Trump is reportedly trying to sell nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia against his advisers' advice.
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President Trump ignored his own security advisers to fast-track a Saudi nuclear deal according to a bombshell report from the House Oversight Committee.
[Date tag: August 21, 2015]
Donald Trump: Saudi Arabia, I get along with all of them. They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.
White House lawyers said selling nuclear energy tech might be illegal & the National Security Council warned it could be used to make nuclear weapons.
[Date tag: June 16, 2015]
Trump: I love the Saudis. Many are in this building.
Trump has previously said he wants Saudi Arabia to have nukes.
March 29, 2016
ANDERSON COOPER: Saudi Arabia, nuclear weapons?
TRUMP: Saudi Arabia, absolutely!
The House Oversight Committee has launched a full investigation to examine the legality & ethics of a venture that could enrich Trump allies.
[Date tag: November 22, 2018]
Trump: Saudi Arabia is a strong ally. [...] The fact is, they’ve been a very strong ally. They create tremendous wealth.
CBSN's Rebecca Kaplan: There’s a lot of concern right now on Capitol Hill with the administration’s relationship with Saudi Arabia.
QUOTE: “Further investigation is needed to determine whether the actions being pursued by the Trump administration are in the national security interest of the United States or, rather, serve those who stand to gain financially as a result of this potential change in U.S. foreign policy.” - House Oversight Committee
CBSN's Rebecca Kaplan: I think their hope is that by highlighting what is going on here and bringing more of this to light, casting doubt about who stood to benefit financially from a potential sale of this technology to Saudi Arabia, that they can build further support in Congress to block it.
Trump has appeared to go easy on Saudi Arabia in the past, notably after the murder of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
[Date tag: October 11, 2018]
Trump: I don’t like the concept of stopping an investment of $110 billion into the United States because you know what they’re going to do, they’re going to take that money and spend it in Russia or China or someplace else.
Trump met developers on Feb 12 to plan building nuclear power plants throughout Saudi Arabia, bypassing objections from White House lawyers.
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