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US presidents have been appeasing brutal dictatorships for years. Trump merely does it with appalling and brazen clarity

The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), directed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, with its $45 billion commitment, is the single largest contributor towards SoftBank’s Vision Fund.

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It also seems almost impossible that the United States intelligence agencies don’t have most, or all, of the information available to the Turkish authorities.

It appears the president "is assisting a foreign government in a conspiracy to obstruct justice in the political murder of a resident of the United States, and he's doing so because to do otherwise would be detrimental to his business interests."

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“For the record, I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia,” Trump tweeted. A Fox News account proves him wrong.

Regardless of what ultimately happened to Khashoggi, continuing U.S. arms sales and military support to Saudi Arabia under current circumstances is immoral. Jobs should not be an excuse to arm a murderous regime