Senators challenge Trump over Khashoggi death intel reports

Published December 6, 2018 11:53am ET



THEY’RE NOT BUYING IT: A bipartisan juggernaut of senators are increasingly vocal in their outrage about what they call intentionally misleading intelligence reports over the role Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. They’re now pushing bills that would force President Trump to curb arms sales to Saudi Arabia, and publicly hold the crown prince accountable.

The leader of the Senate insurrection is Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of six co-sponsors of a resolution that would condemn Crown Prince Salman for contributing to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, the blockade of Qatar, the jailing of political dissidents within Saudi Arabia, the use of force to intimidate rivals, and the “abhorrent and unjustified killing” of Khashoggi.

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