We can be pretty sure of the following:
- The Saudis killed dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
- The Trump Administration does not care.
The question is what links those two statements. Trump has said there will be no sanction against Saudi Arabia because they buy a lot of US weapons. These US weapons are used to commit war crimes against Yemenis, but whatever. Those large and very profitable companies need to get paid.
The real reason is likely the substantial amount of financial connections between the House of Saud and the House of Trump. Of course Trump is making money off the Saudis and of course they have leverage over him because they are party to his on-going corruption. And of course Trump couldn't give two shits about a tortured, murdered and butchered journalist.
Thanks, Republicans.
UPDATE: Yglesias has more.
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