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ABC News reports:
A longtime Trump insider has been pushing a proposal to build dozens of nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia while seeking to avoid restrictions on the transfer of U.S. nuclear technology and has at times stood to profit from the effort, according to an investigative report by the House Oversight Committee. The 50-page report, which relied on 60,000 documents and statements from whistle-blowers inside the administration, was made public Monday.
It focuses on the actions of Thomas Barrack, a wealthy Los Angeles businessman who oversaw President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, as well as earlier efforts by retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn to push a Saudi nuclear energy plan. Investigators said they found evidence that “private parties with close ties to the President wield[ed] outsized influence over U.S. policy towards Saudi Arabia.”
Barrack’s role in the proposed Saudi nuclear deal is now part of a federal investigation into illegal foreign lobbying, @nytimes reported on Sunday. https://t.co/wQgzd5kQYw
— ProPublica (@propublica) July 30, 2019
The Trump administration’s move to sell sensitive nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia took shape even before Trump took office and was championed by Trump’s longtime personal friend and fundraiser, Thomas J. Barrack Jr. https://t.co/vf5ybiUD7q
— Tim O’Brien (@TimOBrien) July 30, 2019
Tom Barrack sought Saudi government funding in a bid to buy ailing U.S. nuclear reactor builder Westinghouse, while lobbying the Trump administration for support on the strategy and while he was seeking a White House job dealing with Mideast policy. https://t.co/pzq1hr0ilX
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) July 29, 2019
A Trump ally and group of private companies seeking to build nuclear reactors in Saudi Arabia received “unprecedented access” to cabinet secretaries and other top administration officials, a new report by @OversightDems says. https://t.co/nVwfMLNA4f
— Ari Natter (@AriNatter) July 29, 2019
A new House Oversight Committee report found that Trump associate Tom Barrack sought positions in the administration while he was promoting U.S. corporate and foreign interests that would benefit from the transfer of nuclear technology to Saudi Arabiahttps://t.co/JNRdorrVuW
— Axios (@axios) July 30, 2019