Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) left some people scratching their heads on Thursday after he provided an impassioned defense for the Islamic nation of Qatar during a congressional hearing. A Washington Examiner review of Foreign Agents Registration Act records found that the arguments Marshall made to defend Qatar matched talking points provided to his office by foreign agents working on behalf of the Qatari government.

“What was Qatar’s role in the hostage release of Americans?” Marshall asked Charles Asher Small, director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, during the hearing.