03-15-2022 Liberty RoundTable with Sam Bushman

<p>Hour 1<br> * Newly released FBI documents link Saudi spy in California to 9/11 attacks: ’50/50 chance’ he knew of terror plot – USA Today.</p> <p>* The alleged aviation official was really a Saudi spy who reported &nbsp;directly to a Saudi prince that was an influential ambassador in &nbsp;Washington and a close friend of President George W. Bush and other top &nbsp;US government officials.</p> <p>* intelligence officials concluded in 2017 that California-based &nbsp;Saudi spy Omar al Bayoumi not only helped several 9/11 hijackers to find &nbsp;housing in San Diego, but that there was a “50/50 chance” he “had &nbsp;advanced knowledge” of their deadly plans. For years, top FBI leaders &nbsp;and Justice Department officials kept this information secret, refusing &nbsp;to tell Congressional investigators, the 9/11 Commission and the more &nbsp;than 10,000 American citizens who had signed on to a massive federal &nbsp;lawsuit that seeks to link Saudi officials to 9/11.</p> <p>* Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, &nbsp;attended Donald Trump’s rally Jan. 6, 2021, that preceded the Capitol &nbsp;riot.</p> <p>* Elon Musk challenges Vladimir Putin to single combat on Twitter: ‘Stakes are Ukraine’.</p> <p>* The US warned China that it will face consequences if it supports &nbsp;Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, after reports that the Kremlin asked &nbsp;Beijing to supply military equipment. Meanwhile, talks between Moscow &nbsp;and Kyiv resume today.</p> <p>* Schools got record federal money during COVID. They’re having a hard time spending it all – USA Today.</p> <p>* Amazon is temporarily closing a Seattle office due to an increase in crime, including shootings and carjackings – Bloomberg.</p> <p>* Sen. Rand Paul put forward an amendment Monday that would &nbsp;“eliminate” Dr. Anthony Fauci’s role as director of the National &nbsp;Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). “We’ve learned a &nbsp;lot over the past two years, but one lesson in particular is that no one &nbsp;person s