Corker, Menendez Ask Trump Whether Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killing
Source: Talking Points Memo
By Nicole Lafond
November 21, 2018 8:11 am
The heads of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sens. Bob Corker (R-TN) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) have demanded that the President confirm whether Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
In a letter to Trump on Tuesday, both senators asked point-blank whether the crown prince was involved in the murder, according to a copy of the letter released by the lawmakers. Trump is required under the Magnitsky Act to make determinations about possible human rights violations by global leaders if the Foreign Relations Committee requests it, which leadership did in October.
In light of recent developments, including the Saudi governments acknowledgement that Saudi officials killed Mr. Khashoggi in its Istanbul consulate, we request that your determination specifically address whether Crown Prince Mohamed [sic] bin Salman is responsible for Mr. Khashoggis murder, the senators said in the letter.
The bipartisan request comes on the heels of Trumps release of a statement in support of Saudi Arabia that waffled on whether Salman was involved in Khashoggi murder: Maybe he did and maybe he didnt! Trump said Tuesday on Salmans knowledge of the crime.
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C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)Or better... put Trump on the record THEN bring in the CIA analysts to (counter)testify
hibbing
(10,098 posts)Will the massive arms sales stop, no. And of course we will continue to buy oil at whatever price they decide.
Peace
PeeJ52
(1,588 posts)We can still support Saudi Arabia. They just have to remove bin Salman as their head of state and punish him as a murderer. It is in their own best interest.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Putin must be fuming! Trump's next quarterly employee review may not go as well as the last one.
Andy823
(11,495 posts)If trump and Jarred knew about the plan "before" it happened!
and, when did the CIA tell him, and did Trump tell the CIA not to warn the journalist?
duforsure
(11,885 posts)And did he and jared have mercenaries go do his round up of his opposition , or fed them intel on his opposition , which also led some to be murdered. I think he and jared have a lot of explaining to do now.