Quote (Scaly @ Oct 17 2018 10:37pm)

Lol. Bullshit. Trump has been using the office to make money hand over fist. He's neck deep in emoluments from both domestic and foreign parties.

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President Donald Trump's net worth has declined by more than $1 billion since the year he launched his presidential campaign at the foot of Trump Tower's escalator, Forbes reported Tuesday.
The president's net worth stands at $3.1 billion, down from $4.5 billion in 2015, Forbes said.

Quote (HeLiCaL @ 17 Oct 2018 22:40)

source?

Quote (bogie160 @ Oct 20 2018 12:58pm)

Assassination is not ok, but let's understand the complexities at play.

"Evil dictatorship kills democracy activist / journalist" is only ok if you're deranged with grief (Washpo).

More is expected of the rest of us.

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After 18 days in which Saudi Arabia adamantly denied that any harm had come to Jamal Khashoggi at its consulate in Istanbul, it committed a startling about-face. Not only did Riyadh admit that Khashoggi came to a violent end, it pinned the blame on some of the closest aides to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler.

Ahmad al-Assiri and Saud al-Qahtani, both widely known figures who shot to fame during the crown prince's rapid rise to power, were among five high-ranking officials who were dismissed over Khashoggi's death. Eighteen others were detained.
Assiri is a former two-star general who is considered the chief architect of Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. Qahtani is Prince bin Salman's communications chief and an outspoken supporter of his controversial policies over the years -- he has a Twitter following of over 1.35 million people.
In a flurry of coordinated statements, issued in the dead of night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia claimed Khashoggi's death was accidental. According to the Saudi Press Agency, preliminary investigations revealed that "discussions" between Khashoggi and suspects currently detained by Saudi Arabia developed into a physical altercation that resulted in Khashoggi's death. Those responsible then tried to cover up the death, state TV said.

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When in doubt, deny unequivocally. When confronted, lie.

If we've learned anything from the last few years, it's that for politicians, ceding ground on any issue (large or small) is a sign of vulnerability, and is almost always a colossal mistake.

Quote (ThatAlex @ Oct 20 2018 02:14pm)

These have been the rules Trump has lived by. But we should hold politicians to a higher standard.

Quote (Skinned @ Oct 20 2018 10:05am)

Many top Saudi officials canned, almost 20 arrested, claim the death came during a "fatal fistfight".

Quote (Skinned @ 13 Oct 2018 17:54)

I'm glad that President Trump is paying attention to this, and I hope he finally does something to let the allies of America in the world know that we actually haven't abandoned them to the illiberal regional superpowers who seek to dominate them.