El Salvador's President Bukele is reportedly preparing to arrest the journalists who have reported on the secret deals Bukele struck with Salvadoran gangs that have enabled his consolidation of power.
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How El Salvador’s Government Impeded a U.S. Probe of MS-13
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President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a U.S. investigation of the MS-13 gang.
https://www.propublica.org/article/bukele-trump-el-salvador-ms13-gang-vulcan-corruption-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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U.S. agents suspected Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and some in his inner circle of diverting USAID funds to MS-13 leaders. Agents sought to review any U.S. bank accounts held by 15 Salvadoran political figures including Bukele, other senior officials and their relatives.
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"Trump was speaking quietly and privately to Bukele in the Oval Office away from reporters during that conversation, but was captured on a hot mic from the Salvadorian govt’s livestream: "Home-growns are next."
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"Bukele also did not wear a suit, opting for a suit jacket, shirt without a collar, and no tie. Nobody in the Trump WH seemed to mind though. I guess they are only outraged when our closest allies do it."
https://substack.com/home/post/p-161301118 #Trump #Bukele #OvalOffice #fascism
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Trump told Bukele he needs to build five more prisons to hold the "home grown" offenders.
Let's be clear: Trump is asking El Salvador to build concentration camp for his political prisoners.
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