The president has no plans to punish Saudi Arabia over the likely murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi https://t.co/tGWc9N6dhy
— The Hive (@VFHIVE) October 11, 2018
I don’t pretend to understand the foreign policy implications here. (To be honest, since I grew up with Armenian neighbors, my first thought upon hearing about this was This sounds like the sort of torture porn the Turks would dream up.) But I know good old-fashioned American corruption by two-bit grifters entirely too well. Donald Trump is a national disgrace, and I sincerely hope he’s punished for enabling Khashoggi’s (alleged!) murder, among his ever-growing list of impeachable offenses.
Trump: This thing happened in Turkey and Khashoggi isn't even a US citizen. pic.twitter.com/3poTLR22jN
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) October 11, 2018
Kind of like how a crooked police chief looks the other way from mobsters that are buying him off, but, you know, like the biggest bribes ever. Really tremendous bribes. https://t.co/wDsSzjzblV
— Schooley (@Rschooley) October 12, 2018
“The audio recording in particular provides some of the most persuasive and gruesome evidence that the Saudi team is responsible for Khashoggi’s death.” https://t.co/AoqlpXZ1lN
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) October 12, 2018
… Mohammed has billed himself as a reformer and moderating force in Saudi Arabia, and he has become a key strategic partner in particular to Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser.
Kushner has tried to promote Mohammed to skeptical national security officials, who have long viewed him as an impetuous and ruthless leader who has an overly simplistic view of the complex challenges the United States faces in the Middle East.
During a bill signing Thursday in the Oval Office, President Trump called Khashoggi’s suspected killing “a terrible thing,” but stopped short of assigning blame.
“We’re looking at it very strongly,” Trump said. “We’ll be having a report out soon. We’re working with Turkey, we’re working with Saudi Arabia. What happened is a terrible thing, assuming that happened. I mean, maybe we’ll be pleasantly surprised, but somehow I tend to doubt it.”…
The Saudi prince once reportedly bragged that he had Jared Kushner “in his pocket.” https://t.co/Xurn7EMiMb
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) October 11, 2018
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