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The Repugs tough talk on Saudi Arabia.....now with Kushner involved and after Dump’s lies.........yet another example of incompetence and an opportunity for congressional Repugs to back up their rhetoric......

New York Times: Kushner offered advice to Saudi crown prince after journalist's death

Washington (CNN) — The President's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, continued to have private conversations with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to The New York Times.

Kushner offered the de facto Saudi ruler advice "about how to weather the storm" following the death of Khashoggi, the Times reported on Saturday, citing a Saudi source familiar with the conversations. 

Although White House protocol stipulated that National Security Council staff be present on all phone calls with foreign leaders, Kushner and bin Salman continued to chat informally after Khashoggi's death, the Times reported, citing two former senior American officials and two people briefed by the Saudis.

The White House did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment on the story.

A White House spokesman told the Times in a statement, "Jared has always meticulously followed protocols and guidelines regarding the relationship with MBS and all of the other foreign officials with whom he interacts," referring to the crown prince by his initials.

White House officials declined to explain those protocols and guidelines to the Times or to comment on Kushner's one-on-one communications with bin Salman since the killing of Mr. Khashoggi.

Kushner and national security adviser John Bolton had called bin Salman nearly a week after Khashoggi went missing from the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, and amid an investigation into the journalist's disappearance, CNN reported in October.
"They asked for more details and for the Saudi government to be transparent in the investigation process," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement at the time. 
Initially claiming no involvement, the Saudis later admitted a team of rogue operatives had murdered Khashoggi inside the consulate. The CIA assessed in November that the crown prince had personally ordered the killing of the journalist. 

The Saudi government has denied bin Salman's involvement.

Even after the CIA's assessment, Kushner emerged as bin Salman's most important defender, arguing that Trump needs to support the crown prince because the Saudis remain a key component to the Trump administration's Middle East policy, the Times reported, citing people familiar with the deliberations. 

Trump and the State Department have maintained that the US government has not reached a final conclusion about who is responsible for Khashoggi's death.
CNN reported in October that Kushner operated behind the scenes to mitigate the fallout from Khashoggi's death and left public explanations to others, intentionally remaining in the background that week. 

Sources told CNN that Kushner was quietly leveraging his close relationship with bin Salman throughout the fallout when asked and retreating to the sidelines when necessary.

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26 minutes ago, ckf said:

Hey @SnowRider  I haven't noticed you around here lately. I hope all is well?

All is well.  Life is great.  Felt like popping back in for some entertaining stupidity from the forum Clown Posse 👍

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19 minutes ago, racer254 said:

I wonder why you keep asking the republicans to do something.  Maybe you should be asking your own party to do something first.

How’s this relate to the OP or Gay Graham’s tough talk? 

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1 minute ago, racer254 said:

FFS, You posted it, maybe you can explain what you think needs to be done. 

Here's his answer, like always below.  He's a fucking grapefruit!  If grapefruits could be cowardly, lying welchers.

Just now, SnowRider said:

:lmao: You so stupid...... :lol: 

 

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47 minutes ago, SnowRider said:

All is well.  Life is great.  Felt like popping back in for some entertaining stupidity from the forum Clown Posse 👍

Good to see you back :bc:

 

:bigfinger:   to everyone else   :lol:

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1 hour ago, SnowRider said:

All is well.  Life is great.  Felt like popping back in for some entertaining stupidity from the forum Clown Posse 👍

so the other forms have not been giving you the abuse you need to climax as of late ha 

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Just now, 01mxz800 said:

:buttkisser:

I'd welcome you back too :dunno:    It's kind of funny to watch the members go nuts whenever he posts  :snack:

Seriously though, I had issues with Greg at one point and we talked it out through PM's. I don't have any issues with anyone here. Zoso is the only one that I don't care to have around. He was been given more than one chance to cut the shit. I renumber rob telling me that he promised not to pull that shit again when Craig was given a new screen name on the old site. How did that turn out? As far as I can see SR plays by the rules and is here to have fun like everyone else. If anyone here doesn't care to read his posts they can enable the "ignore user' feature of the software. As far as I know there isn't anyone taking advantage of the feature :dunno:

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10 minutes ago, Ez ryder said:

so the other forms have not been giving you the abuse you need to climax as of late ha 

LOL...they rolled him up good and tight for weeks as he spewed out his "Ima needle mover, Dumper frumper pumper, smartest man here" shit then tossed him out on his ass.  :lmao: 

This is normal and in Tooly's ate up Dunning-Kruger brain, it gives him the validation he yearns for so badly.  Being banned is a badge of honor!  It reminds him how everyone adored him so by smashing his face with dodge balls from the 5th grade all the way through high school.  :lol: 

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14 minutes ago, Zambroski said:

LOL...they rolled him up good and tight for weeks as he spewed out his "Ima needle mover, Dumper frumper pumper, smartest man here" shit then tossed him out on his ass.  :lmao: 

This is normal and in Tooly's ate up Dunning-Kruger brain, it gives him the validation he yearns for so badly.  Being banned is a badge of honor!  It reminds him how everyone adored him so by smashing his face with dodge balls from the 5th grade all the way through high school.  :lol: 

I am usually an equal opportunity anti censorship guy but in Taintriders case I would be happy is he got his badge of honour and got banned from FS :)

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1 hour ago, ckf said:

I'd welcome you back too :dunno:    It's kind of funny to watch the members go nuts whenever he posts  :snack:

Seriously though, I had issues with Greg at one point and we talked it out through PM's. I don't have any issues with anyone here. Zoso is the only one that I don't care to have around. He was been given more than one chance to cut the shit. I renumber rob telling me that he promised not to pull that shit again when Craig was given a new screen name on the old site. How did that turn out? As far as I can see SR plays by the rules and is here to have fun like everyone else. If anyone here doesn't care to read his posts they can enable the "ignore user' feature of the software. As far as I know there isn't anyone taking advantage of the feature :dunno:

:bc:  

 

Now the Clown Posse can :baby:  

 

And look at Momo whine :lmao: 

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