Report: Saudi crown prince says Kushner was "in his pocket"

[Julian Englis]

Source: CBS

Alex Emmons of The Intercept reported Wednesday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has reportedly bragged to multiple parties that Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, was "in his pocket," citing a source who speaks often with confidants of the Saudi and Emirati rulers. Emmons joined CBSN to discuss The Intercept's report Thursday morning, describing Kushner and the crown prince as having a "very special and close relationship."

The Intercept reported that after Kushner made an unannounced trip to Riyadh in October, the prince, known as MBS, began his crackdown, and further, that during Kushner's visit, President Trump's son-in-law not only supported the crackdown, but also discussed specific names with the crown prince. These figures, Emmons said, "were disloyal" to MBS and were "agitating against his succession."

According to The Intercept, Kushner had been briefed on this information in the Presidential Daily Brief before his security was downgraded, and the crown prince has been telling his confidants that Kushner passed on this information.

Kushner, through his attorney's spokesperson, denies this.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-saudi-crown-prince-says-kusher-was-in-his-pocket/

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As if Kushner's denials about Emmons' reporting are credible.

The CBS interview with Alex Emmons at the link is well worth the listen.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Yesterday's news

[hack89]

2. You Are The Jewel Of My Collection, Says Saudi Prince While Guiding Frightened Jared Kushner ....

‘You Are The Jewel Of My Collection,’ Says Saudi Prince While Guiding Frightened Jared Kushner Toward Harem

WASHINGTON—Gently placing his hand on the small of Jared Kushner’s back, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman applied only the gentlest of pressure—no more than a petal falling to the surface of a fountain—and in a voice heavy with anticipation, whispered “You are the jewel of my collection,” thus guiding his frightened new prize toward his harem, royal sources confirmed Thursday. “Once we reach my palace and you pass through the secret doors of scarlet silk, your former life’s tribulations and entanglements shall fade, and you shall live to serve me and me alone—this I swear to you, most precious and delicate Jared, that you will want for nothing,” said bin Salman, collapsing onto a velvet fainting couch as his concubines adorned the White House senior advisor in sheer yet elegant robes and anointed his skin with rosewater. “Do not tremble, my doe; my lamb; my delicate bird. The inevitable is nothing to fear, and already your soft features and perfect alabaster skin have set you in a high place among the most cherished of all my playthings. Come to me, so that I may drink deep of the wonder and spectacle that is my Jared Kushner.” At press time, Kushner, now shirtless and moving as one in a waking dream, had draped himself along a sumptuous bed of pillows and closed his heavy eyes, his mind escaping on the rivulets of gentle music played on an unseen lute.

https://politics.theonion.com/you-are-the-jewel-of-my-collection-says-saudi-prince-1823998718

[Initech]

3. It just gets worse and worse!

[riversedge]

4. yes, it does. And Republicans are SILENT

[Initech]

5. They unleashed this horror on us.

I'd say they get to fix it, but they would most likely break it further. Fuck them!