Trump Reportedly Admitted Impeachment Played a Big Role in His Soleimani Decision
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January 13, 2020
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President Trump’s decision to kill Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani reportedly had some self-serving underpinnings.
The assassination and subsequent conflict with Iran has pushed Trump’s looming impeachment trial out of the headlines and gathered him strong support from some GOP senators who’ve criticized him in the past. And as Trump associates tell The Wall Street Journal, that was precisely his intention.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have questioned just what intelligence went into the decision to kill Soleimani, and especially why it had to happen when it did. The administration has so far only mentioned some sort of “imminent threat” as justification. But “after the strike,” Trump gave associates another explanation…
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The Week
President Trump’s decision to kill Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani reportedly had some self-serving underpinnings.
The assassination and subsequent conflict with Iran has pushed Trump’s looming impeachment trial out of the headlines and gathered him strong support from some GOP senators who’ve criticized him in the past. And as Trump associates tell The Wall Street Journal, that was precisely his intention.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have questioned just what intelligence went into the decision to kill Soleimani, and especially why it had to happen when it did. The administration has so far only mentioned some sort of “imminent threat” as justification. But “after the strike,” Trump gave associates another explanation…
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By Kathryn Krawczyk | 10 Jan 2020
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