Summary: <p>This week, a <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5743754-Trump-Saudi-Nuclear-Report-2-19-2019.html" target="_blank">report from the House Oversight Committee </a>revealed that officials in the Trump administration pursued a plan to export nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia in order to build nuclear power plants. </p> <p>The report from House Democrats says the deal gained momentum during President Trump’s first days in office with help from then-national security adviser Michael Flynn. The efforts continued, despite warnings from ethics officials and staff at the National Security Council.</p> <p>Behind the proposal was IP3, a company of <a href="http://ip3international.com/team/" target="_blank">former US generals</a> that could benefit financially if the plan moved forward.</p> <p>This week on Money Talking, <a href="https://www.wnyc.org/people/charlie-herman/" target="_blank">Charlie Herman</a> talks with <a href="https://www.propublica.org/people/isaac-arnsdorf" target="_blank">Isaac Arnsdorf</a>, a reporter at ProPublica, who's been <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/white-house-may-share-nuclear-power-technology-with-saudi-arabia" target="_blank">following the story</a> for more than a year about where the plan <a href="https://www.axios.com/trump-to-discuss-nuclear-power-saudi-arabia-4c44905c-e38f-4f4c-ae6f-1108566c42be.html" target="_blank">stands today</a> and what it could mean for Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. </p>
