Trump backers used White House ties to push Saudi nuke project: report

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'These new documents raise serious questions about whether the White House is willing to place the potential profits of the President's friends above the national security of the American people,' the report says.

The majority report said the documents show contacts between IP3, a consortium of private firms pressing for a Saudi nuclear power plan, and senior members of the Trump administration"were more frequent, wide-ranging, and influential than previously known — and continue to the present day."

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have previously urged the administration not to ease limits on Saudi Arabia's planned nuclear program. The GOP's minority report says the"evidence before the Committee simply does not substantiate the allegations levied against the Trump administration."Although IP3’s ambitious plan never came to fruition, the consortium’s access raised worrisome questions about how the Trump administration appeared wide open to lobbying by commercial interests and foreign governments, the report said.

The report said documents indicate"IP3 officials have had unprecedented access to the highest levels of the Trump administration," including meetings with the president, his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, top advisers and cabinet secretaries including Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. IP3 described the Trump administration as"an extended team member," it said.

On Dec. 26, 2016, according to the report, Hewitt emailed that a trip to Saudi Arabia had been successful and added:"We have the Trump administration in full support of our plan."

 

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He and his grifter family can go to hell. They line their pockets by supporting a murderous despot thug over the safety of American citizens.

Siding with a murderer, now that's what we need!

This is what represents the US, what a joke.

And we know the answers to those questions

Once again Dems said..Republicans said.....TOTALLY SICK OF THIS FIGHTING. 🤢🤮... Just get together and work to RUN OUR COUNTRY. If we dont like...we, THE PROPLE, will vote you out ...IT REALLY IS THAT SIMPLE 😐

Lies

That’s an easy one. Yes.

Can we please be outraged about murder?

So this is your new spin for the week.

트럼프는~~아마도 돈이 제일 중요할걸요~~~!

Spolier alert....NO, they are not, period.

Override the veto!

This is the real reason Trump is after Cummings who is investigating this arms deal.

FakeNews

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At this point was it even a question to anybody?

There is no question about this. He will put everything above the security of America. He isn’t fit to run this country.

Seriously, we have been screaming this from the rooftops. This is like the 26,794th incident where the POTUS has used his office to enrich himself & his friends & you all are just now noticing this?

Odd coincidence. Oversight committee tossing this out there after Trump slams the oversight committee chair for being a twat.

FakeNews propaganda. Cut it out NBC, everyone knows the games MSM plays.

The answer as we all know is YES. He doesn't care about his oath. He ONLY cares about MAKING MONEY. But he'll probably mess that up too, he always does.

Well they'll have the money to disappear when one of those nukes goes off in an American city...so win win for them I guess....

Says the fake news netwotk that puts out dimm talking points racial divide propganda every 5 minutes.

POTUS should investigate you. Where were your serious questions during Uranium 1 and illegal sales at Benghazi to aid ISIS?. Also, do you really think $65 million advance isn't just laundering dirty money fro. BHO corruption. They wont clear neat that much without fake buyers.

Well DUH?

Aramco SaudiArabia also gets the exclusive right to sell Shell-branded gasoline and diesel in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, the eastern half of Texas and the majority of Florida. AmericaSaudiOwned

Report? What report? The Elijah Cummings House Oversight Conmittee Report? Oh that report. Pfffft!

Show me the money hmmmm. Than we have a deal

Profits of friends above national interests? DONNIE? Naaaahh...he wouldn't do something like THAT, would he? I mean, racist, misogynistic, AND dishonest? No, I can't believe that such a person could become PRESIDENT.

He thinks he’s going to leave a lot richer then he ever dreamed. Going to be hard to spend it in prison. Stay tuned he will be brought to justice sooner or later

Lol...nice try NBC

It is not a question. They definitely care about profits over the interest of the American people.

There is no serious question, we know the answer. Just look at Trump’s remarks about Khashoggi’s killing and the amount of money Saudi Arabia spends on US military weapons.

