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Barrack Defends Khashoggi Murder

by Josh Marshall
02.13.19 | 9:05 am

In a bracingly candid comment, Trump confidante Tom Barrack said the murder of Jamal Khashoggi was basically fine and not nearly as bad as things America does. He also has this interesting line: “The atrocities in any autocratic country are dictated by the rule of law.”

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