According to John Bolton’s new book, Donald Trump sided with the Saudi Arabian government’s murder of a journalist in order to distract from the email scandal involving his daughter Ivanka Trump.
A former head of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics Walter Shaub notes, Ivanka Trump was conducting government business under a private email weeks before she was given a position in the Trump administration.
Shaub highlighted two messages obtained through the Freedom of Information Act showing Ivanka Trump conducting government business with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos weeks before she had an official government role.
Well now, this is disturbing. Ivanka Trump didn't become a government employee until March 29, 2017. This email is dated four weeks earlier than that. Why is she appearing to conduct government business in this email she sent while still a private citizen? https://t.co/D5a4sD0Jr8 pic.twitter.com/jhodKdySy7
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) June 17, 2020
If that wasn’t bad enough, Ivanka Trump also referred to White House official Anne Bradfield as her own chief of staff during a conversation with White House officials Linda McMahon, Julie Radford and Dina Powell.
This one @weareoversight uncovered is even MORE disturbing. A MONTH before Ivanka Trump became a government official, she refers to a WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL as her own "chief of staff." Wow! This is really crazy stuff. Good work, @weareoversight! https://t.co/FPKCVzdBwe pic.twitter.com/eUQOIlZvs0
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) June 17, 2020
After the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, Trump released a statement defending Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.
“The world is a very dangerous place!” Trump said in the statement. “Maybe he did and maybe he didn’t!”
According to Bolton’s book, Trump did this to distract from the negative press his daughter was receiving.
“This will divert from Ivanka,” Trump reportedly said. “If I read the statement in person, that will take over the Ivanka thing.”
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