Trump wants to sell Bombs to Saudis & is Trying to Kill Congressional Oversight of Arms Sales
Trump wants to sell bombs to the Saudis so much he’s trying to kill Congressional oversight of arms sales
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/trump-wants-to-sell-bombs-to-the-saudis-so-much-hes-trying-to-kill-congressional-oversight-of-arms-sales/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
President Donald Trump wants so desperately to sell bombs to Saudi Arabia that he’s willing to kill Congressional oversight of arms sales to do it. Trump is so furious that both parties are holding up his arms sales, that he’s considering making things even worse.
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If adopted, the change would effectively end congressional oversight over the sale of American weapons and offers of training to countries engaged in wars with high civilian casualties or human rights abuses, and would certainly widen rifts between the administration and Congress,” said the New York Times in a Thursday report.
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If the administration scraps the informal notification process,
it would tell Congress of proposed arms sales only through the formal process,” said the Times. “That framework allows members of Congress to introduce and vote on resolutions to disapprove of certain sales. But to actually block a deal, a measure would require support from two-thirds of both chambers to overcome an inevitable presidential veto.”
The whole scandal comes at a different time for the State Department, because Secretary Mike Pompeo just fired Inspector General Steve A. Linick, who was investigating his use of the State Department to host his personal social engagements and handle his wife’s personal affairs.
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In terms of the policy, it has two contradictory effects,” said former State Department official Andrew Miller. “On one hand, it could circumvent congressional oversight and lead to more reckless sales. On the other hand, it deprives the administration of an early opportunity to adjust sales to reflect congressional concerns, which could actually lead to delays.”
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OR..What's Trump really up to while we're all trying to save our lives from the COVID-19 Pandemic that HE's Conveniently IGNORED?
This would be disastrous to our Congressional powers & Foreign policy on arms sales.
Gd Damn him.
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