If NBC favors Iran nuking us it should just come out and say it.

That’s exactly what happened. Trump doesn’t think “diplomatically”, only “transactionally” i. e., how much $$ in his pocket vis-a-vie his friends.

The answer is of course. It's all about ego and money. Trump doesn't hesitate to endanger America to achieve either one. Already has.

Are people that surprised alleged corruption exists in the oval office?

What happened to the billion dollar loan Jared borrowed? Hello🤔 where is the investigative reporting on that? What about the trillion dollar federal deficit

Excellent reporting. Keep up the good work. So much corruption. Trump selling off America.

Spoiler Alert: they’re willing

Good job Mr President

No president in my lifetime has taken US security as seriously as Trump. He can do exactly what he thinks is right in my book. He’s earned my trust.

Definition of corruption.

fucccckinggg pppiggggs

Republicans shrug

President of the divided states of America lining the pockets of all his business buddies as long as they back him justsaying

Doesn't surprise me a bit, and shouldn't surprise anyone who see what this man does with other things.

Of course Trump puts personal profit ahead of the security of the American people. It’s always been Trump first.

Methinks these questions have already been answered. See Jamal Khashoggi.

Yes he will trade our Security for Money

Any thought on Biden's son?

Hitler could really take lessons from Trump

Of course that answer is yes it’s the whole reason trump and his family are there all decisions are made based on profiting in business whether theirs or their friends

Where was your concern when Sec of State Clinton allowed the sale of U.S. uranium to Russia- then Russian company 'donated' $145,000,000 to The Clinton Foundation?

Profits of trump friends is all that matters for trump and them . Do not care for the people of the USA . Ilegal enrichment. Investigate.

A threat to National Security, Congress an Senate ?

Fake NBC news.

Come on- we all know that’s exactly what they are doing! The real question is- why doesn’t anyone in the GOP care?

dianabutlerbass Look at those two murderous thugs.

National Security is first, impeach the CREEP! SenateGOP SenateDems

'Brothers in Arms'.. 🤔

She did

“Modern media has transformed politics, making the game itself more addictive than the accomplishments of governance.”

Ho hum, another trump scandal that absolutely nothing will come of...it will disappear by Wednesday...do you wonder why actual democracies around the world consider the US a bit of a joke currently?

Any info on Clinton’s connections getting the Uranium deal done with Russia? Or how about Joe Biden’s family making millions from their connections to the White House? I forgot - main stream media only attacks Trump. . .

I assume that was a rhetorical question. But if not, the answer is a resounding Yes. For Trump, the presidency is a power and money grab. An ego trip at our expense. A dictator at heart attempting to devolve our democracy to accomplish that aim.

Transparency will bring down this Presidency

Duh!

Dumb!

I've been saying from the beginnings. Saudi Arabia and Russia are giving him money. Saudi's get weapons . I can only imagine what Putin gets.

9/11 victims must feel great knowing that an american president is arming the very country that funded the attack. But lets focus on kneelers, they are the real security threat.

I don't think there is any question that he is willing to sell out America.

If Obama had done this you'd be seeing a million republicans on the White House lawn trying to burn the house down. But when the traitor Trump does it, well, that's just okey dokey with them. Dis-incorporate the republican party. It's incorrigible and does not deserve to exist.

Racist xenophobic news!

jeffgoldesq Yes trump is willing to put profits above anything and anyone including America.

It is all about the money. realDonaldTrump

That should not be a question. realDonaldTrump and the gop have allowed Russia, China, North Korea, SaudiArabia (15 or 19 9/11 hijackers) and other deplorables to rape this country.

Why isn’t anyone reporting on this tonight DAMMIT!!! 🤬

PUTINtrump2020. MoscowMitch. GOP=GuzzlingOrangePiss.

Trump is CLEARLY only concerned about HIS WALLET!!

Trumps only concern is if there are golf courses in hell.

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