Trump campaign veterans were paid $5.4 million by Saudi Arabia for doing virtually nothing

Sounds like politics from the past 2 decades. This is nothing new but everyone likes to believe that there was no corruption prior to the Trump administration. This is normal operating procedures for the Saudis. They gave the Obama family directly $1.4 million in "gifts" in one year 2014-2015. From the king,

For the president himself: a gold and silver watch, estimated to be worth $18,240; a gold-plated brass replica of the Makkah Clock Tower, estimated at $57,000; and another watch, this one white gold, estimated at $67,000. In total, these items are worth about $142,240 – chump change compared to the money Abdullah dropped on First Lady Michelle Obama.FLOTUS accepted a diamond and emerald jewelry set, an estimated $560,000 value, and a diamond and pearl jewelry set, worth about $570,000. Obama daughters Sasha and Malia received a diamond and emerald jewelry set and a diamond and ruby jewelry set, totaling $80,000.

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