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The Trump administration has greenlit Saudi Arabia's nuclear enrichment project, but with no safeguards in place to prevent the development of a bomb, CNN reported on Friday.

The draft deal, viewed by the news outlet, showed Washington's support for Riyadh’s civilian nuclear programme is still awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature, despite US-Saudi negotiations concluding in October.

Unnamed officials cited in the story indicated that the documents, which include the mandatory "123 agreement" and safeguards protocols, have not yet been sent to Congress, potentially for fear of bipartisan pushback.

Seems to run counter to enacted law. Also, how much you want to bet there will be chicinery with the upcoming government shutdown will provide cloak and cover for this.

Crazy thought: this is all blackmail because Saudi Arabia got a copy of the Epstein files.

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[–] daannii@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I think I heard that there had been some breach of the Epstein files back in like 2023 or something (?) and I recall people saying ",I bet it was anonymous and they are going to release it all".

But that never happened.

I did not think it was Anonymous. I assumed it was some other country and they would hold it as blackmail.

There would be no release.

Once it's out there, it can't be used anymore.

I also thought the same about the doj. They won't release files on the politicians they are controlling. Cause then trump can't control them.

I dont think they are "protecting" these men so much as they are protecting their blackmail material.

Trump has no loyalty. Only keeps people for their usefulness to him.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/foreign-hacker-2023-compromised-epstein-files-held-by-fbi-source-documents-show-2026-03-11/

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

blackmailing someone when the same blackmail exists for the blackmailer feels so blackmail loans

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Mexican standoff situation.

But the thing is. So far no one has held Trump accountable for anything. So he probably thinks that will hold.