Geoff Bennett:
The administration never punished Saudi leaders for Khashoggi's killing or for their military actions in Yemen.
Trump went as far as vetoing two bipartisan measures that would have banned Saudi weapons sales as a result of their bombing campaign there. All of this colors the $2 billion investment that Kushner received from MBS last year, says Kathleen Clark, an ethics professor at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.
Kathleen Clark, Washington University in St. Louis: Kushner being able to exploit his access to the president, his power within the Trump administration, and translate that directly into personal financial — extraordinary personal financial benefit for himself.
I mean, Trump talked about draining the swamp. And we have a swamp monster in this story.
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