Brutal: "The president's first instinct was to tamp down any suggestion that the Saudi government needed to be held to account...What was missing was any assurance that the Saudis would aid in the investigation [or] help identify the suspect’s motives"

Brutal:

"The president's first instinct was to tamp down any suggestion that the Saudi government needed to be held to account...What was missing was any assurance that the Saudis would aid in the investigation [or] help identify the suspect’s motives"https://t.co/VdwXy84NdU

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) December 8, 2019