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	<title><![CDATA[CleverPeople.com: House Epstein Vote &amp; MBS In DC Today}]]></title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:05:07 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[House Epstein Vote &amp; MBS In DC Today]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Trump</strong> loves other dictators and "strong men" so after recently meeting with the <strong>Syria</strong>'s <strong>Ahmed al-Sharaa</strong> (a leader of an armed terrorist group who overthrew <strong>Bashar al-Assad</strong>), today he has rolled out the royal treatment for <strong>Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman</strong>. <strong>MBS</strong> is the one who kidnapped <strong>The Washington Post</strong> journalist <strong>Jamal Khashoggi</strong>, tortured and dismembered him with a bone saw, and then dissolved his remains in a vat of acid. All of this because <strong>Khashoggi</strong> was writing articles that were critical of him. <strong>MBS</strong> is not someone who should have his reputation rehabilitated, and certainly doesn't deserve an invitation to the <strong>White House</strong>! But <strong>Trump</strong> is focused on his Quid Pro Quo, and has promised to sell <strong>F-35 fighter jets</strong> to <strong>Saudi Arabia</strong>. <strong>Trump</strong> also wants the <strong>Saudis</strong> to sign on to </span><i><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>The Abraham Accords</strong></span></i><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> to normalize their relationship with <strong>Israel</strong>. <strong>MBS</strong> wants the jets, but also wants nuclear energy.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Also happening right now, is the fight in the <strong>US House of Representatives</strong> to force <strong>DOJ</strong> to release all of their files on <strong>Jeffrey Epstein</strong>. It's expected to pass the <strong>House</strong>, but still needs a vote in the <strong>Senate</strong>, and then would need <strong>Trump's </strong>signature. We're hoping it will pass with a veto-proof majority, but <strong>Senate Majority Leader Thune</strong> as far as I know hasn't scheduled a vote on it, and I don't know how many <strong>GOP senators</strong> are going to vote for it. This weekend, <strong>Trump </strong>reversed course and called for the files to be released. That must been he knows he is going to be protected somehow. It may be than <strong>DOJ</strong> plans on them being so heavily-redacted that they're useless. Now would be a good time to write your two senators and demand they release the files.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">If you're wanting to torture yourself by watching the floor proceedings in the <strong>House</strong>, they have an hour of debate, then will recess until noon (ET) until picking up their legislative business. You can watch live here: </span><a class="x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7" href="https://live.house.gov/"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">https://live.house.gov/</span></a></p>]]></description>
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