

"Do you think he will agree after all these activities we are doing for him?" asked Abdulnasser Gharem, a well-known Saudi artist who went to high school with two of the 9/11 hijackers in his hometown of Namas. Altogether, 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudis.

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[cbreezen]

1. Congress holds the purse strings. nt

[democratisphere]

2. How many times will drumpf attempt to insult the American people's intelligence?

Let's see how much of a whore he really is!

[dalton99a]

13. +1

[Historic NY]

3. Lets see where were the majority of the 911 attackers from....

hummmmmmmmm.

[Else You Are Mad]

5. Duh... Iraq and Afghanistan! Nt.

[Else You Are Mad]

4. It's a good thing we have a constitution...

And Trump just can't repeal bills that he doesn't like. This bill was one of the few bills that had bi-partisan support! There is no way that Trump or any amount of Saudi lobbyists will be able to convince Congress to repeal the bill. Trump probably didn't even know that when he made the promise.

[mitch96]

6. I want to follow the money

After this deal how much is the military industrial complex gonna kick back to tRump's evil empire?
Just hand over the numbers for the swiss bank account and it's done. After seeing 60 minutes segment on the corruption in Brazil and how it worked I'm convinced it's been happening here for many years also. Just pile on the layers obfuscation. A wealthy friend of mine showed me how it is done very simply at the local level.... amazing... A kickback here, a wink and a nod there.. done..
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[malaise]

7. Get thee to the greatest page

This is HUUUUUUUUUUUGE!

[Delmette2.0]

10. There it is.

I had a feeling there was more to the Saudi deal than just money. They are trying to get Trump to "call off the hounds". Didn't they hear that Trump tried that with Comey and it backfired.

[Wounded Bear]

8. What was that term again? Quid pro quo?

Something like that.

[ananda]

9. Or tit for tat.

Just totally corrupt is all -- on both sides.

[BSdetect]

11. Pay to play incarnate?

They know his weak spots. He's covered in them.

[G_j]

12. Surprise, surprise nt

[malaise]

14. Kick n/t