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triron

(21,999 posts)
Tue Jul 30, 2019, 12:46 AM Jul 2019

Thomas Barrack pursued nuclear deal while also pursuing role in administration.




"In an email to Stephen K. Bannon, Mr. Trump’s strategist, Mr. Barrack promoted what he called “an elegant thought” about how American companies, possibly including Mr. Barrack’s own private equity firm, could help Saudi Arabia build nuclear power plants. The plan, Mr. Barrack said, would be “backed immediately” by the Saudis and would “balance the current noise” caused by the furor over the travel restrictions.

A few weeks later, Mr. Barrack texted a friend and business associate who had close ties to the ruling family of the United Arab Emirates. Mr. Barrack told the friend, Rashid al-Malik, that he wanted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, the de facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates widely known by his initials, M.B.Z., to intervene with Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, to push Mr. Barrack’s appointment as a special envoy to the Middle East."

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Thomas Barrack pursued nuclear deal while also pursuing role in administration. (Original Post) triron Jul 2019 OP
Ohhh, I, too, have "an elegant thought"!! Leghorn21 Jul 2019 #1
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